DENVER, CO – St. John Properties, Inc., a commercial real estate development and management company which operates 14 offices in 11 states, with a national portfolio valued at more than $5 billion, has selected Jenna Kendall as Junior Construction Manager in the firm’s Colorado office. Kendall brings more than 24 years of project management experience to the company, and was formerly Project Manager for DT Construct.  

Kendall will handle a variety of construction management responsibilities for the company’s in-house construction division, with a primary focus on overseeing tenant build-out and tenant improvement activities. This includes interacting with design professionals and subcontractors to achieve successful outcomes. Kendall will also be involved with ground-up construction management activities for St. John Properties’ Simms Technology Park.

Throughout her career, Kendall has also handled project management activities for Katerra Construction and CFC Construction in Colorado. She earned a Project Management certificate from Colorado State University, as well as a Computer Science certificate from Metropolitan State University of Denver.

St. John Properties is currently developing Simms Technology Park, a $95 million, 32-acre mixed-use business community in Broomfield that, upon completion, is expected to support nearly 600,000 square feet of single-story and multi-story office, and flex/R&D space, in addition to complementary retail amenities. Since entering the Colorado market in 1987, St. John Properties has developed four business communities, and currently owns and manages nearly one million square feet of space in the region.

“Jenna is a well-rounded, highly-experienced and extremely motivated professional that is perfectly suited to successfully handle a diverse array of construction management activities, and we consider ourselves lucky to have her on our team,” explained Allen Rutherford, St. John Properties’ Director of Construction for Colorado. “With our active schedule of ground-up construction and tenant build-out activities, our office needed a self-starting and confident project manager that could make an immediate impact. Jenna’s strong relationships in and familiarity with the Denver area are also significant advantages.”

Founded in 1971, St. John Properties, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest and most successful privately held commercial real estate firms. The company is distinguished by its commitment to customer service, achievements in green building, and top-rated workplace culture. Throughout St. John Properties’ 53-year history, the company has developed more than 24 million square feet of flex/R&D, office, retail, and warehouse space, and has investments in over 3,000 residential units. The company proudly serves more than 2,600 clients in Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Utah, and Wisconsin. For more information about the company, visit www.sjpi.com.