Real Estate Services

Turnkey Development Program

Charter schools have one fundamental mission: to provide the best education possible for every student. CSDC’s Turnkey Development Program helps charter schools turn their “facility vision” into reality.

CSDC’s “lease-to-own” model allows school leaders to focus on the educational mission while we focus on the business of financing, designing and constructing a facility built to suit the unique needs of the school model, student population and budget. Our staff understands the complexities of real estate development and how to deliver a customized “turnkey” solution to each charter school client with a lease and purchase option. CSDC offers flexible terms to meet your school’s strategic vision:

  • Short or long term lease with options to extend

  • Fixed and below-market rent escalations

  • Fixed-price purchase option set at commencement of the lease and exercisable at any time

  • Fixed-price purchase option set at commencement of the lease and exercisable at any time

CSDC has developed over 8.4 million square feet of educational facilities. As a non-profit developer, we strive to pass on cost savings to our schools, through lower rents, flexible lending terms and affordable purchase options.

We give our school partners a pathway to ownership, and the power to shape their educational environment, drive financial sustainability, and inspire the next generation of leaders.

As a non-profit developer, we strive to pass on cost savings to our schools, through lower rents, flexible lending terms and affordable purchase options.

Owner's Representative

Charter schools have one fundamental mission: to provide the best education possible for every student. CSDC’s Turnkey Development Program helps charter schools turn their “facility vision” into reality.

  • Initial site design

  • Financial modeling

  • Permitting and construction

  • Budget monitoring

  • Project completion-Certificate of Occupancy

  • Punch-list

CSDC’s fee developer program provides an invaluable service to successful, expanding charter schools that recognize the benefits of outsourcing their facility needs to an experienced developer.

Strategic Support and Guidance

An integral part of our mission as a CDFI is to provide counseling to both prospective and client schools, enabling schools to take maximum advantage of CSDC’s financial expertise and services. 
CSDC’s development services address the following areas, and can be customized to each client: 
Project Feasibility & Affordability
Site Selection
Acquisition
Financing
Development