Empowering Community Developers to Build Thriving Neighborhoods

At the Community Developers Roundtable (CDR), we believe thriving neighborhoods start with empowered developers who reflect the communities they serve. Our collective network brings together established non-profit and for-profit real estate professionals who are delivering affordable housing, vibrant retail, and essential services in overlooked areas.


We strengthen the community development ecosystem through a longer-term, developer-led program that combines ongoing feedback, accountability, and targeted support. Participants gain access to flexible capital, professional coaching, and a collaborative peer network. These resources help them grow their organizational capacity, scale their businesses, and deliver projects that build lasting wealth for themselves and their communities.

CDR IS BACK IN DALLAS!

Fresh from our successful launch in Fort Worth, returning to Dallas reinforces our commitment to uplifting local leaders across North Texas who know their neighborhoods best.


Through this new chapter, we are excited to convene a new group of visionaries dedicated to revitalizing corridors, preserving community assets, and delivering real, tangible results. CDR is continuing to scale sustainable growth where it matters most. We look forward to driving the next phase of community-led development and deepening our collective impact throughout Dallas.

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COHORT 4 - DALLAS



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A Proven Path of Impact.

Since launching in September 2022, the Community Developers Roundtable has established a strong track record of empowering local real estate leaders and driving community-led growth. 


From two foundational Dallas cohorts that spurred nearly $125 million in development activity, CDR expanded its footprint into Fort Worth in 2025 to bring its developer-led model to new neighborhoods across North Texas. Through continuous peer support, technical capacity-building, and access to flexible capital, each cohort has strengthened the ecosystem, proving that when you invest in community-focused developers, you create lasting economic opportunity, preserve local assets, and build thriving neighborhoods.

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Empowering Community Development throughout

NORTH TEXAS

NORTH TEXAS

WHY NOW?

Fortifying Communities Across North Texas

Across North Texas, there is a need to build capacity for existing and rising community-oriented developers bringing innovative solutions to increase housing affordability and community-based amenities in order to stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods. 


Many emerging markets are limited in capacity and typically lack access to flexible capital and partnerships. Empowering existing, community-focused developers will allow increased possibilities to address neighborhood-level concerns in our communities, including minimal attainable housing options, fear of displacement, and loss of communal assets like community-led grocers and retailers.

OUR IMPACT

Driving Tangible Change in Community Development

By aggregating partnerships, maintaining community, and promoting collective strategies, the Roundtable is strengthening the community development ecosystem. A result of the program is increasing both the capacities and collective voices of community-oriented developers, and growing the developer pipeline focused on housing affordability and community-based amenities.

2025-2026 CDR Program Results

Impact Report

With its expansion into Fort Worth for Cohort 3, the Community Developers Roundtable (CDR) continued to accelerate community-led growth across North Texas by pairing hands-on technical capacity with catalytic capital. To date, the initiative has empowered 31 local developers to scale their businesses and build lasting wealth within the neighborhoods they serve.


Now entering its next chapter under Mosaic Futures, CDR remains dedicated to strengthening diverse real estate leaders who drive meaningful, sustainable development from the ground up.


  • $144M in Total Activity: Members have delivered or are currently developing 1,465 housing units and 20 commercial projects across North Texas. 
  • Proven Capacity Growth: 90% of Cohort 3 developers reported high confidence in core development activities, with 96% building strategic new partnerships.
  •  Catalytic Capital: Seeded by $500K from Wells Fargo, CDR launched the $10M CDR Capital Program (CDR Fund II) to scale flexible financing for local projects.
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