Development Is Complex.
Wrought Iron Partners Brings Clarity, Structure & Impact.
We maximize impact for developers, institutions, municipalities, and mission-driven organizations through expert advisory, deal structuring, and fractional development leadership across affordable housing and community-based real estate.
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Why Wrought Iron Partners
We bring unique insight into the ecosystem of development.
Wrought Iron Partners is the trusted partner for developers, institutions, and organizations navigating the complexity of affordable and community-focused real estate. With deep expertise across development, finance, policy, and impact strategy, we bring clarity to multifaceted projects and unify stakeholders around a shared path forward. Our approach blends rigorous structuring with thoughtful community insight, ensuring every initiative is financially sound, mission-aligned, and built for long-term success.
Fractional Chief Development officer
High-caliber executive oversight without the full-time cost. We create organizational infrastructure, coordinate asset management, spearhead financing, and manage external communications.
Deal Structuring & Financial Engineering
Expertise in deal conceptualization, team selection, diligence, negotiation, financial and partnership structuring, bidding and closing.
Impact Investing & Institutional Advisory
We help foundations, banks, and mission-driven institutions deploy capital with confidence, balancing community outcomes, financial returns, and long-term sustainability.
Community Development Strategy
Shaping developments that strengthen communities. We integrate policy, financing, partnerships, and design to create catalytic, place-making projects with measurable outcomes.
Proven Leader in Affordable Housing, Community Development & Real Estate Finance
Tania Kadakia brings decades of expertise in shaping high-impact community and affordable housing developments across Chicago and the nation. Known for her ability to navigate complexity, structure sophisticated capital stacks, and lead diverse teams through every phase of development, she is widely regarded as a trusted advisor and thought leader.
Her background includes leadership roles in development firms, institutional finance, credit and risk, asset management, and municipal programs, giving her a rare 360-degree understanding of the full development ecosystem.
She has originated and structured hundreds of millions in real estate transactions, secured competitive RFP wins and LIHTC awards, and led transformative mixed-use developments. As a Chicago Plan Commissioner, she contributes her expertise to shaping the city’s development landscape.
Tania founded Wrought Iron Partners to bring strategic clarity, operational excellence, and community-centered thinking to developers, institutions, and organizations committed to meaningful impact.
THRIVE ENGLEWOOD
Credits: Tania Kadakia as Director of Development for DL3 Realty Advisors, LLC; Perkins+Will architects, Bowa Construction.
ELEVATED ELLIS
Credits: Tania Kadakia as Director of Development for DL3 Realty Advisors in partnership with The Michaels Organization; Canopy / architecture + design, Teeple Architects.
Next Gen
Wrought Iron Partners is proud to announce its 3rd year engagement as lead content creator and instructor for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) NextGen project.
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
