About Our Firm
Commercial Development Company, Inc. (CDC) is a privately-held, diversified real estate acquisition and development firm whose principal competency lies within the repositioning and redevelopment of underutilized, distressed or environmentally challenged properties. CDC’s North American accumulative acquisition and development portfolio includes over 85-million-square feet under roof located on over 300 sites throughout the United States and Canada.
Incorporated in 1990, CDC achieves success by embracing the complex issues that commonly deter Real Estate Investment Trusts and other major development firms. CDC has the vision, financial strength and demonstrable technical capabilities to underwrite and close difficult transactions efficiently and quickly.
Partial Client List
- ABB
- AEP
- Alpha Cement
- ANH Refractories
- Armco Steel
- ASARCO (2)
- BHP Billiton
- British Aerospace
- Cardinal Brands
- Carondelet Foundry
- Caterpillar Corporation
- Chemtura
- Chrysler Corporation
- Citi
- ABBDTE Energy
- Duke Realty
- Dynegy
- First Industrial
- Fru-con
- Fruit-of-the-Loom
- General Motors (4)
- Hanson North America
- Heilman Brewery (3)
- Indiana Michigan Power
- Kaiser Aluminum
- Kayser Roth
- Kraft General Foods
- Lafarge (2)
- Martin Marietta
- Millennium Chemicals
- Reeves Chemicals
- PMX
- Shell Global
- Supervalu (2)
- Target
- TEVA Pharmaceuticals
- Textron
- Uniroyal
- United States Treasury (2)
- Vertellus
- Viacom
- Westinghouse
Firm Management
Mike Roberts
Principal
Tom Roberts
Principal
Corporate Affiliates
By leveraging the core competencies of five distinct affiliate companies under common ownership, CDC has the unique ability to consolidate multiple aspects of industrial plant retirement into ONE comprehensive value proposition.