Vertically Integrated Development
KADA acquires, designs, constructs, and owns high-quality residential and mixed-use properties in urban markets where housing is scarce — and communities deserve better.
New York · New Jersey · South Carolina
Our Approach
Most developers outsource the work that matters. We don't. From the first site walk to decades of ownership, every phase of a KADA project is held to one standard — ours. In-house construction capability means we control quality, cost, and schedule on every building we deliver.
We seek out urban markets with constrained housing supply and untapped civic potential — sites where thoughtful density can transform a neighborhood.
Design-build principles and a deep respect for urban context shape buildings that elevate the streetscape rather than merely occupy it.
Our in-house construction team brings technological innovation and craftsman-level accountability to every trade, on every floor.
We build to hold. Long-term asset ownership means we live with every decision — so we make them as stewards, not speculators.
Active Projects
Three developments. Three states. 1,149 homes in motion — each one transit-oriented, community-minded, and built to remain in our care long after the ribbon is cut.
Under Construction
Morristown, New Jersey
A luxury multifamily residence steps from the Morristown train station, weaving 89 new homes into one of New Jersey's most walkable downtowns — with 15% reserved as affordable housing.
Pre-Development
Greenville, South Carolina
A three-phase, mixed-use master plan bringing 680 residences to downtown Greenville — a district-scale investment in one of the fastest-growing cities in the Southeast.
Approved — Pre-Development
White Plains, New York
A 380-unit transit-oriented residence beside the White Plains Metro-North station — fully approved and poised to anchor the next chapter of the city's downtown.
Track Record
Before KADA, our principals built and led two acclaimed development firms — Bijou Properties of Hoboken and New York's Green Property. Together those ventures delivered more than 1,200 residences and over $1 billion in value, along with the schools, parks, and studios that came with them. Every lesson from those buildings is built into ours.
A pioneer of sustainable urban development in Hoboken, Bijou earned a best-in-class reputation with end-users and capital partners alike — twice named Developer of the Year by the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce, with honors from the Urban Land Institute, NJ Future, and Multi-Family Executive.
A minority family-owned, vertically integrated developer, general contractor, and property manager — building market-rate, workforce, affordable, and supportive housing alongside artist studios and industrial space across Hudson County, Brooklyn, and Queens, with sustainability certified on nearly every project.
Hoboken, New Jersey
The largest residential approval in Hoboken's history. 424 apartments wrapped around a two-acre community rooftop overlooking Manhattan. A landmark development that set the standard for transit-oriented, neighborhood-integrated residential design.
Hoboken, New Jersey
212 residences in a brick-and-glass mixed-use tower. Record-breaking per-square-foot rents for Hudson County and a ULI Excellence Award for sustainable design. A turning point for upscale residential development in the region.
Hoboken, New Jersey
135 residences in a transit-oriented tower steps from the 9th Street light rail. Multi-Family Executive Mid-Rise of the Year. Designed as a vertical village with ground-floor park and retail integrating seamlessly into the neighborhood.
Weehawken, New Jersey
60 residences clad entirely in solid limestone. LEED Platinum and Energy Star certified. A masterpiece of sustainable luxury featuring a green grocer, gym, and bike storage. Every detail engineered for efficiency and beauty.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Adaptive reuse of an 1859 R.H.H. Steel Laundry building. 95 loft apartments with high ceilings, red oak flooring, and a panoramic view of Manhattan. LEED certified preservation and modernization.
Hoboken, New Jersey
42,000 SF commercial building featuring boutique office space, premium retail, and Hudson County's first rock climbing gym. 19,500 SF green roof and extensive amenity deck.
Hoboken, New Jersey
9 units in a historic Hostess factory redevelopment. LEED Platinum and Passive House certified. A demonstration project in ultra-high-performance residential construction and adaptive reuse.
Jersey City, New Jersey
149,000 SF adaptive reuse of a century-old button factory. Affordable artist studios and light industrial space at below-market rents. A landmark preservation project supporting creative entrepreneurs.
Union City, New Jersey
60 luxury apartments on a dramatic cliffside location overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Engineered atop 30 feet of Manhattan schist removed via controlled demolition. A feat of geotechnical and structural innovation.
Brooklyn, New York
123 units of deeply affordable and supportive housing. 72 units for women with substance use disorders and serious mental illness, plus 49 deeply affordable family units. A mission-driven development with community spaces and medical services.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Twenty boutique, transit-oriented two-bedroom apartments with private outdoor spaces, dedicated parking, and extensive residential amenities — bringing high-quality family housing beyond the high-priced PATH corridor.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Part of the historic mixed-income Whitlock Cordage complex — a blighted, environmentally contaminated building converted into 48 loft apartments with 16-foot ceilings and signature mushroom columns.
Hoboken, New Jersey
A boutique office and creative building in Hoboken's emerging live-work district. 12 commercial units across 27,000 SF, anchored by the headquarters of the Green Realtors, Green Property, and Spatial Equity companies.
Beyond the Building
A development is only as strong as the community around it. Alongside free-market, workforce, and affordable housing, our projects have given back schools, parks, studios, and stages — spaces that belong to everyone.
Purpose-built educational space delivered within a residential development, anchoring the neighborhood with a public-serving institution.
Open green space carved from urban density and given back to the public realm — designed for everyone, owned by no one.
Recreation infrastructure for the surrounding community, built to the same standard as the residences above it.
Donated space for a children's theater, artist studios, and business incubators — room for the culture and commerce that make a place worth living in.
Buildings should give more to a city than they take — in energy, in beauty, and in belonging.