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Blackard Companies is a McKinney, Texas–based real estate developer with $7 billion in assets delivered since 1981, pioneering walkable mixed-use villages through its NeoRetroism philosophy.
Blackard Companies is a McKinney, Texas–based development firm founded by Jeffory D. Blackard. Since 1981 the firm has delivered $7 billion in assets, including 15,000+ home sites across 30+ communities, 2.6 million square feet of commercial space, and 10,000+ multifamily units, while pioneering NeoRetroism, a model of walkable, self-sustaining villages.
Blackard Companies is a McKinney, Texas–based development firm founded by Jeffory D. Blackard, its Chief Executive Officer. Since 1981 the firm has delivered $7 billion in assets: 15,000+ home sites across 30+ communities, 2.6 million square feet of commercial space, and 10,000+ multifamily units, with projects across Texas, North Carolina, and Croatia. Blackard pioneered NeoRetroism, a philosophy that builds walkable, self-sustaining villages in the tradition of historic communities. The first, Adriatica Village in McKinney, was followed by Entrada in Westlake, Wolf Lakes Village in Georgetown, and Discovery Sands in Galveston. Blackard’s work is featured in the award-winning documentary Subdivided: America.
Portfolio figures include properties as of December 31, 2024.
1981
401 Adriatic Pkwy, 7th Floor, McKinney, TX 75072
Jeffory D. Blackard
$7 billion in assets
15,000+ home sites across 30+ communities
2.6 million square feet
10,000+ units
1,200+ resort keys added
Texas · North Carolina · Croatia
NeoRetroism — walkable, self-sustaining villages
Adriatica Village, McKinney, TX
Subdivided: America (Triple Horse Studios)
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Jeffory D. Blackard is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blackard Companies. In a real estate career now in its fourth decade, he has delivered $7 billion in assets and pioneered NeoRetroism, a development philosophy that applies the characteristics of successful historic communities to modern, self-sustaining villages—beginning with Adriatica Village near Dallas. A National Wetland Conservation Award recipient and Accessology’s Developer of the Year, he helped found Amazon Outreach and launch the Linda Esperança medical riverboat. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Northwestern University, which he attended on an athletic scholarship in basketball and track.
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Two books by founder Jeffory D. Blackard on the NeoRetroism philosophy.
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The firm’s development philosophy applies the characteristics of successful historic communities—walkability, mixed uses, self-sustainability—to modern development. Adriatica Village in McKinney was the first built example.
The philosophyTriple Horse Studios’ award-winning full-length documentary explores the consequences of conventional suburban sprawl and the case for human-centered development, featuring Blackard’s work.
Watch on the media pageAn investment in Croatia—a nation based largely on traditional village life—reshaped the firm’s philosophy and added 1,200+ resort keys, including the Pašman Casino & Resort and Hotel Svpertvs in Supetar.
The portfolioBlackard helped found Amazon Outreach and launch the Linda Esperança, a 100-foot medical riverboat serving remote Amazon tribes, and has partnered with Amazi Water on clean-water access for 1.6 million people in Burundi.
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