J Dapper

“Highly driven,” “inspiring visionary” and “abundantly resourceful” are just some of the words people use to describe J Dapper, principal at Dapper Companies, a company he founded in 2002. Dapper brings these terms to life every day, leading what has become a premier commercial development company in Southern Nevada. After starting his career as a Realtor, while simultaneously managing rental properties, J soon transitioned to commercial real estate, buying, selling and managing triple net industrial and office space. His early career was defined by landmark purchase and management activities with marquee developments such as an 8,000-square-foot complex at St. Rose and Eastern, the 7,500-square-foot Palm Court retail development on Eastern and management of Paradise Esplanade, the 60,000-square-foot center located across from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. J’s current portfolio has expanded to include innovative and thoughtful retail, office and office/warehouse space throughout the valley, all of which are self-managed. The company also represents landlords, tenants, property owners and investors in buying, selling and leasing commercial property. J recently announced what will be his largest project to date, a retail and office project on 10 acres in Southwest Las Vegas, called The Bend. It will be the largest dining, entertainment and shopping complex in the area. In 2015, Dapper Companies, and a related company called Ten15 Development, invested more than $6 million to buy and restore three key commercial real estate properties in the historic Huntridge neighborhood of Downtown Las Vegas. It has become one of his most celebrated projects to date, receiving acknowledgements from the State of Nevada and City of Las Vegas. Dapper also received a Mayor’s Urban Design Award (MUDA) from the City of Las Vegas for the iconic Huntridge Center sign, which he unveiled in a citywide celebration in 2016. Since that time, the partnership has spent another $4 million remodeling and improving these properties, which continues to this day. In addition to landscaping, upgraded signage, building exteriors and new retail offerings in his Huntridge developments, Dapper worked with Henriksen/Butler (H/B), an interior furnishings and architectural products design and distribution company to renovate the former site of an historic Las Vegas building, the Gamblers Book Shop. The project has won many awards, including an Excellence in Design Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Nevada, a MUDA from the City of Las Vegas and a Spotlight Award from NAIOP Southern Nevada. In addition to growing his company, J was appointed Chairman of the Clark County Planning Commission in January 2018. He has been a member of the Commission for the past eight years. J is a native of Las Vegas and a graduate of Clark High School. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife Jaime and his two sons, A.J and William.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker
• Markets
  Las Vegas
• Property Types
  Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex
• Websites
  LINKEDIN PROFILE
• Company Website
  Visit Site
• Organizations
  International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)