Culdesac Tempe
Tempe, Arizona, USAMaster-planned CommunityOperational
The first purpose-built car-free neighborhood in the mainland US, developed by Culdesac Inc. on a 17-acre site in Tempe.
Founded
2019
Status
Operational
Operating entity
Culdesac Inc.Headquartered in Tempe, AZ; founded 2018[src]
Total funding
$40Mas of 2024[src]
Population
350 / 1,000current / target
Founders & Leadership
Funding
Total raised: $40M (as of 2024)[src]
$40M+ venture funding (Crunchbase); project capex for Culdesac Tempe ~$200M (Bloomberg).
- —Seed / early Series A unverified$10MKhosla Ventures
- —Series A$30MKhosla Ventures[src]
Investors
- Khosla VenturesVC
- Founders FundVC
- LENx (Lennar)VC
- Y CombinatorFirm
- Initialized CapitalVC
- Zigg CapitalVC
- Bessemer Venture PartnersVC
- Byers CapitalVC
How to join
Resident lease application
TenantLease in the first car-free purpose-built neighborhood in the US (no on-site parking).
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Goals
First car-free US neighborhood built from scratch; 17 acres in Tempe with planned expansion to Mesa, Dallas, Denver, and Raleigh-Durham.
- Target population — 1,000
Press
- Bloomberg · 2023-12-15Culdesac Tempe's car-free development model is hitting the road
- AZ Big MediaCuldesac breaks ground on 1st car-free neighborhood in Tempe
Official channels
Unverified or unconfirmed
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