Pomeroy Development

07/03/2026

05/28/2026

Maybe you've seen some construction activity behind the old YMCA in downtown Atchison and wondered what's going on...

It's a "we're putting the band back together" kind of deal as this project adds three (3) additional apartments within the existing building. All the local contractors who helped with the original 17 unit project, lead by L&L Construction, are back and helping us build out the vacant locker room spaces under the gym.

Our finishes here will be on par with the rest of the building and include solid surface countertops, a premium suite of GE appliances, and in-unit laundry.

Projects like this always take extraordinary partnership and we're thankful to the Kansas Dept. of Commerce, the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, the State Historic Preservation Office , and the City of Atchison for their assistance in making this possible.

Since completion in 2020 this building has a lifetime vacancy rate of less than 1% so we're really pleased to make this incremental expansion happen. The new apartments will be available for lease later this year upon completion.

05/26/2026

04/12/2026

I'm headed to Tulsa for the national Main Street Now Conference and looking forward to presenting with my friend Robert with Kansas Main Street.

The presentation in short:

- Nobody is coming to save your town (especially downtown)
- Development projects are just a math equation. Learn the math and follow the money.
- The development skillset can be learned and resources exist to help you and others in your community learn the necessary skills to make projects happen
- Grow your own skills and then nurture the development eco-system in your community

- Justin Pregont

02/10/2026

Yesterday I testified in front of the Kansas House Committee on Commerce in support of a proposed bill that would incrementally expand the current exemption on fire sprinklers from just single and duplex projects to include 3-plexes and 4-plexes. Similar moves have recently been made in North Carolina, Oregon and various cities across the state/country and yes, smoke alarms would still be required.

Fire code, including sprinkler requirements, in commercial and multi-family buildings has saved countless lives since going mainstream many decades ago. Even so, many local governments and state regulators are too disconnected from the extraordinary cost sprinklers impose on very small projects (4 units and less). In real estate, form follows finance, meaning projects don't get built if the sources of funding don't match the required project expenses.

At a time when every community I visit across Kansas claims a housing supply and affordability crisis, this is a small and reasonable step to help hometown housing developers and investors make more small projects work.

- Justin Pregont

02/03/2026

12/17/2025

I was recently asked by Kevin Klinkenberg to come on the Messy City Podcast (recorded in Kansas City) to discuss my perspective and experience with real estate development in rural Kansas.

"I kept hearing no, over and over and over again...I started doing development in Atchison because I was desperate to see (deliver) the types of projects that I saw other people do in bigger places."

If you're interested in rural real estate development at all, I think you'll enjoy listening to our conversation (link below).

Justin Pregont of Pomeroy Development talks about taking on the hard projects in rural towns in Kansas

11/21/2025

We're proud to be early supporters of Arbors & Avenues, a group dedicated to the natural beautification of Atchison.

So far we've partnered with them to plant a total of eight new trees at our buildings in Downtown Atchison (1913 Apartments, Central School Apartments, and Bridgeview Apartments).