John Story Company LLC
In
1945, John Story Sr. and John “Jack” Story Jr. formed the John
Story Company real estate agency. After initially having an office in
downtown Tulsa, they moved to the Brookside neighborhood. The family business
was primarily involved with real estate sales, investments, management, and
construction. In 1971, Jack Story
was appointed by U.S. Senator John L. McClellan to work for the governors of
Arkansas and Oklahoma to head up a joint effort promoting industrial
development on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. After the
term of that appointment, Jack returned to private real estate practice,
focusing on appraisals, brokerage, property management, and consulting. In
1977, John Story III entered the
business on a full-time basis. One of his initial assignments was to assist in
completing a study for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers that inventoried land
and buildings in Tulsa’s Mingo Creek floodplain. Since then, his real estate
career has covered a broad spectrum of services to varied clients across
Oklahoma.
In
1979, Jack and John changed the company’s name to Story & Associates
and focused primarily upon offering real estate appraisal and consulting
services. From 1991-96, John served as one of the first Governor appointees to
the newly formed Oklahoma Real Estate Appraisers Board. Jack rose up through
the officer chairs of the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
(NAIFA) to serve as its 1998 National President.
As of
2025, John Story III continues the
business as John Story Company LLC, in association with Jesse W. Fyler.
The Story family’s Oklahoma history dates back to before statehood, and we are
thankful for the many opportunities that have resulted from living in the State
of Oklahoma and the Tulsa metropolitan area. We encourage all of our fellow
Oklahomans to work in cooperation toward achieving a great future for our state
and local communities.