Milton L. Jones, Jr. is an entrepreneurial visionary and generous philanthropist.  As owner of MJDC, Jones’ track record reveals a commitment to improving the community and consistent company growth.  His journey started in the early 1960’s when he started earning licenses in insurance, real estate and general contracting.  He merged his ambition and technical mastery to launch several real estate and construction-oriented firms.  He now heads a family-owned and operated company that manages and retains some of Broward County’s finest real estate assets.

Milton is also a principal of Milton Jones Management Corporation, the real estate management firm that manages all properties developed by MJDC and M.L. Jones Construction Company, a bonded general construction firm.

Since acquiring a State of Florida General Contractor License, he has been actively involved in building diverse types of projects throughout Broward County. Prior to founding MJDC, Milton was the president of M. L. Jones Enterprises, Inc. The company developed and maintained many warehouses, commercial buildings, multi-family apartment units, duplexes, and luxury homes in the City of Fort Lauderdale and City of Dania Beach areas.

Milton was also the co-founder of Jones-Kurtz Enterprises, Inc., the owner-developer of Copan’s Square, an industrial warehouse complex of approximately 200,000 square feet, located in City of Pompano Beach, Florida. The project housed the Broward County North Satellite Courthouse and the Broward County Library Distribution Center.   Mr. Jones was a pioneer, in use of the pre-stressed concrete system. Jones-Kurtz Enterprises, Inc. also developed Thompson’s Office Supply & Equipment building, an approximate 30,000 square foot office/showroom and storage building at Powerline and Commercial Boulevards in the City of Fort Lauderdale.

Milton has had great success with urban infill redevelopment projects, with four completed projects and one expected to break ground in 2022. MJDC’s projects, Regal Trace Apartments (408 affordable rental apartments on 28 acres), Shoppes On Arts Avenue (35,190 square feet retail center on 3.5 acres), both of which are located adjacent to the Historic Sistrunk Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale have served as the cornerstone of redevelopment in the northwest area of the City of Fort Lauderdale and have advanced redevelopment efforts in the City of Fort Lauderdale CRA. In the case of the development of Shoppes On Arts Avenue, the community requested a grocer and MJDC delivered the grocer, Save-A-Lot as well as a national bank, Bank of America. MJDC has also developed the Sun Garden Apartments in the northwest section of the City of Dania Beach.

Prior to his career in real estate development, construction and property management, Milton had a career in insurance. His initial professional involvement was with Aetna Life & Casualty as a consultant specializing in the areas of Estate Planning, Taxation and Business Insurance.  Beginning in 1968, he was associated with Franklin Life & Gulf Life in the areas of Tax Deferred Annuities and Mutual Funds.

Mr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science, Political Science, (1963) from Florida A&M University, a State of Florida General Contractor License, and a State of Florida Real Estate Broker License.

Milton has served on many boards to include: Member of the Board of Governors of Nova Southeastern University, 1983; Member of the Broward Sheriff’s Foundation Board; Member of the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Fort Lauderdale, 1983-1995; Vice Chair of Board of Adjustments in the City of Fort Lauderdale, 1999, Vice Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Dania 1975-1976; Ad Hoc.  Committee Chairman- Real Estate Investments Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU); Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Foundation, Inc. (FAMU Foundation) Board of Directors, 1986 and served as the Investment Chairman for 14 years; Investment Chairman Emeritus of FAMU Foundation; Broward County Expressway Authority, which directed development of the Sawgrass Expressway. 1988; NSU Board of Trustee, 1998 – Present, Chairman of Buildings and Grounds Committee. 2003 until 2020; Chairman of the Higher Education Facilities Finance Authority for Independent College and Universities, 2000 until 2020.