TREND CDC Portfolio
The Shopping Centers
Properties across Baltimore, Chicago, and Columbus — each supported by TREND CDC's hands-on approach to commercial development and community ownership.
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📍Baltimore, Maryland
Walbrook Junction is TREND's first crowdfunded shopping center. We've brought in new tenants including Smart Steps Academy, a family-operated daycare, and Wash Zone, a locally owned laundromat. The property has undergone $2.3 million in upgrades since acquisition.
Acquired 2021 · Investors 130 · Raised $332,500 from the community
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📍Columbus, Ohio
Mount Vernon Plaza is TREND's first Ohio acquisition and newest shopping center — a 50,686 sq ft historic Columbus property. Plans include leasing vacant spaces to local entrepreneurs, attracting a regional bank, repurposing 30,000+ sq ft for workforce development and education, and developing a 47-unit multifamily building in a later phase.
Acquired 2025 · Investors 76 · Raised $251,000 from the community
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📍Chicago, Illinois
In development
Stay tuned for updates
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📍Baltimore, Maryland
Edmondson Village is a multi-year, multi-phase redevelopment bringing new life to a historic Baltimore shopping center. New tenants include ALDI, Ascension Saint Agnes Primary Care, a mother-and-daughter shipping business, and an incoming Meals on Wheels headquarters.
Acquired 2023 · Investors 200 · Raised $454,000 from the community
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📍Olympia Fields, Illinois
Butterfield Plaza is a 20,000 sq ft shopping center co-owned with Black entrepreneurs, demonstrating TREND's ability to create commercial property ownership opportunities in appreciating markets. Tenants include a husband-and-wife owned bar and grill, a nail salon, and a dentist's office. In 2025 TREND added rooftop solar to the center, advancing climate resilience goals while reducing operating costs.
Acquired 2020 · Size 19,468 SF · Occupancy ~93%
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📍Chicago, Illinois
Roseland Medical Center is a 27,000 sq ft center acquired from DL3 Realty, a Chicago-based Black-owned real estate firm. Strategically located across from Roseland Community Hospital, it is occupied by a mix of healthcare providers and retail tenants including a pharmacy, dialysis center, urgent care, and local restaurants.
Acquired 2024 · Investors 52 · Raised $134,500 from the community
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📍Chicago, Illinois
Sold 2025
Chatham Plaza was co-owned with local entrepreneurs, teachers, and homeowners, and sold in June 2025 for $3.2 million, delivering a return on investment and proving the community-ownership model works. During TREND's ownership, new tenants including a UPS Store and H&R Block were added alongside established businesses like Athletico Physical Therapy. TREND remains on as property manager.
Acquired 2022 · Sold 2025