About Us
We are collaborative lifestyle real estate developers, builders, and financiers committed to cultivating "Environmentally Responsible and Sustainable" development opportunities to enhance Live, Work, and Play "community experiences" around the globe.  

GDF was founded by a TEAM of international experts with a combined 120+ years of experience in the mutually complementing and stabilizing core industries of a) real estate development and project management; b) construction ,design, build, and technical services of (residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects); c) content production (media, virtual entertainment, and e-commerce), and financing (debt, construction lending, equity, and alternative financing). 

In working with our domestic and international partners, GDF operates with a "Think Global and Act Local" approach, placing value, importance, and greater ROI longevity within those local communities we aim to serve.

Expertise 

GDF is led by an accomplished team of experts across multiple disciplines who have converged together to create “next wave” experiential Live, Work, and Play dream spaces for the future...today!

ADOM (Acquisition, Development, Operations & Management) specialist with international experience in mixed-use and resort developments, with 35+ years in management and operations. 

A licensed commercial general contractor (GC) and HUD/FEMA designated homebuilder and licensed GC, with 40+ years as a successful builder of residential, hospitality, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects in the U.S. and around the world.
 
A former State investigator/auditor for financial compliance, with 25+ years in development, construction risk management, and former owner of a reinsurance services firm for MetLife, AIG, AON, Prudential, and Tysers that targeted historically disenfranchised communities. 

An executive with 20+ years as business development, EB-5 foreign investment, and former National VP for a non-profit with a membership of 319,000 independent construction contractors nationwide, and media entertainment specialist, managing and driving organizational growth and profitability.

A licensed financial expert with over (20) years of experience in the financial services industry, raised over $1.4 billion dollars in sales, and started a firm catering to companies/developers ($1M to $100M) in annual revenue, assisting clients in capital and debt raises for new construction and commercial real estate.

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A New Age in Development

Today's current renaissance in development is ushering a new “Global Gilded Age” of innovation, coupled with vast disruptions to traditional business models and systems that are being driven by major technological advancements that are vastly reshaping design and development, and redefining the building and construction industries.

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How We Navigate

CULTIVATE
COLLABORATE
INNOVATE

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Next Wave

GDF works with its partners to help design, develop, finance, and build “Next Wave” experiential Live, Work, and Play dream spaces for the future... today! 

CULTIVATE
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) driven real estate development opportunities in Urban and Rural communities across the U.S. and throughout North, Central, and South America.  

COLLABORATE
In partnership with like-minded synergistic visionaries, developers, builders, financiers, and technologists to create 21st-century lifestyle-themed mixed-use, housing, resort, commercial, and health and wellness assets. 

INNOVATE
From design to development, through construction, and through financing and stabilization, GDF seeks to innovate partners to create viable, sustainable, eco-friendly experiences for the betterment of end-users and their communities.

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Redefine
PROFITABILITY

We INTEGRATE proven sound investment strategies with INNOVATIVE cutting-edge real estate design and development solutions designed to measured internal rates of return (IRR) that include the ESG impact on the GDF Eco-system of developers, financiers, the community, and the people who will Live, Work, and Play there.

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Synergistic RETURNS

For GDF achieving and maintaining long-term SUCCESS is measured NOT strictly based on short-term Profits, but on how well our developments, investments, and builds impact our ESG goals, our commitment to partners, and the RETURNS generated for ALL our GDF STAKEHOLDERS:
    • The End Users/Buyers
    • Community Partners 
    • The Environment 
    • Investment & Financing Partners

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What we are best at

Our Services

Development
As developer GDF services targets multi-family, mixed-use, healthcare, commercial, and manufacturing projects across the U.S. and North, Central, and South America.

With special interest in workforce and affordable housing, medical office buildings, health and wellness, and hospitality and resorts. 
Construction Services
GDF has full GC capabilities from concept, pre-construction, construction, through post-construction (click here for complete list of services).
Design & Technical Support
We also provide a full array of design, communications, technology, and green energy services to development, GC, and community partners. 
Sourcing
GDF benefits from our Sourcing Alliance of factory direct building materials, furniture, fixtures, and equipment for U.S. development projects. 
Financing
Debt financing, equity investment, construction lending, private investment, EB-5, and opportunity zone investments. 
Management
Whether we build to sell or build own, our Management team takes pride in managing all properties, sites, and developments through to success.

The next Gilded Age in Development is happening Now.
GDF, working together to build Live, Work, and Play dream spaces for the future...Today!

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