OUR STORY

Not Your Ordinary Developer

NDC was created in 1999 as part of a 28E agreement between the City of Des Moines, Polk County, Des Moines Development Corporation, and Federal Home Loan Bank. Currently, NDC’s footprint is in the Greater Des Moines community but is looking to expand throughout the entire state of Iowa where other communities and neighborhoods could use our professional insight, knowledge and experience in meaningful development.

Since the organization’s founding, NDC has helped many businesses with planning and/or startup ventures in the Des Moines area. Funded in part by the City of Des Moines, NDC has leveraged $3 million into $40 million worth of development in just the past few years.

"NDC takes the initiative to revitalize properties where most developers would not invest the time, effort, or resources needed because of hindrances from outdated infrastructure, old buildings, or environmental unknowns and liability risk."

MEL PINS

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Iowa Brownfield Development Program / Iowa DNR

Mission, Vision & Core Values

Mission & Vision

OUR MISSION

NDC will sustainably enhance neighborhoods by serving as a catalyst for redevelopment efforts that focus on creating a mix of housing and commercial development through community collaboration.

OUR VISION

To provide our community with self-sustaining & prosperous neighborhoods.

Our Core Values

COLLABORATE

We will create purposeful partnerships to achieve shared outcomes.

REVITALIZE

We will develop and build projects that inspire, rejuvenate, and add vitality.

CATALYZE

We will identify and engage in projects that ignite community redevelopment.

Our Team

OUR TEAM

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Abbey Gilroy

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Abbey has been in real estate development for 15 years with an early focus on regionally based retail and office development. In that role, she gained experience in working with numerous municipalities and markets. Her sights changed to a more local emphasis when she joined NDC in 2011. In her current role as Executive Director, she engages with community leaders and elected officials to identify areas of economic opportunity. Through public/private partnerships, Neighborhood Development Corporation has brought density and retail into neighborhoods that have been lacking such for decades. It has also brought private investment into areas where it normally would not have been considered.

abbey@ndcdm.org

Sadie Trytten

DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE

Sadie comes to us after 10 plus years-experience in the non-profit sector where she received her IOM, Institute for Organization Management. This is a four-year program that focuses on non-profit governance. Joining the NDC staff in June of 2018 as the Director of Operations, she will help us strengthen our brand and run the operation as efficiently as we can. As former CEO of a Des Moines chamber of commerce, she will collaborate with city and county officials, businesses and neighborhoods

sadie@ndcdm.org

Amy Coenen

OPERATIONS ASSISTANT

Amy brings us knowledge of over 20 years as an entrepreneur. Her expertise ranges from day-to-day operations to understanding small business’s needs. As Operations Associate, Amy will work with our Vendors, Directors and Volunteers to assure all communication is moving in the right direction to use our funds the most effectively in the City of Des Moines.

amy@ndcdm.org

Our Board

Our Board of Directors is comprised of distinguished individuals from Des Moines, Polk County, the Neighborhood Revitalization Board, and the business community. Their service to our mission and the community at large is one of the most essential reasons for our success.

PRESIDENT

Jake Lundgren

Knapp Properties

TREASURER

Carl Voss

City of Des Moines City Council

PAST PRESIDENT

Polk County

Bret Vandelune

VICE PRESIDENT

Federal Home Loan Bank

Holly Olson

SECRETARY

Anna Squier

MA Architecture

CITY COMMUNITY LEADER

Neighborhood Representative

Bill Gray

Stephanie Murphy

Neighborhood Finance Corp.

Mel Pins

Department of Natural Resources

City of Des Moines

Mike Ludwig

Whitney Baethke

City of Des Moines

OUR BOARD

OUR PARTNERS

Our Partners

NDC is proud to partner with the City Of Des Moines and Polk County on all of the projects we take on. Our relationships with key government officials, city planners and individuals from both organizations ensures all projects we engage with on behalf of the communities we serve have the support needed to make them happen.

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