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Central Community Development Strategies
Central CDS is the development and urban strategy division of Central Services, Inc. We specialize in identifying, underwriting, and executing high-impact real estate assets. Our focus centers on transit-adjacent multi-family footprints and high-volume commercial corridors.
Our initiatives are designed to strengthen neighborhood stability and vitality across any community. By prioritizing safety improvements, preserving local cultural legacy, and creating hyper-local job opportunities, we ensure that current residents can continue to thrive in their neighborhoods.
Furthermore, this framework recognizes that public resources alone cannot fully meet the demand for affordable housing. By introducing mission-driven, sustainable investment, we actively bridge the housing gaps left unaddressed by federal systems, creating a permanent economic anchor that ensures inclusive and lasting growth.
Urban Entitlements: Navigating complex zoning map amendments, land-use restructuring, and municipal compliance.
Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD): Designing high-density, mixed-income residential solutions aligned with modern transit infrastructure.
Commercial Monetization: Securing prime corners for high-volume retail, quick-service drive-thrus, and corporate long-term ground leases..
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Project 1: The Wentworth Corridor Corridor (Chicago, IL) * Profile: A planned 5-story mixed-use, high-density Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD). Features 28 residential units with a 50% mixed-income/affordable housing framework, ground-floor commercial space, and sub-grade secure parking. Currently advancing through site-control and pre-entitlement underwriting..
Project 2: The 79th Street Commercial Gateway (Chicago, IL) * Profile: A premier 10,557 sq. ft. commercial corner development optimized for high-volume corporate QSR double-drive-thru throughput. Strategically positioned adjacent to major morning anchors and the upcoming $42.6M Metra transit line expansion. (This is where you upload your newly perfected rendering
Meet the Team of Professionals
Travis Clark
Managing Director /Principal Contractor
30 years 40 million in development projects .
Alante Dean
Project Manager & Field logistics
Director of Project Management & Field Logistics operations specialist across nearly every part of the business - to include sales rep, back office operations, claims, and marketing support. An essential part of the team effort in coordination of all operations for the 40 unit project Central Services.
Michele Wislon
Chief Financial Officer / Underwriting Coordinator
Public Relations Underwriting and Business Leadership
Miles Jordan
Director of Procurement & Vendor Relations
12 years military service.
Logistics Specialist
Planned and coordinated aircraft parts for 5 C-130 cargo planes, tracked $45 million worth of aircraft fuel, managed and tracked 15,000 line items of field exercise gear and uniforms, maintained a total operating budget of $210 million.
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