About Ben Sever

Ben and his family moved to Iowa City during the pandemic, fulfilling a shared dream of moving to his wife Michelle’s hometown to raise their growing family. While Michelle hails from Iowa City, Ben joins us from St. Louis, where he worked for a decade as a real estate investor and property manager, and for many years also practiced corporate and real estate law. Ben also served as business manager for DJ Records, an online record store that grew from 5 to 24 employees in the span of a decade, moving from the founder’s basement to a warehouse, growing in tandem with the booming interest in vinyl records.

 

He has a particular interest in historic homes and neighborhoods and currently serves on the Johnson County Historic Preservation Commission. Ben and his family love spending time outdoors year-round in the corridor’s many great parks and nature areas. An avid outdoorsman, one of Ben’s favorite memories is from the time he spent as a canoe guide in the Boundary Waters area of northern Minnesota.