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News, insights, and success stories from Southeast Michigan's commercial real estate market.
Transplanting the Local Florist
Family owned since 1898, Keller & Stein Florist is one of the oldest businesses in Canton, Michigan. Five generations of Kellers and Steins have crafted stun…
Who Else Would I Call?
When the owner of the Pella Windows store on Seven Mile in Livonia needed to sell his building, he called the firm that sold him the building eight years ago…
TEAM Rehab and The Thomas A. Duke Company: A Beautiful Team
Strategic alliances are an integral part of any company’s success. Ford Motor Company’s alliance with Visteon and General Motors’ with Delphi are shining exa…
Bank’s Foreclosure Met by Significant Demand
Thanks to our history of success with an area bank in selling improved properties returned to it, that bank came to us with a new assignment: sell 106 fully …
Toppers Pizza Moves into Michigan
Looking for a dynamic market for its first Michigan store, emerging pizza chain Toppers Pizza chose Ann Arbor, and the businessman awarded that franchise cho…
Urban Danish Design Plus Downtown Birmingham Allure Equals Success!
Since its construction in 1991, 670 S. Old Woodward has been home to Azar’s Oriental Rugs, a highly successful local business. After 30 years of serving Bir…
The Phoenix Rises in Pontiac: An Urban Downtown is Re-tenanted
It’s been plain for all to see that commercial landlords in older urban downtowns have taken a beating over the last several years. A struggling state econo…
Dearborn Property Fetches close to $100 per square foot—in under 30 days!
Dearborn Property Fetches close to $100 per square foot—in under 30 days! The Thomas A. Duke Company has again closed on the sale of a Dearborn property at …
From Reposition to Acquistion: Novi Shopping Center Sells- Above Market Rates
The Village Shopping Center
Network marketing – 42nd Annual Event of International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
We at the Thomas A. Duke Company know that network marketing is a key component in our strategy to market properties for sale or lease. Most recently we par…
Palmer Crossing deal!
The Thomas A. Duke Company was selected by the US Marshal Service to represent it in the sale of a 25,000 square foot retail center in Canton, Michigan. The…
Recent sales in Detroit Market!
Thomas A. Duke Company recently completed two a sale and re-purposing of a vacant 125,000 square foot furniture warehouse for a vocational training facility …