Neighborhood Enterprises is a real estate/property management
company whose mission is to provide decent, affordable rental
housing in the city of St. Louis, Missouri.  For 40 years NE has been
a self-supporting business and a housing ministry attempting to
strengthen families and neighborhoods.
                         History
         Jim Roos founded the company in 1971 soon after his graduation from
    Concordia Seminary.  The office occupied the first floor of his home at 3012
    Lafayette from 1972-1984.  In July, 1984 the office was moved to its present
    location at 2752 Lafayette.  
         Jim has received recognition for his commitment to low-income housing
    by Eden Theological Seminary (1990) and Lutheran Family and Children's
    Services (1999).
          In 1990 Neighborhood Enterprises formed Sanctuary in the Ordinary
    (SITO), a non-profit housing and community development corporation, for
    whose property NE is the management company.
          Neighborhood Enteprises manages property primarily in south St. Louis
    city but has some properties in north city as well.  

                  Why We Are Successful

  • NE is a ministry in addition to a business.  NE has stayed,  where
    many have fled.  We have staying power.
  • NE is a business in addition to a ministry.  Over 40 years we have
    learned what works and what does not..
  • There is a huge market for what we are doing.  The demand for
    rental housing is constant.  As the city loses decent, affordable
    housing each year through redevelopment and deterioration, the
    need for our services only increases.
  • We get by with a little help from our friends--in the banking
    community, in the church community, and from our clients.
  • We have a dedicated staff that has been with us for years.

            More About What we Do

         Neighborhood Enterprises brings 35 years of experience to property
    management.  We specialize in  1-4 family buildings in the low to middle range
    of the rental market.
         Buildings managed by Neighborhood Enterprises are usually clean, green,
    and quiet, a fact to which bankers, city building inspectors, and most neighbors
    will attest.  Several years ago, when it rated all buildings in Lafayette Towne,
    the city of St. Louis gave high ratings to buildings managed by NE.  The
    Housing Quality Standards of HUD are maintained in all NE-managed buildings.
         We assume that our tenants and owners want quiet buildings, trimmed
    grass, clean alleys, working systems, control of pets, acceptable housekeeping,
    snow removal, and freedom from junk such as abandoned cars.
         Continuous observation of details such as vent trap covers, guttering,
    porches, activities of children, alley lighting, condition of trees and grass leads
    to cumulative improvement of individual buildings and neighborhoods.
NEIGHBORHOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Affordable Housing Opportunities