NEIGHBORHOOD ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Affordable Housing Opportunities
Neighborhood Enterprises is a real estate/Property ManagementCompany whose mission is to provide decent,
affordable rental housing for low income persons in the city of St. Louis, Missouri.
For 35 years NE has been a self-supporting business and a housing ministry attempting to strengthen
families and neighborhoods.
                                       
                                                                     History

    The president of Neighborhood Enterprises, Jim Roos, established 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.  The area of NE's
    primary activity is just north of Interstate 44 just east of Vandeventer.

                           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 35 years we
    have learned what works and what does not.
  • There is a huge market for what we are doing.  The demand
    for low-income 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.