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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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Mon – Sat 9:00am – 3:00pm CST
Sunday – CLOSED
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Call: +1 (773) 420-7742
Email: [email protected]
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Project 1: The Caranyville, Fuller Park, Bronzeville 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. (Revised rendering comming soon)
Meet the Team of Professionals
Travis Clark
Managing Director /Principal Contractor
Over a distinguished 0-year career in commercial real estate development and general contracting, Travis has successfully directed more than $40 million in ground-up capital projects. Combining deep macroeconomic zoning strategy with hands-on field execution, he specializes in high-density multi-family structures, asset restoration, and complex land-use logistics. As Managing Director, Travis orchestrates corporate capitalization, master site planning, and cross-functional team alignment for the firm's expanding multi-family and commercial net-lease pipelines..
Allante Dean
Project Manager & Field logistics
Alante is an operations specialist who directs the end-to-end execution of multi-phase construction staging, critical-path scheduling, and on-site field logistics. Serving as the operational anchor for Central Services' high-density developments, he synchronizes architectural design workflows, municipal code compliance, and subcontractor procurement. Alante's comprehensive expertise spans across back-office risk management, field safety enforcement, and vendor coordination, ensuring that major capital assets move seamlessly from initial groundbreaking to stabilized completion..
Michele Wilson
Chief Financial Officer / Underwriting Coordinator
Michele directs the corporate financial architecture, capital stack structuring, and regulatory underwriting metrics for the firm's real estate portfolio. Specializing in institutional financial modeling and public-private funding frameworks, she coordinates the joint presentation of tax credit allocations, municipal financing models, and commercial debt underwriting. Michele leverages a deep background in corporate business leadership and strategic public relations to foster relationships with institutional investors, city planners, and enterprise lenders
Miles Jordan
Director of Procurement & Vendor Relations
A military logistics veteran with 12 years of dedicated service, Miles commands the procurement, material sourcing, and vendor contract operations for Central Services. He brings immense institutional scale to the development team, having previously planned and managed complex supply chains for five C-130 cargo planes, audited $45 million in fuel infrastructure assets, and tracked over 15,000 line items of critical operational equipment. Managing total operating budgets exceeding $210 million, Miles applies precise military precision to subcontractor contract management, material supply links, and development cost containment.
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