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News, insights, and success stories from Southeast Michigan's commercial real estate market.
Timing Is Everything
2016 brought The Western Wayne County Team at the Thomas Duke Co. another successful year of commercial real estate. Some of the past year’s most notable dea…
Challenging property to sell? Not a problem for Steven Valli
After two firms were unsuccessful in selling a 1.3-acre parcel in Canton Township, the owner enlisted the help of Steven Valli. The property was in a great l…
Frank Rakipi negotiates the sale of the Shooter’s Service Building in Livonia, Michigan.
When the owners of a long-standing business decided to sell their building, they called on a trusted name: Frank Rakipi of the Thomas Duke Company. The 14,48…
Flat Rock Plaza Revitalized with New 40,000-square-foot Family Farm and Home Retail Store
We’re pleased to announce the arrival of Family Farm and Home in Flat Rock, Michigan. The 40,000-square-foot lease was signed at 27313 Telegraph Road, and th…
Weighing the Options
When Mack Kim’s lease was about to expire, the owner of Beauty Spot Cosmetics and Beauty Supply wasn’t sure whether he should renew his lease, find a new loc…
Turning Vision into Tangible Results
A local investor with an East Lansing portfolio noticed that the Michigan Avenue corridor in that growing university town is sprucing up. Glimpsing the neigh…
Looking for Four-Leaf Clovers
It seemed like a search for a four-leaf clover. A client came to us with cash she wanted to invest in a four to six-unit apartment building. She’d had her …
Stockbridge Enterprises Chooses the Thomas A. Duke Company
After years of trying to manage them alone, the ownership of Stockbridge Enterprises decided it was time to seek out leasing and property management professi…
The Bad News and the Good News
Bad News / Good News. That was the situation facing one of Ann Arbor’s leading property owners recently. The good news: One of his profitable retail properti…
Bidding Wars…
Bidding wars – they’re becoming a commonplace for us at the Thomas Duke Company. Our West Side team recently brokered a competitive negotiation over the sale…
Below-the-Radar Student Sale in Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Thomas Duke Company recently achieved a below-the-radar package sale of three student housing properties in Kerrytown and the central campus area of Ann …
Momentum
Here’s one more example of the momentum in the current seller’s market: The owner of a 28,000-square-foot light industrial building in Dearborn Heights asked…