Johnny Opara and his JO Cos. have $200 million in projects in the pipeline and opened a $23.4 million affordable housing complex in Brooklyn Center earlier this month.
Read MoreOn behalf of JO Companies I want thank, and recognize everyone that attended our Official Grand Opening for Wangstad Commons in Brooklyn Center on December 12th. It was absolutely AMAZING!…
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Read MoreEmerging developer Johnny Opara of St. Paul-based JO Companies crossed the finish line on his first large-scale development — an $18.4 million, 62-unit workforce housing project called The Hollows – with help from financing partners that include Don Bernards, a partner in Baker Tilly’s real estate group...
Read MoreLocal developer Johnny Opara is nearing construction on what he calls a “luxury affordable” apartment building that’s been long anticipated in Brooklyn Center...
Read MoreThe Brooklyn Center City Council extended the preliminary development agreement with the developer proposing to construct the Wangstad Commons housing development on March 28.
The four-story, 54 unit, $22.5 million development is proposed for city-owned land at Brooklyn Boulevard and 61st Avenue, adjacent to The Sanctuary assisted living center.
Read MoreA developer wants to build an affordable housing complex called Wangstad Commons on a four-acre site at 61st Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard. The project calls for a four-story, 54-unit building. The developer hopes to receive tax credits for the project.
Read MoreCity officials in Brooklyn Center received an update this week on the status of a proposed affordable apartment complex.
JO Companies wants to build a complex called Wangstad Commons on a vacant 1.79-acre site at 61st Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard.
The project calls for a 54-unit, four-story building, with each apartment having one to four bedrooms. About a dozen of the units would even be made especially for people with disabilities.
Read MoreA developer interested in constructing an affordable housing complex at 61st Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard is scaling back the overall size of the development in an effort to leverage public funding and state tax credits.
Brooklyn Center has a preliminary development agreement with JO Companies for the project, which is set to expire Feb. 28, 2022.
Read MoreA developer is proposing a new, affordable apartment development on city-owned parcels at 61st and Brooklyn Boulevard, with public funding proposed as a necessary component of the funding equation and an emphasis on three-bedroom units.
The developer, JO Companies, brought the concept forward for a non-binding review at the Brooklyn Center City Council’s Jan. 27 work session.
Read MoreJohnny Opara, a local developer and resident of Brooklyn Park, has expressed interest in completing a horizontally mixed-use retail (possibly grocery) and senior housing development on a portion of the Regent Site.
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