The Story:
Downtown Dwellings founders, Mark Brown and Jill Judy are dedicated to purchasing distressed buildings in the heart of the historic areas of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. They thoughtfully restore each property, restoring the architectural features while adding modern elements and conveniences.
“We believe that by preserving these wonderful historic properties, both homes and commercial buildings, and creating in them quality living space for today’s lifestyle makes our community a better place.” Jill Judy, co-owner.
Each apartment is unique; each building has a character all its own. The company has restored and created apartment homes and urban lofts from hundred-year-old houses, school buildings, even a former church. The neighborhoods as well have their own special character, with some among quiet, shade-lined streets, others nearer to the bustle of downtown.
“Downtown Dwellings offers more than a place to live. It is all
about community, and neighbors, and saving these beautiful old neighborhoods. We invite you to become part of it.”
– Mark Brown, co-owner.
Downtown Dwellings Little Rock Arkansas Apartments For Rent
Kwaibena
Kwaibena was born and raised in Helena, AR, but currently lives in Jacksonville, AR. He joins us after working for 15 years with the Little Rock Job Corps. There he served as the Social Development and Maintenance Manager. KB loves to spend his off-time riding his motorcycle in the summer and working on restoring old cars!
Haley
Haley was born and raised in Little Rock. Though she's left a few times for a change of pace, she has always considered Little Rock home. She joined the Downtown Dwellings team after careers in Food & Beverage Management, concert promoting, venue management, and nonprofit event planning. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Nonprofit Professional Studies and Cultural Anthropology programs. Haley is also a Certified Tour Ambassador for Little Rock and loves sharing about the richness of our history as a city and state. She loves dining out at Little Rock's wonderful eateries with friends, loves the performing arts, and all the events downtown. She is excited to be a part of restoration work in her favorite city and feels like this is her most important work yet.
Monica
We are pleased and fortunate to welcome Monica as one of our newest members of the Downtown Dwellings team. With six years of experience in dispatch and maintenance, Monica’s skill-set makes her a perfect fit in a company that loves historic buildings.
Monica has been married for 8 years and she and her wife have two wonderful sons- Noah, 8 and Bently, 2. As a native Arkansan that grew up in North Little Rock, she and her family are avid campers and boaters and enjoy vacationing together; partaking in all things outdoors. As if raising two young boys isn’t enough, she also has 5 fur babies: dogs Sassy, Sonny, Zeus, Charleigh, and a cat named Foo Foo. Monica loves learning new skills, meeting new people, and helping others. She thinks downtown Little Rock is a beautiful place with lots of rich history and she appreciates the interesting people and events our town has to offer.
Lindsey
Lindsey started her career with Downtown Dwellings at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 as the leasing manager and, in 2021, made the shift to Operations. She currently oversees the management of the company – primarily handling the finances and strategic planning, Lindsey also wears the hats of resident relations, maintenance coordinator, and troubleshooter extraordinaire. Before her life with DD, Lindsey was in the financial industry, spending 7 years on the trading floor at Stephens Inc. and then another 8 years in financial software, focusing on regulatory reporting and trading functionality.
Lindsey is a self-professed SoMa-ite and Downtowner to the core. She and her wife built their house in SoMa in 2018 and Lindsey has been involved throughout the years with SoMa 501, the Arkansas Cornbread Festival, and The Studio Theatre. In her spare time, Lindsey loves hanging out with her dearest friends at downtown restaurants, petting cats, and enjoying the fun activities downtown Little Rock has to offer!
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Zack
Zack has over a decade’s worth of professional experience working in the fields of education, nonprofit development, and marketing. After graduating with a degree in Public Policy Leadership, Zack joined Teach For America and served as a 5th and 6th grade mathematics teacher in the Mississippi Delta. After serving three years in the classroom, Zack moved to Little Rock to pursue a Master of Public Service from the Clinton School. Today, Little Rock is home, and in between, running around showcasing Downtown Dwelling’s incredible downtown apartments, he spends his time with his partner Jonathan Sketas and his two dogs, Oakley Dean and Luna!