Kaizen Development Partners is a Dallas-based commercial real-estate developer delivering office, healthcare, and urban mixed-use projects across North Texas. Its portfolio serves corporate tenants, healthcare providers, public institutions, and residents through development, project management, brokerage, and strategic partnerships for clients.
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AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.
AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.
| Project | Overall | Structure & systems | Management & living |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 121 office buildingCraig Ranch, McKinney | 7.0/ 10 | —/ 10 | 7.0/ 10 |
No published aggregate rating for the office building itself was located. The score therefore uses the eight written Lucid tenant reviews actually read: all eight were positive, but they concern a serviced-office operator within the building and are not a building-wide rating, so the prose-only result is kept near the midpoint. | |||
The available tenant-facing feedback is positive rather than engineering-specific: one reviewer calls the building and interior setting “stunning–impressive and welcoming,” while another describes it as “well maintained.” Published property material identifies a 2022, eight-story Class A building with energy-efficient HVAC, covered parking, a fitness center and golf simulator, but no independent structural-failure or systems complaint was found. | The tenant reviews are consistently favorable about daily operations: reviewers mention “concierge style service,” staff who communicate well, a “nice, clean, friendly” environment and staff “on top of everything.” The office listing also describes on-site management and security, conference space, lounges and walkability to restaurants and retail; these are published features, not resident-rating scores. | ||
| The Link at UptownUptown, Dallas | 5.5/ 10 | —/ 10 | 5.5/ 10 |
The only building-specific aggregate located is 2/5 from 4 reviews, below the 10-review anchor threshold; under the stated rule, the score is therefore kept within one point of 6.5. The evidence is parking-focused and does not publish structural-condition feedback, so structure is unscored and no commentary adjustment is applied. | |||
no notes returned no links returned | The published material concerns the building’s parking operation rather than residential living. One reviewer reported waiting for the door while the concierge was distracted by a phone call, and another said they were charged $27 for less than 90 minutes despite a $6/hour sign; a separate reviewer wrote, “This parking garage is the best!” |
Woods Capital, Kaizen Development Partners and Dundon Capital Partners formed a joint venture to acquire two Dallas urban-core tracts for a planned mixed-use neighborhood.
Dundon Capital Partners joined Woods Capital and Kaizen Development Partners in the joint venture acquiring the Dallas tracts.
Kaizen signed a development partnership and purchase-and-sale agreement with KERA, purchasing approximately 2.4 acres and overseeing development of the broader site including KERA’s new headquarters.
HN Capital Partners is identified as a partner on the hotel component of Chalk Hill.
Balfour Beatty is the general contractor for Chalk Hill.
District 121’s first building was developed on a speculative basis in partnership with the McKinney Economic Development Corp.
Douglas Elliman Development Marketing leads sales and marketing for The Residences at The Dallas EDITION.
A joint venture among Woods Capital, Kaizen Development Partners (Kaizen) and Dundon Capital Partners acquired today two prime tracts in the urban core of Dallas
A joint venture among Woods Capital, Kaizen Development Partners (Kaizen) and Dundon Capital Partners acquired today two prime tracts in the urban core of Dallas
KERA and Kaizen Development Partners are excited to announce a development partnership in Uptown Dallas
HN Capital Partners is a partner on the hotel component.
BOKA Powell is designing the project and Balfour Beatty is the general contractor. HN Capital Partners is a partner on the hotel component.
The eight-story building was developed on a speculative basis in partnership with the McKinney Economic Development Corp.
Douglas Elliman Development Marketing (DEDM) will lead marketing and sales for The Residences at The Dallas EDITION, a new ultra-luxury residential project from EDITION Hotels and developer Kaizen Development Partners.
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| Office | 5 of 5 |
Optionality: That’s our word for 2020 and beyond. We think the winners in uncertain times are those that can adapt the quickest.Dallas Innovates Nov 9, 2020https://dallasinnovates.com/kaizens-derrick-evers-in-uncertain-times-winners-are-those-that-can-adapt-the-quickest/
Graduate School - Harvard Business School (OPM)
Undergraduate - Texas A&M University (Construction Science/Management)
Derrick Evers
https://linkedin.com/in/derrick-evers-56b53610
Make-A-Wish (Board Member)
Derrick Evers is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Dallas-based Kaizen Development Partners (KDP), a full service commercial real estate development firm specializing in office and urban mixed-use developments. Prior to co-founding KDP, Mr. Evers served as CEO and Partner of Neal Richards Group (NRG).
Mr. Evers brings a large company pedigree because of his many years at the Staubach Company (now JLL) under the leadership of Roger Staubach, and also the Trammell Crow Company (now CBRE) under the mentorship of CEO Bob Sulentic.
Mr. Evers brings a large company pedigree because of his many years at the Staubach Company (now JLL) ... and also the Trammell Crow Company (now CBRE) under the mentorship of CEO Bob Sulentic.
Optionality: That’s our word for 2020 and beyond. We think the winners in uncertain times are those that can adapt the quickest.
Managing Partner Chief Executive Officer; co-founder
Managing Partner Chief Executive Officer; co-founder
Derrick Evers is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Dallas-based Kaizen Development Partners (KDP), a full service commercial real estate development firm specializing in office and urban mixed-use developments. Mr. Evers has over twenty (20) years of extensive and diverse project management experience.
Derrick Evers is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Dallas-based Kaizen Development Partners (KDP), a full service commercial real estate development firm specializing in office and urban mixed-use developments. Prior to co-founding KDP, Mr. Evers served as CEO and Partner of Neal Richards Group (NRG).
Mr. Evers has over twenty (20) years of extensive and diverse project management experience.
Graduate School - Harvard Business School (OPM)
Undergraduate - Texas A&M University (Construction Science/Management)
ex-Neal Richards Group
Managing Member: Derrick Evers
Managing Partner Chief Executive Officer; co-founder
After graduating in 2000 from Texas A&M University’s College of Architecture with a B.S. in Construction Science
Nick Summerville
Neal Richards Group (NRG)
GSG Development
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Managing Partner Chief Operating Officer; co-founding KDP
Managing Partner Chief Operating Officer; co-founding KDP
Mr. Summerville provides operational leadership and vision on all of KDP’s real estate development projects, maintaining intimate involvement with every facet of a project from site acquisition through asset disposition. Prior to co-founding KDP, Mr. Summerville was Chief Operating Officer and a partner at NRG.
Prior to co-founding KDP, Mr. Summerville was Chief Operating Officer and a partner at NRG
Mr. Summerville provides operational leadership and vision on all of KDP’s real estate development projects
Throughout his career, Mr. Summerville has managed over $2,000,000,000 of development projects
$630,000,000 specifically in the healthcare sector
After graduating in 2000 from Texas A&M University’s College of Architecture with a B.S. in Construction Science
Managing Member: Nicholas Summerville
Managing Partner Chief Operating Officer; co-founding KDP
Mr. White holds a Juris Doctorate from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University
and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
Lee White
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-white-3a62857
Neal Richards Group (NRG)
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Managing Partner General Counsel; co-founding KDP
Managing Partner General Counsel; co-founding KDP
May 2015 - Present
Mr. White serves as General Counsel of KDP. Mr. White plays a significant leadership role in guiding KDP and its affiliated partnerships through many complex transactions.
Prior to co-founding KDP, Mr. White previously served on the executive leadership team of NRG as its General Counsel and as a partner.
Mr. White serves as General Counsel of KDP.
Mr. White plays a significant leadership role in guiding KDP and its affiliated partnerships through many complex transactions
Mr. White holds a Juris Doctorate from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University
and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
Managing Partner General Counsel; co-founding KDP
Managing Member: Lee White
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S.F.C.S.) from Southwest Texas State University, with a major in Consumer Affairs (Family and Consumer Sciences concentration).
Christie McGinnis
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiegrizzle
Client Services; oversees finances and day-to-day operations
Client Services; oversees finances and day-to-day operations
Ms. McGinnis joined the KDP family in 2016
She leads KDP's client services, serving as the primary liaison between our clients, investors, and the KDP team. Ms. McGinnis also oversees the company's finances and manages the day-to-day operations of the office.
She leads KDP's client services
Ms. McGinnis also oversees the company's finances
manages the day-to-day operations of the office
bringing over 16 years of experience in the commercial construction industry
Ms. McGinnis joined the KDP family in 2016
Client Services; oversees finances and day-to-day operations
0 undated completions and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are retained but excluded from figures.
| Project | Location | Type | Units | Floors | Area | Cost | Payment plan | Launched | Construction start | Original target | Handover | Delay | Confidence | Status |
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| District 121 office building | McKinney, United States Craig Ranch | office | — | 8 | 200,000 sq ft | — | — | 2021 | May 10, 2021 | Apr 2022 – Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 | +13.0 mo (+12.0 to +14.0) | estimated | completed |
| The Link at Uptown | Dallas, United States Uptown | office | — | 25 | 300,000 sq ft | USD 88.5m estimated cost | — | 2018 | November 16, 2018 | Sep 2021 – Nov 2021 | Oct 2021 | 0.0 mo (−1.0 to +1.0) | sourced | completed |
| One Bethany West | Allen, United States Watters Creek | office | — | 8 | 200,000 sq ft | USD 35.1m estimated cost | — | 2019 | May 8, 2019 | Sep 2020 – Dec 2020 | Sep 2020 | −1.5 mo (−3.0 to 0.0) | estimated | completed |
| NETSCOUT at One Bethany | Allen, United States Watters Creek | office | — | 3 | 145,000 sq ft | — | — | 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | Jul 2018 | Aug 2018 | +1.0 mo (+1.0 to +1.0) | sourced | completed |
| One Bethany East | Allen, United States Watters Creek | office | — | 5 | 125,000 sq ft | — | — | 2017 | February 2017 | Mar 2018 – May 2018 | Mar 2018 | −1.0 mo (−2.0 to 0.0) | sourced | completed |
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| Tracked since | October 10, 2026 |
| Last checked | October 15, 2026 this month |
| Profile last researched | October 15, 2026 |
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