Building the Next Generation of Communities
Strategic, transit-oriented real estate development delivering long-term value for communities, partners, and investors.
Years of Family Legacy
Active Development Pipeline
Workforce Housing Units
Combined Projects Managed
Transforming Underutilized Sites Into Community Assets
In high-growth urban corridors, specifically along Minneapolis's Hiawatha Avenue, potential lies dormant. Industrial relics sit vacant, disconnecting neighborhoods and stalling economic momentum.
Along this corridor, a former flour mill sat vacant for six years — while 40,000 commuters passed by daily.
For investors and municipalities, the challenge is finding a partner with the vision to see what could be, and the execution capability to navigate the complexities of adaptive reuse and workforce housing development.
We bridge that gap. We don't just see a vacant lot; we see the future foundation of a thriving community.
The Missed Opportunity
Vacant industrial sites disconnect communities and stall growth.
Decades of Execution & Institutional Expertise
A family legacy of 85 years, now building the next generation of resilient communities.

Steven Zachary
Founding Partner & CEO
Steven serves as the guiding vision for Zachary Development Group, providing strategic leadership that spans from acquisitions and new market growth to institutional partnership development. He is the founder of The Zachary Group, one of the largest property and casualty insurance brokers in the country.

Louis Zachary
EVP, Real Estate Development
Louis brings over 30 years of real estate development experience across various sectors to his role. He oversees the technical execution of ZDG's developments, with a track record of delivering complex multi-family, mixed-use, retail, and industrial projects on time and on budget.
Our Approach
Identify
Strategic site acquisition in high-growth corridors
Position
Transit-oriented, workforce-focused development strategy
Execute
Leveraging 30+ years of construction and project management expertise
Deliver
Community assets that generate long-term value for all stakeholders
Featured Development
3501 HIAWATHA
Projects
Two-Phase Transit-Oriented Development
A 2.4-acre development transforming a former flour mill at the crossroads of Minneapolis's Hiawatha Blue Line corridor into 320 units of housing across two phases — workforce and market-rate — with ground-floor commercial and restaurant space.
Location
35th & Hiawatha, Minneapolis
Type
Mixed-Use, Transit-Oriented
Total Units
320 (Two Phases)
Total Development Costs
$40M
Phase 1
105 Workforce Units
Phase 2
215 Market Rate Units
Let's Build Something That Lasts
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