Minneapolis Homes Developer Profile: Jenny Kuria

With the complete rehabilitation of 3210 Morgan Ave N and 3234 Humboldt Ave N, Jenny Kuria has rehabbed and sold her fifth Minneapolis Homes REHAB project.

Kenya-born builder finds niche

Leaning on her background in international finance and her willingness to try something new, Kuria found her calling as a provider of affordable housing in underserved areas of Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park and other metro area cities.

Kenyan Woman in US Rises From Low Wage Job to Own Company

As humans, we have the tendency of underestimating the power of choice. Nonetheless, this perspective changes once we decide to do things differently and resort to viewing life from a larger perspective. 

Minneapolis woman dramatically transforms rundown vacant home

When Joanne Kuria decided to buy a house, she never imagined she would end up with a dilapidated vacant home in Minneapolis — and then renovate it from top to bottom.

2022 Top Women in Construction finalists announced

Women make a daily impact across Minnesota’s construction industry on job sites and behind the scenes. Finance & Commerce is recognizing these construction leaders at the third annual Top Women in Construction awards.

In a perpetual search for growth, Jeniffer Kuria explores modular construction – starting with ADUs

“When I moved here, I didn’t think I would ever own a home.” Now, Jeniffer Kuria does more than own a home – as the CEO of Amani Construction, she builds and rehabs homes with a vision for creating quality, affordable housing in the Twin Cities.