About

Marlow Properties, LLC is owned and operated by R. Bentley Marlow. Bentley is a licensed general contractor, licensed electrician, and licensed plumber that has twenty years of experience in residential historic remodeling.  He has invested the past 18 years acquiring a portfolio of thirty homes and numerous lots within the Mechanicsville neighborhood.  He runs two crews (framing/finish) and together they average six foundation-to-finish restorations of 100+ year old homes annually.  Beginning in late 2021 Bentley began building new homes on lots within Mechanicsville paying attention to the details to ensure this new construction fits the historic aesthetic of the neighborhood.  #bentleybuilt #livableluxury

Bentley holds a JD from the Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama (May 2009), an MA in social & political philosophy from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (May 2010), during which he was awarded a fellowship to attend the 2005 Trans-Atlantic Summer Academy at the University of Bonn, Germany, an elite program focused on international relations, law, and foreign policy in a post-September 11th world, and Bentley holds a BA in philosophy from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Dec. 2001).  After college, he taught conversational English for over a year in Cheongju, South Korea. He passed the Tennessee Bar in 2010. His proudest achievement occurred on June 6, 1999—Bentley is an Eagle Scout; Troop 374, Ed Hargis, SM, Crossville, Tennessee.

Fighting for (and sometimes with) Mechanicsville: Bentley Marlow builds