Mission

CREDA provides advocacy, education and business opportunities by connecting members in a powerful North American network in the commercial real estate development and investment industry.

Vision Statement

Commercial real estate solutions meet the changing demands for how people work, live, shop and play.

History

CREDA, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and investors of office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate. CREDA comprises 21,000+ members and provides strong advocacy, education and business opportunities through a powerful North American network.

CREDA began in 1967 and has retained through all these years its core group of developer members. The association began as a small group of owners and developers of industrial parks in the eastern U.S. who formed the National Association of Industrial Parks (NAIP) to facilitate a forum for the open exchange of information on development. They also had a need for standardized covenants and restrictions, building requirements, and beneficial legislation and taxation. Nine individuals first met on September 12, 1967, in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Reflecting changes in membership, NAIP became NAIOP (National Association for Industrial and Office Parks) in 1976. In 2009 NAIOP dropped the words behind its acronym, which no longer reflected its current membership composition. On July 1, 2026 NAIOP changed its name to CREDA, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. While our name has changed, our mission remains the same: to advance commercial real estate development by connecting professionals, delivering industry-leading education, advocating for policies that support growth and providing the relationships and insights that help our members succeed.

CREDA is a leading commercial real estate industry provider of unparalleled networking opportunities, educational programs, research on trends and innovations and strong legislative representation.

CREDA's sister organization, the CREDA Research Foundation, is one of the industry's leading think tanks dedicated to conducting research assessing the trends, economic viability and needs of the built environment.