Why Now?

Across Dallas, there is a need to build capacity for existing and rising community-oriented developers, specifically people of color, bringing innovative solutions to increase housing affordability and community-based amenities in historically distressed communities.

Not only are there too few diverse developers working in the Dallas market, most of them are limited in capacity and typically lack access to flexible capital and partnerships. Empowering a diverse pool of developers will allow increased possibilities to address community concerns in our community, including minimal attainable housing options, fear of displacement, and loss of community assets like community-led grocers and retailers.

Impact:

By aggregating partnerships, maintaining community, and promoting collective strategies, the Roundtable will strengthen the community development ecosystem, increase the capacity and collective voice of community-oriented developers, and increase developer’s pipeline focused on housing affordability and community-based amenities.