# David Belt

> David Belt is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Newlab, founder of Macro Sea, and founder of DBI. His career connects construction and project management with adaptive reuse, public installations, and facilities for hardware and critical technology companies. He serves on the boards of St. Ann’s Warehouse and Pioneer Works.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO and Chairman at Newlab
- **Organizations:** Newlab, Macro Sea, DBI, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Pioneer Works
- **From:** Trenton, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** George School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Newlab and led development of its original Brooklyn home., Created public-space experiments including Dumpster Pools and co-created Glassphemy!., Built DBI into an international project-management and development business before its sale to employees.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Moved to New York to work on the Bear Stearns headquarters.
- **2002** — Founded DBI.
- **2008** — Founded Macro Sea, according to the firm’s own history.
- **2009** — Developed Dumpster Pools in a rented Gowanus junkyard with collaborators.
- **2010** — Macro Sea brought code-compliant mobile pools to Summer Streets outside Grand Central and produced Glassphemy! in Brooklyn.
- **2016** — Newlab opened its 84,000-square-foot Brooklyn flagship, co-founded with Scott Cohen.
- **2020** — Sold DBI to its employees.
- **2023** — Newlab opened its 270,000-square-foot Detroit facility at Michigan Central.
- **2025** — Newlab announced its Louisiana expansion and work on manufacturing space at The 23rd in Detroit.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Newlab and led development of its original Brooklyn home.
- Created public-space experiments including Dumpster Pools and co-created Glassphemy!.
- Built DBI into an international project-management and development business before its sale to employees.
- Helped extend Newlab’s facilities and partnerships into Detroit and Louisiana.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Appeared in The Brand Called You interview about his career, adaptive reuse, and Newlab.
- **2025-07** — Newlab announced support for activating part of The 23rd manufacturing campus in Southwest Detroit.
- **2025-05** — Announced Newlab’s expansion into Louisiana with a planned New Orleans hub focused on energy and industrial technologies.

## Links

- Website: https://macro-sea.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-belt-374b6b44

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