DL3 is an investment, development, and advisory firm committed to accelerating the transformation of emerging communities through high-impact commercial real estate projects.

DL3's Principal, Leon, revitalizes Chicago neighborhoods, creating jobs, services, and opportunities.

DL3, alongside Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network and Malcolm X College, is leading a community redevelopment project in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, repurposing a historically …

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In late 2021, DL3's catalytic THRIVE Exchange mixed-use retail, healthcare, and residential project was selected as the winner of the City of Chicago's Invest South/West initiative. Led by DL3, the team …

DL3 offers professional strategic planning services designed to expand or create successful real estate investment models that result in positive community outcomes and drive corporate profitability.

DL3 is executing transformative investments at several key transit nodes on the South Side by developing new, luxury affordable, mixed-use anchor housing under the “Thrive” brand that offers …

In December 2021, DL3 joined Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Marisa Novara for the City of Chicago's announcement that it would allocate more …