During the past four decades, GDC's investment strategy evolved in response to changing market conditions and opportunities. Our strategy is to create a highly predictable income stream from our assets, and to use this cash flow as the financial backbone for our company’s future investment and development activity.

While we prefer Class-A multifamily assets, as well as grocery-anchored retail and power centers in urban core or infill locations, GDC will consider acquisitions in other areas of the country, especially if the property has a strong and unique presence in a new market.

Our investment preference is naturally toward the highest quality properties in the marketplace. Our skills in developing real estate also enable us to identify and appreciate the unique characteristics of properties created by others. It is no secret that higher quality assets hold their value, have lower capital and maintenance requirements, and command better financial terms from lenders. It is our experience that the cumulative influence of these factors, with skillful asset selection and careful property management, can lead to investment returns that exceed those from so-called “value added” opportunities with a much higher risk profile. This qualitative orientation is central to our investment philosophy.