In 2006 Hokanson Construction, Inc. merged with Hokanson Development Company, Inc. to form Hokanson Construction & Development Company, Inc. Originally formed in 1978, Hokanson Construction started out building custom homes on a single site basis. Between 1978 and 1980, Hokanson Construction built and sold 10 custom homes in the Twin Cities northern suburbs.

Hokanson Construction later entered the commercial market, acquiring land for the purpose of building warehouse space and sports clubs. Company involvement has been in the acquisition, construction, leasing and management of these commercial and industrial buildings. Some of these projects were sold outright after construction and occupancy, while others were held for investment purposes and leased to tenants. Investment properties were transferred to Hokanson Investments, another division of Hokanson Companies. Hokanson Investments has owned and leased as many as 35 bays of warehouse space at a given time.

Minnesota commercial construction projects by the company now known as Hokanson Construction & Development Company, Inc. have included the following:

Tenant Location Approx. Bldg.
Size (sq ft)
Heggies Pizza Factory Onamia 10,000
Dusty’s Auto Body Blaine 10,000
Dave’s Floor Sanding Blaine 12,000
Erickson Plumbing & Heating Blaine  6,000
Jeffrey Boisvert Bldg. Blaine  9,600
Lettermen Sports Blaine  20,000
The Dance Shoppe Plymouth 20,000
Northern Hydraulics Maplewood 20,000
 Brake & Shoe Repair Blaine 8,000
Hokanson Companies Blaine 10,300
Sure Cast Foundary Blaine  14,000
Race Craft Blaine 10,000
Blake Dewatering Co. Blaine  6,000
Moller Barber School Minneapolis 10,000
Rod Bachwitz Blaine 5,000
Safety Kleen Blaine 30,000
Sultz Manufacturing Blaine 13,000
Ron Merkle Bldg. Blaine 5,000
T.E.S./Sierra Construction Blaine  12,000
Greenstone Multi-Tenant Bldg. Blaine 20,000
Eldorado Office/Warehouse Blaine  45,300
Cornerstone Office/Warehouse Blaine  51,520
Protofab Engineering Blaine  11,648
Intex Corporation Albertville  24,055
Naples MarketPlace Retail Center Blaine  14,418
Numerous tenant finish projects

Incorporated in May 1990, Hokanson Development Company further defined Hokanson's role in the single family and multi unit housing development market. Activity began in earnest actually slightly prior to incorporation with the beginning of its first project, Autumn Woods in Blaine, Minnesota.

As of the start of year 2007, development projects by Hokanson Construction & Development Company, Inc. have included:

Project Name Location Start Date Type Units
Autumn Woods Blaine 09/88 Single Family 55
River Ridge Coon Rapids 11/89 Single family 12
Genthon Ponds Andover 03/90 Single family 12
Wenzel Farms Lino Lakes 04/91 Single family 100
Townhomes 75
Pheasant Meadows Coon Rapids 08/92 Single family 28
Quail Ridge Lino Lakes 10/92 Single family 42
Hokanson Industrial Park Blaine 12/92 Commercial 16
Griffing Meadows Buffalo 06/93 Single family  31
Marshan Lakes Lino Lakes 08/93 Condominiums 134
Trappers Crossing I Lino Lakes 08/93 Single family 28
Trappers Crossing II Lino Lakes 08/93 Single family 52
Trappers Crossing III Lino Lakes 08/93 Single family 36
Oaks of Lino Lino Lakes 01/94 Single family 9
Bear Creek Ham Lake 08/96  Single family 17
Bison Meadows Buffalo Spring ’01  Single family 70
Townhomes 39
Green Gables Coon Rapids Spring ’01 Townhomes 21
Hunters Crossing Monticello Fall ’04 Single family 170
Hunters Crossing Monticello Townhomes 83
Turnberry Crossing  Lino Lakes Spring ’05 Townhomes 23
Naples MarketPlace Blaine 2004 Commercial 7 lots

While managing the progress of the projects listed above, Hokanson Development Company has grown from its inception in 1990 to a multi-million dollar developer. Roger's long held preference for working on "upper scale" homes coupled with his drive for quality and customer service has enabled Hokanson Development to take an offensive approach to the cyclical effect of interest rate fluctuations on the construction marketplace.

Awards and Commendations

In April of 1993, the Genthon Ponds project was awarded the Environmental Excellence Award by the Builders Association of Minnesota.