
Jonathan Arenas
Development and Construction Lead
Jonathan leads development, construction, and field operations at Stellar. He is an investor and an operator, and he works a project from the first walkthrough to the final punch list: finding and evaluating acquisitions, setting scope and budget, running the renovation, and getting the property ready to perform.
Over the past several years he has built a portfolio of roughly 40 properties. That volume taught him what actually determines whether a project works: reading a property correctly before you buy it, keeping costs in line once crews are on site, sequencing the work so units come back online quickly, and holding a standard of workmanship that protects the asset instead of just closing out a job.
He looks at construction the way an owner does, which shapes how he selects subcontractors, writes scopes, and decides where to spend and where to hold back. His background in education shows up in how he works with people — an owner reviewing a budget, a resident with a maintenance issue, or a crew on site.
He oversees the company's growth and daily leadership at Stellar Management Services.



