Proven Experience

Founded in 1986 by George Dean Johnson, Jr. and Foster Chapman, Johnson Development Associates, Inc. has a proven track record for delivering projects of a large magnitude, while still offering tenants the familiarity, accountability and responsiveness of a local partner. Founded first as a developer of industrial and commercial property, JDA has evolved into an Industrial Division and a Multi-Family Division.

By the early 1990s, JDA had coordinated the construction and permanent financing for 50 Blockbuster Video stores, stretching from Louisiana to Virginia. In 1992, JDA assembled 1,200 acres for Governor Carroll Campbell, providing the site for BMW North America’s manufacturing plant. Later, JDA would play a major role in helping Spartanburg land the corporate headquarters of NYSE companies Advance America and Extended Stay America.  By 2008, JDA has constructed and managed nearly 13 million square feet of improvements and partnered with over 120 clients in the process.

Privately held, JDA owns a streamlined and disciplined approach to selecting sites and managing the development of its apartment communities and large scale speculative and build-to-suit industrial projects.  JDA has soley developed over twenty-three separate industrial parks, eight apartment complexes, and numerous free standing retail and office facilities across the southeast to date.

Even as the company today is rapidly expanding beyond its traditional markets, JDA continues to adhere to the same principles of quality and integrity that defined its first 20 years of success.