It is with profound sadness and loss that we share the news that our Founder and Chairman, John Stewart, has passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. John died at home on September 5th, surrounded by loving family and…
The John Stewart Company (JSCo) is proud to support the Construction Industry Workforce Initiative (CIWI) through both financial support and the sponsorship of interns. JSCo congratulates CIWI on having now served over 100 first generation college-age students of color through…
The senseless and shocking killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many other Black community members, as well as the violent response met by many peaceful protesters as they exercised their constitutional right to protest these deaths, are…
As an “essential business” that is developing and operating affordable housing for low-income people across the state, the John Stewart Company (JSCo) remains open during the pandemic to serve our residents and clients. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
We are pleased to announce that Carlos Ortiz will be joining the John Stewart Company (JSCo) on October 21, 2019 as Vice President of our Southern California regional office. Carlos comes to us from a major SoCal developer/owner/manager of multifamily…
Known as the “Academy Awards” of the building industry, the Pacific Coast Builders Conference’s (PCBC's) Gold Nugget Awards are presented annually to top innovators in the design, planning and development of real estate projects across the United States and internationally.…
JSCo is pleased to announce that its President, Jack Gardner, has recently been inducted into the California Housing Consortium’s Housing Hall of Fame in recognition of his “private sector leadership” and “profound impact” on California’s housing sector. According to CHC,…
The John Stewart Company’s founder, Board Chairman and namesake – John Stewart - was recently interviewed for a “Leading Voices in Real Estate” podcast by Matt Slepin of Terra Search Partners. It’s a great glimpse into John’s philosophy, values, career…
JSCo recently sponsored a very cool community mural project at Pullman Point, a 199-unit affordable apartment complex in Richmond. One of our VP’s enlisted her family member’s videography firm to make a video of the event and it turned out…
Last year, JSCo acquired Providence Place, a 292-unit affordable tax credit property in Sacramento. Our lender, Beneficial State Bank (which was GREAT to work with on the acquisition!), even commissioned a short video of our good works at the property. …