Our Story

A firm built for the missions that matter most

Common Good Development was founded on a simple conviction: the organizations that serve the common good deserve exceptional spaces to do their work.

Across Oklahoma, non-profits like churches, community organizations, and educational institutions are the backbone of our way of life. Yet when it comes to property development, they’re often left with second-class options: deferred maintenance, underused land, and a sense that their facilities are more burden than asset.

We started Common Good Development to change that. We bring the same caliber of analysis, creativity, and commitment to permanence that the best for-profit developments receive, and we put it to work for the missions that matter most.

What Drives Us

Our Values

Beauty and permanence in the built environment aren’t luxuries reserved for commercial developers. Non-profits deserve spaces that reflect the significance of their missions.

Creativity

We go beyond traditional renovation to find development options others miss.

Permanence

We pursue quality and beauty that lasts, because your mission isn’t temporary.

Collaboration

We work alongside our partners, not above them.

Common Good

Every decision we make is filtered through what serves the broader community.

Milestones

Our Story So Far

A young firm with deep roots, and a clear sense of where we’re headed.

2025

Founded in Oklahoma

Common Good Development, LLC is established with a mission to bring world-class development services to Oklahoma’s non-profit sector.

2025

Crossroads Renewal Project

Our first major engagement: tenant outreach, property analysis, and development planning for a transformative community project.

2026

Growing Our Network

Building partnerships across Oklahoma’s non-profit, faith-based, and community development sectors.

2026

Expanding Services

Launching proforma analysis and strategic networking services to serve organizations beyond our direct development clients.

The Team

Our Leadership

A team that brings real-estate depth, financial rigor, and a genuine heart for Oklahoma’s non-profit community.

Joseph Carr, Chief Executive Director

Joseph Carr

Chief Executive Director

Joe founded Common Good Development after decades of experience across real estate, business operations, and community development in Oklahoma. His frustration with the limited development options available to non-profits drove him to build a firm dedicated to serving the organizations that serve the common good.

Father Nathan Carr, Chief Development Officer

Father Nathan Carr

Chief Development Officer

Nathan brings a lifetime of service to Oklahoma’s faith and non-profit communities, guiding Common Good Development’s work from first vision through lasting, mission-serving spaces.

Austin Pretiger, Development Manager

Austin Pretiger

Development Manager

Austin keeps development projects moving, aligning timelines, budgets, and partners from initial analysis all the way through completion.

David Kolb, Strategic Projects Manager

David Kolb

Strategic Projects Manager

David leads strategic and special projects, connecting organizations with the partners, models, and possibilities that move missions forward.

Common Good Development

Let’s Build Something That Lasts

Whether you’re a non-profit leader, a faith community, or a partner who believes in the common good, we’d love to connect.