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Mar 2026Courtyard Urbanist reported that Culdesac's planned Atlanta Beltline project did not move forward, and the company has since emphasized a car-light Mesa model that may include limited parking.
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Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Culdesac is a real estate developer and neighborhood manager building walkable, mixed-use, car-free communities. Its flagship project is Culdesac Tempe, a car-free neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona that combines housing, retail, and mobility benefits for residents.
Primary product
Culdesac Tempe car-free, mixed-use residential community and property-management platform
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Real Estate
Sub-industry
Real estate development / proptech / neighborhood management
Offices
2025 E Apache Blvd, Tempe, Arizona 85281 (HQ)
Distributed team presence across the U.S.
Business model
rental residential leasing
real estate development
property management
retail leasing
mixed-use community operations
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$40.1M
Latest round
Series A · Jan 2022
Latest amount
$30M
Jan 2022 · Khosla Ventures
Nov 2019 · Khosla Ventures
Jan 2018 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Chief Investment Officer
Head of Operations
Head of Business Operations and Finance
HR People Operations Lead
Chief of Staff
Founders
Co-Founder & COO
Work & culture
Mission-driven and highly interdisciplinary, with a strong emphasis on ownership, teamwork, iteration, human-centered design, and building cities for people, not cars.
Work style
Flexible
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public job postings show a mix of hourly and salaried roles, including hourly leasing roles around $9-$21/hour and a full-time role posted at roughly $105K-$140K; some roles also offer performance-based commission plus commuter/mobility stipends.
Benefits
medical, dental, and vision insurance
paid parental leave
401(k)
health savings account (HSA)
family planning benefits
remote work stipend
mobility stipend
flexible vacation
living discounts at Culdesac Tempe
car-free commuter stipend
Product & market
Pricing
monthly apartment rent for residences, plus retail leasing and real-estate development / management economics
Differentiators
- —first car-free community built from scratch in the U.S.
- —direct access to Valley Metro light rail
- —mobility-rich package with transit, carshare, rideshare, scooters, and bike parking
- —on-site retail and community programming
- —large amounts of shared open space, courtyards, and bike/foot paths
- —design that reduces heat and car dependence
Technology
Entrata
NetSuite
Ramp
OpenAI
Yardi
Ada
HubSpot
Jira
Impact
UPS
Slack
Medium
HTML
Well
Upkeep
Django
GraphQL
Apollo
React
TypeScript
Customers
residents / renters seeking walkable car-free housing
local retail tenants and small businesses
mobility partners
municipal and public-sector partners
Competitors
Emaar
SILA
M3M India
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M (LinkedIn company page reports ~$4M annual revenue)
Estimated monthly visits
16K
Signals & risks
Latest news
ABC News · Apr 2026
ABC highlighted Culdesac Tempe as a car-free community with shops and restaurants on site, free transit passes, and a cooler microclimate created by extensive landscape coverage.
Courtyard Urbanist · Mar 2026
The piece reported that the Atlanta Beltline project did not move forward, while Culdesac continues to iterate on new car-light and walkable neighborhood plans such as Mesa.
Yale Climate Connections · Jan 2026
Yale described the project as about 50% complete, with more than 300 residents and a design built for car-free living with plazas, sidewalks, and car rentals for longer trips.
BBC Travel · Aug 2025
BBC profiled Culdesac as a Mediterranean-inspired, car-free neighborhood in Tempe with roughly 760 units planned, abundant retail, and strong interest as a model for walkable development.
Jobs and careers at Culdesac
2 jobs at Culdesac
Landscaper
On-site
Tempe, AZ
3w ago
On-site
Full-time
Maintenance Technician
On-site
Tempe, AZ
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time