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Dominion Community Development Corporation
Community development · Baltimore

Stronger places.
Brighter futures.

Dominion Community Development Corporation connects affordable housing, neighborhood investment and practical programs that help families build stability, opportunity and generational strength.

1,222Homes across four highlighted developments from Nicole Earle’s pre-DCDC career
4Connected program pillars supporting community stability
$17.5MAbe Dua construction cost in current project materials
BaltimoreDevelopment with community at the center.
More than housing

Development is strongest when people, place and opportunity move forward together.

Aerial view of Hayfields Country Club
06Nov
2026
Dominion CDC Annual Benefit

Harvest
at Hayfields

An elegant evening with keynote guests Brooke E. Lierman and Jake Day, hosted by master of ceremonies Jamie Costello.

Friday, November 6, 2026Hayfields Country Club · Hunt Valley
Beyond the buildings

Where housing meets
everyday life.

A strong neighborhood needs more than a building. Dominion connects housing with practical supports that help residents build stability, financial strength, food access and safer paths for young people.

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Housing creates the foundation.

Stability grows from a place to call home.

Quality homes and thoughtful development give families a stronger base for everything that comes next.

Selected work

Projects that strengthen place.

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Opportunity needs a place to grow.Creative space, food entrepreneurship and youth development expand what community investment can mean.
Community infrastructure

Build the homes.
Then build what happens around them.

Dominion’s development concepts connect housing to the spaces, skills and supports that help residents move from stability toward opportunity.

01Housing & place

Quality, sustainable places designed to strengthen neighborhoods without displacement.

02Youth & creativity

Recording, podcasting, boxing, mentorship and learning environments that create constructive paths.

03Food & enterprise

Shared kitchen, culinary education and entrepreneurship concepts that support both food access and local business.

Abe Dua Residences at Park Heights, Baltimore
Featured development · Park Heights

Abe Dua
Residences.

A mixed-use development designed to combine quality affordable housing with youth-focused amenities, creative opportunity and neighborhood investment.

Affordable housing & community-centered design Recording, podcasting & multimedia studio concept Youth development & education-first programming
Park HeightsBaltimore, Maryland
Nicole Earle · Pre-DCDC experience

Experience you can point to.

65Townhouses
Townes at Hillsdale
322Housing units
Barclay Redevelopment
761Mixed-income homes
Uplands Redevelopment
74Affordable rentals
Lillian Jones Apartments
Nicole Earle, President and Founder of Dominion Community Development CorporationNicole Earle
President & Founder
Leadership

Nearly three decades across development, finance and construction.

Nicole Earle brings executive leadership in banking, underwriting, portfolio management, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, tax-exempt bond and New Markets Tax Credit projects. Before DCDC, the cumulative value of projects she developed or financed during her career exceeded $1 billion.

Thoughtful development should create opportunity for the people who already call a neighborhood home.
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News & community

What’s happening at Dominion.

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Housing referral support

Looking for affordable housing?
Your next step starts here.

Tell Dominion CDC what your household needs. Our Housing Referral Intake gives our team the information needed to review your request and identify potentially relevant housing resources and referral opportunities.

Simple intakeSecure submissionDominion CDC follow-up
Housing Referral Intake

Help us understand what home would work for your household.

  • Household size
  • Bedroom & bathroom needs
  • Income information
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