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Community Developers Roundtable
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What Housing Affordability Says About Prosperity in Dallas
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Jun 10, 2025
Local leaders explain the connection and the concern.
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jun 26, 2024
In this continuing series on real estate development in Southern Dallas, we introduce you to real estate professionals who are part of Innovan Neighborhood's Community Developers Roundtable. They’re working to bring new life to long-neglected areas of the city.
The New Dallas Landscape, Part 6: Get on the bus! Members of the CDR and other stakeholders see how under-represented developers are growing their footprint, with support from the real estate community.
The New Dallas Landscape, Part 6: Get on the bus! Members of the CDR and other stakeholders see how under-represented developers are growing their footprint, with support from the real estate community.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Apr 30, 2024
In this continuing series on real estate development in Southern Dallas, we introduce you to real estate professionals who are part of Innovan Neighborhood's Community Developers Roundtable. They’re working to bring new life to long-neglected parts of Dallas.
The New Dallas Landscape, Part 5: Meet Sam Ruben, of Ruben Legacy Homes.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Feb 13, 2024
In this continuing series on real estate development in Southern Dallas, we introduce you to 15 real estate professionals in Innovan Neighborhood's Community Development Roundtable who aim to bring new life to long-neglected parts of Dallas.
Part 3: Meet Jay McIlveen, president of Five Star Properties, who is doing well by doing good and changing lives in the process.
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Valerie Ballard has big plans to help veterans in University Hills
The New Dallas Landscape: Operation Tiny House Tackles the Affordable Housing Problem for Veterans in Southern Dallas
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Jul 20, 2023
In this series on real estate development in Southern Dallas, we introduce you to 15 real estate pros in Innovan Neighborhood's Community Development Roundtable who aim to bring new life to long-neglected parts of Dallas.
Part 2: Meet Valerie Ballard, the executive director of Operation Tiny House with a bold ambition for a groundbreaking development in University Hills.
Part 2: Meet Valerie Ballard, the executive director of Operation Tiny House with a bold ambition for a groundbreaking development in University Hills.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jun 16, 2023
In this series on real estate development in Southern Dallas, we introduce you to 15 real estate pros in Innovan Neighborhood's Community Development Roundtable who aim to bring new life to long-neglected parts of Dallas.
Part 1: Meet Marc Henderson, the visionary behind a near-complete multifamily project in Bishop Arts and an upcoming groundbreaking development in South Oak Cliff.
Part 1: Meet Marc Henderson, the visionary behind a near-complete multifamily project in Bishop Arts and an upcoming groundbreaking development in South Oak Cliff.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 7, 2022
Fifteen community-oriented developers have been named to the Community Developers Roundtable, which addresses gaps in the community development ecosystem by offering a long-term, developer-led structure with ongoing feedback and accountability to community-oriented development projects.
The program features a projected $1 million dedicated pre-development fund, staff capacity stipends, and financial resources for technical assistance, including professional coaching and project feasibility studies.
The program features a projected $1 million dedicated pre-development fund, staff capacity stipends, and financial resources for technical assistance, including professional coaching and project feasibility studies.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 21, 2022
Local developer and consulting firm Innovan Neighborhoods is leading the roundtable's efforts to increase affordable housing in the region while accelerating the revitalization of underserved communities around Dallas. With initial funding from JPMorgan Chase, "flexible capital" could help boost needed projects.
"When we put funds and resources behind innovative solutions, we can see neighborhoods and communities set up for long-term success,” says Maggie Parker, Innovan's founder and managing partner.
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