KDF Communities

About KDF Communities

KDF Communities is a real estate operator. KDF Communities operates in Denver, Colorado, Los Angeles, California (LA) and Phoenix, Arizona. Its investment focus is on Affordable Housing, LIHTC and Multifamily - Core.

KDF Communities, LLC is a Newport Beach, California-based real estate development, investment, and asset management enterprise founded in 1996. Operating for 30 years, the privately held company functions under the executive leadership of founders and principals Mark B. Kemple, Jonathan B. Birt, and Paul Doyle. The enterprise specializes in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) development, affordable multi-family housing, transit-oriented development, urban infill construction, and extensive property rehabilitation. Operating as a full-service platform, the firm oversees land entitlement, public-private tax-exempt bond financing, site design, construction management, and long-term portfolio asset management. Its housing developments scale from low-density suburban garden apartments (18–30 units per acre) to high-density urban infill developments (up to 110 units per acre). The company's real estate portfolio spans over 6,000 affordable and workforce housing units across more than 50 properties, including approximately 5,000 acquisition-rehabilitation units with a median property size of 120 units. Its primary operational footprint covers high-growth Western U.S. submarkets throughout California, Washington, and Colorado, with targeted expansion into national market-rate and affordable housing growth corridors.

Principals at KDF Communities