At Housing Washington 2026 in Spokane, 1DROP joined over a thousand housing leaders, lenders, and advocates to center racial equity, explore innovative partnerships, and advocate for diverse pathways to homeownership and Black wealth building.

1DROP member Kiara Daniels and 3D Homes have officially listed 17th Street Homes. Discover how local leadership, mentorship, and capital partnership brought attainable homeownership to Tacoma’s Hilltop.

1DROP Member Jeremy Rubin and TNGG Developers broke ground on The Bridgett Marie, a 9-unit townhome community bringing attainable workforce homeownership to Tacoma’s Eastside.

1DROP Member Jerrel Jones breaks ground on a Tacoma 48th Street DADU—bringing grassroots infill density, middle housing, and generational wealth building to life.

1DROP members Reggie Brown (Louis Rudolph Homes) and Rasheed Thompson (365 Homes) celebrated the completion of the Maplewood Project in downtown Puyallup. Discover how this urban infill development transformed a single lot into two beautifully crafted homes while serving as a platform for apprenticeship and community impact.

Former Seattle Seahawk, Super Bowl Champion, and 1DROP member Cliff Avril celebrates the groundbreaking of The Pointe at Thomas, a 67-unit affordable housing development that will expand housing opportunities in Seattle's Capitol Hill.

At 1DROP’s Summer 2026 Quarterly Member Meeting, members and partners gathered at Gig Harbor Golf Club under the theme "Collaborating as the Collective." From welcoming new Program Director Garry Gilliam to deep-dive breakout sessions on financing, co-development, and policy, developers shared real operational capacity to solve critical housing bottlenecks across the Puget Sound region.

1DROP Member Michael Hopkins has spent more than 30 years helping shape housing opportunities across the Puget Sound region. As the founder of Tac Build LLC, he has owned or worked on more than 200 projects while building a career rooted in real estate development, mortgage lending, and expanding pathways to homeownership.

1DROP’s Spring 2026 Quarterly Member Meeting brought developers, partners, and industry leaders together to explore The Messy Middle—the often unseen stage between starting a project and bringing it to life. Through honest conversations on financing, leadership, storytelling, and growth, members shared lessons learned and strengthened the collective support needed to keep building forward.

1DROP Member Michael Hopkins celebrates the completion of 28th Street Residences, a 3-home development in Tacoma featuring thoughtfully designed detached single-family homes that expand attainable homeownership opportunities for local families.

CrestView Townhomes marks the completion of a 6-unit development in Tacoma led by Yvonne Bui, bringing attainable “missing middle” housing to a growing community and celebrating a key milestone in her development journey.

At the 2026 Black Home Initiative All-Partner Summit, 1DROP shared progress on its growing homeownership pipeline and supported partners through BHI’s self-assessment and engagement planning process. The summit reinforced the importance of coordinated action to increase Black homeownership across the region.

On January 29, 2026, 1DROP members gathered for the first Quarterly Member Meeting of the year. Developers at all stages came together to reset, shape organizational priorities, and build the accountability structures that turn goals into reality—raising the collective floor together.

1DROP was honored with the Community Leader of the Year Award at the 5th Annual Western Washington Realtist Gala. This recognition reflects the collective work of developers and partners advancing housing and expanding pathways to homeownership across the Puget Sound region.

On December 19th, 2025, the Hilltop community celebrated the groundbreaking of 3D Homes' first development project—seven modern townhomes designed for attainable homeownership. Led by 1DROP member, Kiara Daniels this milestone demonstrates the power of intentional support for underrepresented developers.

This Plain Talk post (Part 2) by Krosbie Carter, 1DROP's Director of Partnership, Development & Policy, tackles Washington's core housing barrier: slow, expensive permitting. Lengthy review processes burden small builders with massive costs, with delays alone adding up to $200,000 per project. The post details how new state law SB 5290 enforces mandatory, predictable review timelines (65, 100, or 170 days) starting in 2025, transforming process reform into a critical affordability tool.

1DROP’s Fall Quarterly Convening brought members together to sharpen mindset, deepen technical knowledge, and highlight the shared momentum across the network. With new milestones, member-led contributions, and 1,286 units now in the pipeline, the convening shows how underrepresented developers are gaining capacity, advancing projects, and strengthening the regional ecosystem.

Ashley Gallacher, founder of CJG Dev LLC, blends her finance background with a passion for equitable housing—building pathways to generational wealth for families and communities.

Meet the experienced leaders from across finance, real estate, law, and community development who share our vision of creating equitable pathways in real estate development.

Krosbie Carter, 1DROP's Director of Partnership, Development & Policy, breaks down what "affordable housing" really means — both the HUD-defined income limits and what families actually experience each month.