Jerry Jones founded Jones Commercial Development Company (JCDC) in 2017. JCDC leads development teams in conjunction with private investors and the public sector to deliver market driven developments that are transformative and engaging for the communities in which they are developed. Beyond the development phase of these projects, JCDC stays engaged with the properties to ensure that they are managed to be financially successful, engaging and well maintained.
With 35 years of experience in land and retail development, place marketing, planning and design, Jones brings a depth of knowledge and creativity to the projects he works on. He has partnered on numerous projects in the Wichita Metro Area encompassing a variety of development types including: suburban mixed-use, urban mixed-use, retail, entertainment, adaptive re-use and in-fill residential. He believes that successful projects spring from an experienced, talented and creative development team. He considers himself fortunate to have worked with top professionals from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
Before moving to Wichita in 1992, Jones worked as a planning consultant in Colorado. He began his career in Scottsdale, Arizona with the City's Planning and Economic Development department where he worked for seven years as the downtown development manager and urban designer.
Jones earned a Masters degree in Real Estate Development from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1991 and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Kansas State in 1983.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
The Heritage
Located in Andover, KS, The Heritage is a convenient and walkable 100-acre master-planned community with charming residential neighborhoods and engaging commercial development. It is being developed as a public/private partnership with the City of Andover utilizing Tax Increment Financing to provide
Heritage Square is the $55 million center piece of The Heritage master planned community. Substantially completed in May 2024, it features: 50,000 square feet of street level commercial space; the 186 unit SkyLofts resort-style apartments on levels 3-5; a 400 car parking facility; a pedestrian friendly streetscape and the Heritage Park Plaza that serves as the “town square” for the community at large.
WAVE is a concert venue and community space in Downtown Wichita. The perfect hybrid of a major event space and your favorite neighborhood bar, WAVE welcomes eclectic crowds up to 600 people in its indoor space and 4,200 people in its open air space. WAVE hosts national touring acts, up and coming local talent and community events throughout the year.
Nesteled into Wichita’s historic Riverside neighborhood River Trail Village is an infill patio home development bordered by the Arkansas River, Sim Golf Course and the Ark River bike path. The development followed the strategies outlined in the City’s “Places for People” Plan and utilized Tax Increment Financing to complement the areas aging infrastructure. The resulting project consists of 40 homesites with a variety of charming homes designed to complement the area’s architecture and a pedestrian connection to the Ark River bike path system.
740 Development
This adaptive reuse project transformed a 12,000 SF warehouse, into a 23,000 SF Class A
office building. The project is located in Wichita’s historic Delano District and is adjacent to
Exploration Place and the Wichita Advanced Learning Library. The building features an inviting atrium space and its tenants enjoy its proximity to the Arkansas River amenities and viewing the downtown skyline and community events, like the RiverFest fireworks, from its prominent deck.
Prior to starting JCDC, Jones was Vice President of Commercial Development for Slawson Companies. During his 19 years there, he oversaw development and management of their substantial commercial real estate portfolio. The most noteworthy project spearheaded by Jones was developing NewMarket Square in west Wichita. The 110-acre former grass farm is now one of the largest shopping centers in Kansas.
Prior to his work with the Slawson Companies, Jones was Vice President of Downtown
Development for the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce. In his five years with the Chamber of Commerce, he served as Executive Director of the Wichita Downtown Association and the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation. Jones was instrumental in recruiting the developer and structuring the public/private partnership for the Hyatt Regency Convention Hotel.
