Cooperative Housing · Minnesota

Home is more than a place.
It's a community of neighbors.

Gramercy Development Companies designs and builds cooperative housing that empowers neighbors, strengthens communities, and improves quality of life — in Edina, Minnesota and beyond.

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30+
Years of Cooperative Expertise
15
Cooperatives Built (1990s–2000s)
2018
Brand Reborn by Mick & Kathleen
Our Mission

A better way to grow older — together.

We believe senior housing should mean ownership, dignity, and connection. Through intentional design and cooperative home ownership, our communities give member-owners financial predictability, democratic control, and real neighbors who become real friends.

"Our intentional design and cooperative home ownership model serves to empower neighbors, strengthen communities, and improve quality of life."
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What We Do

Senior cooperatives, end to end.

Gramercy Development Companies is a Minnesota cooperative housing developer based in Edina, Minnesota. We partner with land owners, cities, and developers to deliver projects from first sketch to ribbon cutting.

Development

Site selection, entitlement, financing, and project management for cooperative communities purpose-built for active seniors.

Cooperative Structuring

HUD 213 limited-equity and market-rate cooperative formation, financing, and governance — drawing on three decades of Minnesota expertise.

Design & Construction

Intentional, community-centered design — from common spaces that bring neighbors together to homes that owners can customize and call their own.

Mike Conlan with his children Mick and Kathleen at a cooperative groundbreaking
Mike Conlan with his children Mick and Kathleen at a cooperative groundbreaking, early 2000s.
Our Story

A family legacy in cooperative housing.

Gramercy is a family brand. It was founded by Mike Conlan in the 1990s — a passionate pioneer of the cooperative model and one of the people most responsible for making Minnesota the national leader in senior cooperative housing.

Mike instilled in his children a belief that high-quality, attainable housing matters. Two of his five — Mick and Kathleen — joined him as he built the Gramercy Park and Gramercy Club Cooperatives, bringing a new model of senior living to communities across Minnesota. Before his untimely passing in 2004, Mike and the Gramercy team had built 15 cooperatives.

In 2018, Mick and Kathleen restarted the Gramercy brand to advance the senior cooperative housing model — and to continue the work their father started.

1990s
Mike Conlan founds Gramercy and pioneers the MN cooperative model
2004
15 cooperatives built across Minnesota under Gramercy Corp.
2018
Mick & Kathleen restart Gramercy and launch The American Cooperative
Introducing

The American Cooperative

A new brand from Gramercy that reflects our extensive history of developing properties that blend design and function — offering owners a stunning, vibrant community with the four things that matter most.

01

Ownership

Real ownership in a beautiful multifamily setting — not a rental, not a lease.

02

Democratic Control

Member-owners run the cooperative. Your voice, your home, your community.

03

Predictability

Financial structure designed for stability and peace of mind.

04

True Community

Neighbors who become friends — by design, not by accident.

Our Principals

The team behind Gramercy.

Mick Conlan and Kathleen Conlan Joyce, founders of Gramercy Development Companies
Mick Conlan & Kathleen Conlan Joyce

Mick Conlan

President

Mick formed Gramercy Development in 2018 and, later, The American Cooperative of Anoka. A real estate attorney and licensed broker in Minnesota, Mick served two tours in Iraq as a Marine Officer in 2006 and 2007 before attending the University of St. Thomas School of Law. He began his career as in-house counsel at a real estate developer, helping lead the redevelopment of a 20-acre mixed-use project adjacent to the University of Minnesota Duluth and the management of 700+ workforce housing units across the state. In 2013 he founded the Conlan Law Firm, where he represents developers and property managers.

(612) 850-4151 mick@gramercycompanies.com

Kathleen Conlan Joyce

Design & Construction

Kathleen oversaw design, construction, and unit customizations for Gramercy Corp. through the 1990s and early 2000s, managing the build of hundreds of cooperative homes across Minnesota and assisting with HUD 213 limited-equity and market-rate cooperative financing. After her father's passing in 2004, she joined The Waters Senior Living, where as Vice President of Design and Construction for 15 years she defined the Waters' brand aesthetic across 12 communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Kathleen co-founded Gramercy Development Companies in 2018.

kcj@gramercycompanies.com
Get in Touch

Let's build something lasting.

Gramercy is always looking to partner with land owners, cities, and developers interested in cooperative home ownership. Tell us about your site or your idea — we'd love to hear from you.

Phone
(612) 850-4151
Email
mick@gramercycompanies.com