At HJ Development they strive to maintain their goal of superb performance in real estate development, ownership, and management. HJ Development was founded in 1983, by Jerry Hertel and Gary Janisch, and has since grown to one of the largest locally owned and managed real estate firms in Minnesota. Their Twin Cities portfolio is currently in excess of 1,600,000 square feet and is comprised of retail, office, and industrial properties. The company's uniqueness is defined in each property they own and manage. Their due diligence process begins with a thorough evaluation of the fundamentals attributable to each site and continues through the site planning and construction process. They take pride in paying the utmost attention to detail from the conceptual stages of a project up to its completion.