HJ Development

About HJ Development

HJ Development is a real estate operator. HJ Development operates in Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota. Its investment focus is on Covered Land & Land Banking, Industrial and Logistics.

HJ Development is a Wayzata and Plymouth, Minnesota-based commercial real estate investment, development, and property management firm founded in 1983 by Jerry Hertel and Gary Janisch. Operating for 43 years, the enterprise functions under the leadership of Managing Partner and Owner Jeff Carriveau. The enterprise specializes in site selection, ground-up development, commercial property acquisition, asset advisory, and full-service property management. Functioning as a vertically integrated platform, the firm oversees land entitlement, site planning, tenant representation, leasing, financial accounting, and building operations across its real estate holdings. The company's primary operational footprint encompasses the Minneapolis–Saint Paul Twin Cities metropolitan area and surrounding Minnesota submarkets. Its portfolio spans over 2.7 million square feet housing more than 420 tenant occupants, with primary asset types focused on grocery-anchored shopping centers, Class-A retail strip centers, light industrial warehouses, medical office buildings, and build-to-suit land parcels. Over the past two decades, the firm has delivered more than 500,000 square feet of new commercial developments.

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