diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a54b941dd..80df678e38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "^6.1.4",
+    "@angular/cdk": "^6.4.7",
     "@angular/cli": "^6.1.5",
     "@angular/common": "^6.1.4",
     "@angular/core": "^6.1.4",
diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json5 b/resources/i18n/en.json5
index 53db8e98c0..144b3128c7 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json5
@@ -340,6 +340,12 @@
 
 
 
+  "communityList.tabTitle": "DSpace - Community List",
+
+  "communityList.title": "List of Communities",
+
+
+
   "community.create.head": "Create a Community",
 
   "community.create.sub-head": "Create a Sub-Community for Community {{ parent }}",
diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index 5085633a5b..bd29db4ab8 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export function getAdminModulePath() {
     RouterModule.forRoot([
       { path: '', redirectTo: '/home', pathMatch: 'full' },
       { path: 'home', loadChildren: './+home-page/home-page.module#HomePageModule' },
+      { path: 'community-list', loadChildren: './community-list-page/community-list-page.module#CommunityListPageModule' },
       { path: 'id', loadChildren: './+lookup-by-id/lookup-by-id.module#LookupIdModule' },
       { path: 'handle', loadChildren: './+lookup-by-id/lookup-by-id.module#LookupIdModule' },
       { path: COMMUNITY_MODULE_PATH, loadChildren: './+community-page/community-page.module#CommunityPageModule' },
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/CommunityListDataSource.ts b/src/app/community-list-page/CommunityListDataSource.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4325d8b6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/CommunityListDataSource.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import {CommunityForList, CommunityListService} from './CommunityListService';
+import {CollectionViewer, DataSource} from '@angular/cdk/typings/collections';
+import {BehaviorSubject, Observable, of} from 'rxjs';
+import {catchError, finalize, map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+export interface CommunityFlatNode {
+    expandable: boolean;
+    name: string;
+    level: number;
+    isExpanded?: boolean;
+    parent?: CommunityFlatNode;
+    community: CommunityForList;
+}
+
+export class CommunityListDataSource implements DataSource<CommunityFlatNode> {
+
+    private communityListSubject = new BehaviorSubject<CommunityFlatNode[]>([]);
+    private loadingSubject = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+    public loading$ = this.loadingSubject.asObservable();
+
+    constructor(private communityListService: CommunityListService) {}
+
+    connect(collectionViewer: CollectionViewer): Observable<CommunityFlatNode[]> {
+        return this.communityListSubject.asObservable();
+    }
+
+    disconnect(collectionViewer: CollectionViewer): void {
+        this.communityListSubject.complete();
+        this.loadingSubject.complete();
+    }
+
+    loadCommunities() {
+        this.loadingSubject.next(true);
+
+        this.communityListService.getCommunityList()
+            .pipe(
+                catchError(() => of([])),
+                finalize(() => this.loadingSubject.next(false)),
+                map((result: CommunityForList[]) => {
+                    const communityFlatNodes: CommunityFlatNode[] = [];
+                    const level = 0;
+                    return this.transformListOfCommunities(result, level, communityFlatNodes, null);
+                })
+            )
+            .subscribe((communityFlatNode) => {
+                this.communityListSubject.next(communityFlatNode)
+            });
+    };
+
+    transformListOfCommunities(listOfCommunities: CommunityForList[],
+                               level: number,
+                               communityFlatNodes: CommunityFlatNode[],
+                               parent: CommunityFlatNode): CommunityFlatNode[] {
+        level++;
+        for (const community of listOfCommunities) {
+            const hasSubComs = ((!!community.subcoms && community.subcoms.length > 0));
+            const communityFlatNode: CommunityFlatNode = {
+                expandable: hasSubComs,
+                name: community.name,
+                level: level,
+                isExpanded: false,
+                community: community,
+                parent: parent
+            }
+            communityFlatNodes.push(communityFlatNode);
+            if (hasSubComs) {
+                this.transformListOfCommunities(community.subcoms, level, communityFlatNodes, communityFlatNode);
+            }
+        }
+        return communityFlatNodes;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/CommunityListService.ts b/src/app/community-list-page/CommunityListService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..940a79ec50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/CommunityListService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+import {Observable, of} from 'rxjs';
+
+export interface CommunityForList {
+    name: string;
+    subcoms?: CommunityForList[];
+    collections?: string[];
+    parent?: string;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class CommunityListService {
+
+    private comList: CommunityForList[] = [
+        {name: 'com1', subcoms: [{name: 'subcom1', subcoms: [{name: 'subsubcom1'}], collections: null, parent: 'com1'}], collections: ['col1', 'col2'], parent: null},
+        {name: 'com2', subcoms: [{name: 'subcom2', subcoms: null, collections: null, parent: 'com2'}, {name: 'subcom3', subcoms: null, collections: null, parent: 'com2'}], collections: ['col3', 'col4'], parent: null},
+        {name: 'com3', subcoms: [{name: 'subcom4', subcoms: null, collections: null, parent: 'com3'}], collections: ['col5'], parent: null},
+    ];
+
+    public getCommunityList(): Observable<CommunityForList[]> {
+        return of(this.comList);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.html b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21e1b496a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<h2>{{ 'communityList.title' | translate }}</h2>
+<ds-community-list></ds-community-list>
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68a98276a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { CommunityListPageComponent } from './community-list-page.component';
+
+describe('CommunityListPageComponent', () => {
+  let component: CommunityListPageComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<CommunityListPageComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ CommunityListPageComponent ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(CommunityListPageComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.ts b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea1dda1bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-community-list-page',
+  templateUrl: './community-list-page.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./community-list-page.component.css']
+})
+export class CommunityListPageComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  constructor() { }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.module.ts b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31a7c4e51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { SharedModule } from '../shared/shared.module';
+import {CommunityListPageComponent} from './community-list-page.component';
+import {CommunityListPageRoutingModule} from './community-list-page.routing.module';
+import { CommunityListComponent } from './community-list/community-list.component';
+import {CdkTreeModule} from '@angular/cdk/tree';
+
+@NgModule({
+    imports: [
+        CommonModule,
+        SharedModule,
+        CommunityListPageRoutingModule,
+        CdkTreeModule,
+    ],
+    declarations: [
+        CommunityListPageComponent,
+        CommunityListComponent
+    ]
+})
+export class CommunityListPageModule {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.routing.module.ts b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.routing.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3b254800b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list-page.routing.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
+import {CdkTreeModule} from '@angular/cdk/tree';
+
+import {CommunityListPageComponent} from './community-list-page.component';
+import {CommunityListService} from './CommunityListService';
+
+@NgModule({
+    imports: [
+        RouterModule.forChild([
+            { path: '', component: CommunityListPageComponent, pathMatch: 'full', data: { title: 'communityList.tabTitle' } }
+        ]),
+        CdkTreeModule,
+    ],
+    providers: [CommunityListService]
+})
+export class CommunityListPageRoutingModule { }
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bbca95b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<cdk-tree [dataSource]="dataSource" [treeControl]="treeControl">
+  <!-- This is the tree node template for leaf nodes -->
+  <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node" cdkTreeNodePadding
+                 [style.display]="shouldRender(node) ? 'flex' : 'none'"
+                 class="example-tree-node">
+    <!-- use a disabled button to provide padding for tree leaf -->
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" [style.visibility]="'hidden'"></button>
+    <h5 class="align-middle">{{node.name}}</h5>
+  </cdk-tree-node>
+  <!-- This is the tree node template for expandable nodes -->
+  <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node; when: hasChild" cdkTreeNodePadding
+                 [style.display]="shouldRender(node) ? 'flex' : 'none'"
+                 class="example-tree-node">
+    <div class="btn-group">
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" cdkTreeNodeToggle
+              [attr.aria-label]="'toggle ' + node.name"
+              (click)="node.isExpanded = !node.isExpanded"
+              [style.visibility]="node.expandable ? 'visible' : 'hidden'">
+      <span class="{{treeControl.isExpanded(node) ? 'fa fa-chevron-down' : 'fa fa-chevron-right'}}" aria-hidden="true">
+      </span>
+      </button>
+      <h5 class="align-middle pt-2">{{node.name}}</h5>
+    </div>
+  </cdk-tree-node>
+</cdk-tree>
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dadcc11251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { CommunityListComponent } from './community-list.component';
+
+describe('CommunityListComponent', () => {
+  let component: CommunityListComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<CommunityListComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ CommunityListComponent ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(CommunityListComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.ts b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..009af5f0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import {Component, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {CommunityListService} from '../CommunityListService';
+import {CommunityFlatNode, CommunityListDataSource} from '../CommunityListDataSource';
+import {FlatTreeControl} from '@angular/cdk/tree';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-community-list',
+  templateUrl: './community-list.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./community-list.component.css']
+})
+export class CommunityListComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  treeControl = new FlatTreeControl<CommunityFlatNode>(
+      (node) => node.level, (node) => node.expandable
+  );
+
+  dataSource: CommunityListDataSource;
+
+  constructor(private communityListService: CommunityListService) { }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.dataSource = new CommunityListDataSource(this.communityListService);
+    this.dataSource.loadCommunities();
+  }
+
+  hasChild = (_: number, node: CommunityFlatNode) => node.expandable;
+
+  shouldRender(node: CommunityFlatNode) {
+    const parent = node.parent;
+    return !parent || parent.isExpanded;
+  }
+
+  numberReturn(length){
+    return new Array(length);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 69f4a072ae..d5c8d144de 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
+"@angular/cdk@^6.4.7":
+  version "6.4.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/cdk/-/cdk-6.4.7.tgz#1549b304dd412e82bd854cc55a7d5c6772ee0411"
+  integrity sha512-18x0U66fLD5kGQWZ9n3nb75xQouXlWs7kUDaTd8HTrHpT1s2QIAqlLd1KxfrYiVhsEC2jPQaoiae7VnBlcvkBg==
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^1.7.1"
+
 "@angular/cli@^6.1.5":
   version "6.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/cli/-/cli-6.1.5.tgz#312c062631285ff06fd07ecde8afe22cdef5a0e1"
@@ -10833,6 +10840,11 @@ tsickle@^0.32.1:
     source-map "^0.6.0"
     source-map-support "^0.5.0"
 
+tslib@^1.7.1:
+  version "1.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-1.10.0.tgz#c3c19f95973fb0a62973fb09d90d961ee43e5c8a"
+  integrity sha512-qOebF53frne81cf0S9B41ByenJ3/IuH8yJKngAX35CmiZySA0khhkovshKK+jGCaMnVomla7gVlIcc3EvKPbTQ==
+
 tslib@^1.8.0, tslib@^1.8.1, tslib@^1.9.0:
   version "1.9.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-1.9.3.tgz#d7e4dd79245d85428c4d7e4822a79917954ca286"