Thomas A. Duke Company

Since he joined the Thomas A. Duke Company in 1999, Jim has emerged as an authority in the field of commercial and residential land development in Washtenaw County. His specialties encompass everything from brokering office, retail, industrial and investment properties to ushering vacant land into development. Because Jim has formed strong working relationships with both land owners and local government officials, hes become an incomparable asset to developers, builders and investors looking to enter the growing Ann Arbor market. One look at the range of Jims recent transactions a private school, a Citgo gas station, a community hospital, several student rentals, apartment buildings, commercial leases, and several residential developments provides evidence of his considerable versatility and expertise.

John comes to the Thomas A. Duke Company with a solid foundation in the building industry. There he developed particular insight and skill in the sales and marketing of new construction, which he now brings to real estate brokerage. John is particularly keen to assist buyers and sellers of vacant land, though his expertise extends to retail and office property sales also. The area John knows especially well is southern Livingston County, where he has lived for the past 14 years.

CAREER SUMMARY

After graduating from Michigan State University in 1992 with a bachelors degree in Public Administration, Mark moved to southeastern Michigan. Since then Mark has been very active in the commercial real estate market. Marks focus has been on industrial projects in southwest Oakland and Livingston Counties. His commitment to add significant value and comprehend the important aspects of every project has fostered customer loyalty and the respect of the community officials in his market. Repeat customers have historically accounted for about 70% of the business completed by Mark.

Prior to entering the field of commercial real estate Mark worked briefly in residential real estate and spent two years with Fidelity National Title Company. In 1995 Mark joined Schonsheck, Inc. as the Director of Project Development. During that time Mark coordinated over one hundred build-to-suit projects. This process included contract negotiations, land assemblages, easement negotiations, municipal approvals, and construction management services. Mark is known throughout the industry for his knowledge in all facets of the commercial real estate business from A to Z.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Mark is currently on the Construction Board of Appeals in Wixom and lives in Milford with his wife Becki and four (4) children.

Mark excels in the sale of vacant land, as well as user and investment properties. Hes successfully completed over $500 million in commercial real estate sales, an indication of how consistently he delivers the best service in his market. With his background in personal direct marketing, analysis and research, Mark is able to provide clients with well-considered, systematic solutions to real estate problems. Besides being a CCIM, he is a member of the Detroit Area Board of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors, the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

A native and long-time resident of the Livonia area, Steve has an extensive, working knowledge of western Wayne County. That in-depth knowledge includes not only the real estate opportunities, but also the governmental units of Livonia and the surrounding communities. The strong working relationships hes cultivated with key local officials mayors, economic developers and planners give Steve unique insight when brokering investment and user properties in the area or when serving as a buyer/tenant representative. Since 1998 owners and investors looking to maximize the return on the sale of their properties have increasingly and repeatedly turned to Steve for his expertise in Livonia area real estate.

The Duke family has built, developed and managed real estate in the Detroit area since 1887. With the benefit of four generations worth of understanding and expertise Tom founded the company that bears his name in 1980. Since that time the Thomas A. Duke Company has grown in service and reputation so that today, in metropolitan Detroit real estate markets, the company name opens doors. As a locally owned, locally invested company it stands above its competitors for the exceptional quality of its associates and the service they tailor to fit each client. Each of the agents on the team Tom has assembled specializes in a particular geographic location across the five-county metropolitan area. A client in any of these markets is thus matched with an expert in that market, someone with in-depth knowledge of its particular opportunities who can deftly and successfully advance the client's goals. Tom's own notable recent transactions include the acquisition, renovation and re-leasing of the 63,000 square-foot Learning Care Building; the creative assembly and rezoning of two properties, enabling the renovation by Mercedes Benz; and the sale of a 50,000 square-foot multi-tenant office property. Because Tom values healthy relationships between his business and the larger community, he has served on the boards of many professional, governmental and civic groups, ranging from Metrobank (where he served as board chair) to the Farmington Hills Planning Commission. Over the past 25 yea