About Us

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Blackbird is a transformative real estate development company with over 50 employees based out of Des Moines, Iowa with just over $1 billion in development. The company is a benevolent corporation with development expertise serving mission-aligned organizations to best utilize and leverage their land assets to create revenue streams and retention of properties. Since the founding of Blackbird in 2013, the company has seven completed development projects with an average project size of $28,500,000.

 

As of 2020, Blackbird has active development work in three states, with a robust pipeline of projects to expand nationwide. Blackbird has started the path the complete the company’s passion which is to transform, influence, and improve every person’s life they encounter.

The majority of projects within Blackbird’s portfolio tie their mission into social benefits such as:

Affordable Housing
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
Healthcare
HEALTHCARE
Senior Living
SENIOR
LIVING
Student Housing
STUDENT
HOUSING
Ministry Growth
MINISTRY GROWTH

LEADERSHIP

The five founding partners, Justin Doyle, Harry Doyle, Ryan Doyle, Hugh O’Hagan, and TJ Jacobs all shared the same belief; by providing transformative real estate that positively impacts individual life, it is not only good for the individual but great for the community. Blackbird leadership continues to put this belief into action through projects and outreach.

Impacting Communities Through

Transformative Real Estate Projects