About Us

Our aim is simple. We want you to be a fan of our work. Someone who believes that Gerrard homes, apartments, and developments are great places to live, work, and play. And here’s how:

About Gerrard Companies

We don’t really like to talk about ourselves. We like to let our work speak for us. We’d rather listen to you—how you hope to live a better, less stressful life.

So we’ll be brief. Gerrard Companies is a family-owned business with expertise in real estate. We build and manage condominiums, offices, apartment communities, and residential neighborhoods. Our holdings span seven states: Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming. Our late father began his real estate career in 1954. Sadly, he passed away in April of 2017. His guidance has had a lasting impact and continues to guide us today.

Gerrard Corporation/Gerrard Companies: Over A Half Century of Real Estate

The Gerrard family has been a force in real estate and development in the upper Midwest for almost 70 years. The tradition began with M. William Gerrard, when he founded his real estate brokerage firm in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1954. His momentum and vision carried sons Mike, Peter, and Paul and daughter Nancy into real estate careers as well. They have formed residential and commercial development companies, retail brokerages, general construction, and property management firms.

Peter and Paul started Gerrard Corporation after Mike’s sudden and tragic death in 1993. The company developed and currently manages apartment communities in seven states, including Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. (Gerrard Corporation was honored with the USDA Rural Development “Developer of the Year” Award in the state of Montana.)

As second generation real estate brokers, developers, contractors, and managers, the Gerrard family has a solid history and knowledge of many communities, especially in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Gerrard Corporation has a history of going above and beyond what is required for a standard development, which has contributed to the long-term success of these properties, along with consistently high occupancy levels and tenant satisfaction.

Student housing

•  La Crosse
• The Avenue
• State Street
• Vine Street
• River Falls University Falls Apartments
• Stevens Point
• University Point Apartments.

Subdivisions

• La Crosse – The Brick Works
• Ellsworth – Crossing Meadows
• Menominee – Dancing Oaks Twin Homes

Business parks and commercial development

• Ellsworth – Crossing Meadows Business Park
• Hudson – The Maxwell
• La Crosse – Gateway Terrace commercial, Michael Heights commercial

Condominiums and Commercial Development

• La Crosse, Gateway Terrace
• Powell with 35,000 square-foot building that included restaurant, retail, and commercial
• 10 West, a commercial development that includes two regional restaurant chains located next to the University of Wisconsin
• La Crosse, Eau Claire Prairie Heights
• Rochester Metropolitan Marketplace apartment and boutique grocery store located in downtown Rochester

Contractors

We build a variety of developments in communities that we like, because diversification is healthy.
Plus, it’s more interesting for us. We take extra care to assure that our projects fit the neighborhood and community into which they are built. Building contractors we work with include:

• Wieser Brothers General Contractor – La Crescent, MN
• Ellis Stone Construction – Stevens Point, WI
• Paragon Associates – La Crosse, WI
• Rotherham Construction – Bozeman, MT
• Gerrard Development, LLC – La Crosse, WI

Architecture/Engineering

Long-term partnerships with regional architects and engineering firms has been instrumental in the optimal planning, design, and construction of our residential communities and commercial developments.

• Dream Architecture – Burlington, WI
• Yaggy Colby Associates – Rochester, MN
• Schuts Foss Architects – Billings, MT
• BKV Group – Minneapolis, MN
• Armon Architecture – Rochester, MN
• Cornerstone Architects – Tomah, WI
• WSB Engineers – Rochester, MN

• U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development
• Department of Administration – Division of Housing
• American Recovery & Reinvestment Act – 2009 Obama Administration
• Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
  • 4% state tax credits, 9% credits, 4% bonds, capital magnet funds, and interest strip financing zeros
• WESTCAP – Glenwood City
• Boston Capital
• Red Capital
• Centerline Capital
• Bank of America
• Wells Fargo
• Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
• Altra Federal Credit Union
• Bremer Bank – Menomonie
• River Bank
• Merchants Bank – Winona

• CCF Bank Altoona Wisconsin
• TIF financing, land-grant city of River Falls
• City of superior land grant, CDBG, TIF financing
• TIF financing to Stevens Point
• Reinhart Companies
• People’s Food Co-op, La Crosse/Rochester
• Wieser Brothers General Contractor
• NSP/Eloigne Company
• Bonneville Mortgage
• Fannie Mae – WI, MT, UT
• Hudson Hospital
• Shopko/Pamida
• City of La Crosse (WI)
• City of Menomonie (WI)
• City of Superior (WI) – Housing Authority
• City of Rochester (MN)