https://simplecast.com The Build Up The Build Up gives you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. 2022 - The Build Up - Crain's Detroit Business en Tue, 22 Nov 2022 05:05:00 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:48:10 +0000 https://the-build-up.simplecast.com The Build Up https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/26731dcc-699f-4426-a7cd-170ac39fdf51/47fc7b34-b2c4-4eee-acff-3e7488bc0356/3000x3000/thebuildup-logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://the-build-up.simplecast.com episodic The Build Up gives you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. Crain's Detroit Business false https://feeds.simplecast.com/8yGIyz3I metro detroit, apartments, arielle kass, building, commercial real estate, construction, crain's detroit business, detroit, detroit development, gentrification, housing issues, kirk pinho, michigan, news, planning and development, real estate, residential real estate, restaurants, retail, southwest michigan, urban development Lauren Abdel-Razzaq lauren.razzaq@crain.com a5741a5c-5d4a-4f6c-9530-c71f2f50099f The Build Up with Dave Blaszkiewicz 1:03 - His ambitions for Invest Detroit

2:05 - What he plans to do with the New Markets Tax Credits Invest Detroit was just awarded.

A breakdown of the episode:

5:45 - How the changing economic environment impacts his organization

7:45 - Why he’s concerned about the future of commercial real estate in the next few years

9:30 - Where the next wave of investor interest will be in Detroit

13:35 - How Invest Detroit is expanding in target neighborhoods

15:30 - When he would get involved on the developer side of commercial real estate

16:45 - Why Invest Detroit created the Ebiara fund

18:55 - What development tools does he wish were accessible in Michigan that aren’t yet

21:10 - Why he supports reform on tax policy

24:10 - How has development financing changed in the last decade

30:30 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it

]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 05:05:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Dave Blaszkiewicz, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-dave-blaszkiewicz-sjY4ZwDK 1:03 - His ambitions for Invest Detroit

2:05 - What he plans to do with the New Markets Tax Credits Invest Detroit was just awarded.

A breakdown of the episode:

5:45 - How the changing economic environment impacts his organization

7:45 - Why he’s concerned about the future of commercial real estate in the next few years

9:30 - Where the next wave of investor interest will be in Detroit

13:35 - How Invest Detroit is expanding in target neighborhoods

15:30 - When he would get involved on the developer side of commercial real estate

16:45 - Why Invest Detroit created the Ebiara fund

18:55 - What development tools does he wish were accessible in Michigan that aren’t yet

21:10 - Why he supports reform on tax policy

24:10 - How has development financing changed in the last decade

30:30 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it

]]> The Build Up with Dave Blaszkiewicz Dave Blaszkiewicz, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass 00:33:11 The list of development successes in Detroit has increased in recent years, with particular attention being paid to the 1.4-square miles of downtown. New retail, apartments and sports complexes have been built or revitalized, bringing clout to those developers who got the job done.  But Dave Blaszkiewicz knows Detroit is nothing without its neighborhoods.  "I feel like we've got great momentum in the Midtown, downtown areas with the stadiums and arenas, really placing themselves there on a permanent basis." he said "But Detroit is built on its neighborhoods, and if we can't stabilize those we're not going to be long for the world." Blaszkiewicz is President and CEO of Invest Detroit, a major player in Detroit development, providing financing to a host of projects around the city. The organization earlier this month received its largest-ever award, $50 million in New Markets Tax Credit funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. And even though he has his hands in just about every new development in Detroit, Blaszkiewicz will always count Invest Detroit's efforts in the city's 10 Strategic Neighborhood Fund Zones among the work he is most proud of. And there's a reason why these areas get the focus over others. "I wish we could create a template where we just go from place to place. But the reality is each one is different," Blaszkiewicz said. "We look for what we would call tipping neighborhoods: these are the neighborhoods that are right on the bubble where if we put our shoulders into them we can get them to tip in the right direction." New Markets Tax Credits are targeted at low-income areas and geared toward bringing investment into things like new real estate development and businesses. The program was authorized by Congress in 2000 and is currently allowed to dole out $91 billion through the end of 2025, according to the Congressional Research Service. Typically, in a leveraged structure, an investor like a bank or other financial institution combines both a loan and equity into a fund it majority controls that then invests that capital in what's known as a community development entity — in this case, Invest Detroit. In exchange, the investor-controlled fund receives tax credits totaling 39 percent of their total investment applied against their federal income taxes over seven years: 5 percent of the investment for the first three years, and 6 percent the remaining four years. The CDE then takes that capital and invests it, either as equity or a loan, in real estate projects and businesses in low-income areas. Invest Detroit says that it has received $163 million in NMTC allocations since 2009, which have gone to 16 projects in Detroit. As for what's next, Blaszkiewicz says he believes the most significant project on the horizon in Detroit is the 27.5-mile Joe Louis Greenway. The recreational pathway of biking and walking trails will connect 23 neighborhoods in the city to the Dequindre Cut, Detroit Riverfront, Highland Park, Dearborn and Hamtramck. Named after the legendary Detroit boxer Joe Louis, the transformational pathway was first envisioned in 2007 and is estimated to cost $240 million to complete. "This is much more than a bike path. This is an opportunity to leverage public spaces across the city...Having the attention on a targeted geography is always a benefit because it gets everybody focused around particular areas," he said. "I can go back to things like the Super Bowl, the lower Woodward strategy, transit-oriented development strategy, all things that got folks focused around targeted geographies and development. Everybody kind of brought their own pieces to the table and helped to lift up Midtown and Downtown over the years. We're trying to take on the same approach in the neighborhoods today, and I think Joe Louis Greenway is the next opportunity going forward." The list of development successes in Detroit has increased in recent years, with particular attention being paid to the 1.4-square miles of downtown. New retail, apartments and sports complexes have been built or revitalized, bringing clout to those developers who got the job done.  But Dave Blaszkiewicz knows Detroit is nothing without its neighborhoods.  "I feel like we've got great momentum in the Midtown, downtown areas with the stadiums and arenas, really placing themselves there on a permanent basis." he said "But Detroit is built on its neighborhoods, and if we can't stabilize those we're not going to be long for the world." Blaszkiewicz is President and CEO of Invest Detroit, a major player in Detroit development, providing financing to a host of projects around the city. The organization earlier this month received its largest-ever award, $50 million in New Markets Tax Credit funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. And even though he has his hands in just about every new development in Detroit, Blaszkiewicz will always count Invest Detroit's efforts in the city's 10 Strategic Neighborhood Fund Zones among the work he is most proud of. And there's a reason why these areas get the focus over others. "I wish we could create a template where we just go from place to place. But the reality is each one is different," Blaszkiewicz said. "We look for what we would call tipping neighborhoods: these are the neighborhoods that are right on the bubble where if we put our shoulders into them we can get them to tip in the right direction." New Markets Tax Credits are targeted at low-income areas and geared toward bringing investment into things like new real estate development and businesses. The program was authorized by Congress in 2000 and is currently allowed to dole out $91 billion through the end of 2025, according to the Congressional Research Service. Typically, in a leveraged structure, an investor like a bank or other financial institution combines both a loan and equity into a fund it majority controls that then invests that capital in what's known as a community development entity — in this case, Invest Detroit. In exchange, the investor-controlled fund receives tax credits totaling 39 percent of their total investment applied against their federal income taxes over seven years: 5 percent of the investment for the first three years, and 6 percent the remaining four years. The CDE then takes that capital and invests it, either as equity or a loan, in real estate projects and businesses in low-income areas. Invest Detroit says that it has received $163 million in NMTC allocations since 2009, which have gone to 16 projects in Detroit. As for what's next, Blaszkiewicz says he believes the most significant project on the horizon in Detroit is the 27.5-mile Joe Louis Greenway. The recreational pathway of biking and walking trails will connect 23 neighborhoods in the city to the Dequindre Cut, Detroit Riverfront, Highland Park, Dearborn and Hamtramck. Named after the legendary Detroit boxer Joe Louis, the transformational pathway was first envisioned in 2007 and is estimated to cost $240 million to complete. "This is much more than a bike path. This is an opportunity to leverage public spaces across the city...Having the attention on a targeted geography is always a benefit because it gets everybody focused around particular areas," he said. "I can go back to things like the Super Bowl, the lower Woodward strategy, transit-oriented development strategy, all things that got folks focused around targeted geographies and development. Everybody kind of brought their own pieces to the table and helped to lift up Midtown and Downtown over the years. We're trying to take on the same approach in the neighborhoods today, and I think Joe Louis Greenway is the next opportunity going forward." residential real estate, ebiara fund, invest detroit, midtown detroit, downtown detroit, commercial real estate, development, dave blaszkiewicz, real estate, detroit, neighborhoods, real estate development, detroit michigan false full 18 4b125d67-ece3-45e9-9668-8fba440a5c9b The Build Up with Sue Mosey 1:00 - Why she doesn't have a cell phone

1:30 - Her latest vision for Midtown

4:30 - Challenges for the neighborhood and how to keep people in homes

9:45 - Why the pandemic didn't Midtown as bad as other areas

11:30 - Her desire to preserve buildings as part of redevelopment

16:05 - Balancing preservation with new construction

18:10 - How Cass Corridor became Midtown

21:55 - Her succession plan

22:30 - What's still on her bucket list

24:35 - Her biggest failure in business and how she overcame it.

]]> Tue, 8 Nov 2022 05:05:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Sue Mosey, Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-sue-mosey-i2QngYls 1:00 - Why she doesn't have a cell phone

1:30 - Her latest vision for Midtown

4:30 - Challenges for the neighborhood and how to keep people in homes

9:45 - Why the pandemic didn't Midtown as bad as other areas

11:30 - Her desire to preserve buildings as part of redevelopment

16:05 - Balancing preservation with new construction

18:10 - How Cass Corridor became Midtown

21:55 - Her succession plan

22:30 - What's still on her bucket list

24:35 - Her biggest failure in business and how she overcame it.

]]> The Build Up with Sue Mosey Sue Mosey, Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho 00:26:21 Sue Mosey has never been afraid to take a risk in business. It may not always pan out for her, but when it does, it goes big. "I've found over the years that it's really hard to move the needle on the neighborhood, especially on the market side - growing rents or attracting more residents or anything - if you're not really willing to take quite as big of a risk," she said.  For more than three decades, Mosey has been the Executive Director of Midtown Detroit, Inc., the non-profit organization responsible for community development, marketing, real estate, small business development and arts programming within Detroit’s University Cultural Center and New Center districts. Midtown Detroit also manages public space maintenance and a number of programs including the façade matching grant program and residential incentive programs. Projects that have been undertaken by the organization under her direction include public improvements such as new streetscapes and park development; greenway planning and construction; and residential and commercial real estate development and management. The organization also produces a number of signature arts events, including Dlectricity, Noel Night and movies and live theater productions in New Center Park. And after heading up the agency since the 1980s, Mosey has a new vision, post-pandemic, for continuing to build the area on Woodward, north of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Housing rates have been stable with a fairly constant demand for Midtown. But that has started to change the traditional makeup of the area.  "I think we had gotten to a point where a lot of students were really priced out of the market, except for maybe graduate students," she said of the neighborhood. "I'm hoping with some of the new workforce housing units that are being developed, and maybe over time, we'll be a little bit more friendly to our student population that we think is a really critical part of our DNA here." Sue Mosey has never been afraid to take a risk in business. It may not always pan out for her, but when it does, it goes big. "I've found over the years that it's really hard to move the needle on the neighborhood, especially on the market side - growing rents or attracting more residents or anything - if you're not really willing to take quite as big of a risk," she said.  For more than three decades, Mosey has been the Executive Director of Midtown Detroit, Inc., the non-profit organization responsible for community development, marketing, real estate, small business development and arts programming within Detroit’s University Cultural Center and New Center districts. Midtown Detroit also manages public space maintenance and a number of programs including the façade matching grant program and residential incentive programs. Projects that have been undertaken by the organization under her direction include public improvements such as new streetscapes and park development; greenway planning and construction; and residential and commercial real estate development and management. The organization also produces a number of signature arts events, including Dlectricity, Noel Night and movies and live theater productions in New Center Park. And after heading up the agency since the 1980s, Mosey has a new vision, post-pandemic, for continuing to build the area on Woodward, north of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Housing rates have been stable with a fairly constant demand for Midtown. But that has started to change the traditional makeup of the area.  "I think we had gotten to a point where a lot of students were really priced out of the market, except for maybe graduate students," she said of the neighborhood. "I'm hoping with some of the new workforce housing units that are being developed, and maybe over time, we'll be a little bit more friendly to our student population that we think is a really critical part of our DNA here." residential real estate, apartments, midtown detroit, commercial real estate, wayne state university, real estate false full 17 691c4b5f-5c95-4b8d-ad34-314b184dc7b6 The Build Up - NAREE edition 1:20 - Housing shortage issues and questions of a new recession

2:45 - The state of the office market 

4:05 - Converting office space into residential

7:00 - A glut of office space in the suburbs

8:05 - Rising rents 

9:00 - An example from Calgary

11:05 - What happens when office leases start to come up

15:25 - The interview with Mason Ailstock begins

]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:30:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho, Mason Alistock) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-naree-edition-s2PZJqPk 1:20 - Housing shortage issues and questions of a new recession

2:45 - The state of the office market 

4:05 - Converting office space into residential

7:00 - A glut of office space in the suburbs

8:05 - Rising rents 

9:00 - An example from Calgary

11:05 - What happens when office leases start to come up

15:25 - The interview with Mason Ailstock begins

]]> The Build Up - NAREE edition Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho, Mason Alistock 00:25:17 Kirk and Arielle traveled to Atlanta for the annual National Association of Real Estate Editors conference and discuss the top concerns among residential and commercial real estate players. They also pull aside Mason Ailstock, chief executive officer of the Rowan Foundation, a business innovation triangle in metropolitan Atlanta, to see what lessons he's learned in the building of the project and what advice he has for the Detroit innovation districts. Kirk and Arielle traveled to Atlanta for the annual National Association of Real Estate Editors conference and discuss the top concerns among residential and commercial real estate players. They also pull aside Mason Ailstock, chief executive officer of the Rowan Foundation, a business innovation triangle in metropolitan Atlanta, to see what lessons he's learned in the building of the project and what advice he has for the Detroit innovation districts. national association of real estate editors, residential real estate, triangle business development, office leasing, naree, mason alistock, commercial real estate, atlanta, rowen foundation, office conversions, rowan foundation, rent false full 16 b481e82a-7945-4038-9399-c6046196d3df The Build Up with Ammar Alkhafaji 1:20 - How he balances dual careers 

4:15 - The Four Corners Square project

6:25 - How he has learned so much in his 20s.

8:50 - What he sees as the future of retail

10:05 - What is coming next and how he blends his interests in medical and real estate

12:15- How to bring creative development from downtown to the suburbs 

13:40 - How he balances working with his father

16:20 - How he handles when his careers are in conflict and whether he can continue to do both

18:05 - Which career is harder

18:55 - What he does in his precious free time 

19:55 - What it was like to go into residency at the start of the pandemic and did he ever want to quit

23:55 - His biggest failure in business

]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Ammar Alkhafaji, Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-ammar-alkhafaji-a4H3P98j 1:20 - How he balances dual careers 

4:15 - The Four Corners Square project

6:25 - How he has learned so much in his 20s.

8:50 - What he sees as the future of retail

10:05 - What is coming next and how he blends his interests in medical and real estate

12:15- How to bring creative development from downtown to the suburbs 

13:40 - How he balances working with his father

16:20 - How he handles when his careers are in conflict and whether he can continue to do both

18:05 - Which career is harder

18:55 - What he does in his precious free time 

19:55 - What it was like to go into residency at the start of the pandemic and did he ever want to quit

23:55 - His biggest failure in business

]]> The Build Up with Ammar Alkhafaji Ammar Alkhafaji, Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho 00:29:03 Ammar Alkhafaji is all about finding that “work-work balance.” He has no choice: He’s a full-time medical doctor and a property developer with a special focus on retail and multi-family units. “When you’re passionate about something you make time to do it,” the 28-year-old said in an episode of The Build Up podcast. Alkhafaji, an internal medicine doctor in his last year of residency, works out of Ascension Providence in Southfield and Novi. But he’s also the principal behind The W Investors Group, which has spent the last several years working on a project in White Lake Township called Four Corners Square. The space is unique to the area and features a large mixed-use development not generally seen in that part of Oakland County. The $20 million-plus development was started by his father Shakir and has 83 market-rate apartments and more than 20,000 square feet of retail. It’s basically an urban-style apartment community is the heart of the county’s lakes area. “Giving them those kinds of urban amenities in that suburban area was our ultimate goal there,” he said. He’s been on job sites with his father, Shakir, since he was 10 and credits everything he knows to the man. “My father and I, we mostly bonded on construction sites,” Alkhafaji said. “So, it was time we got to spend together. It wasn’t watching sports or going to football games. We really bonded on job sites. And that’s what got me to really enjoy it at a young age.” The interest in biology and medicine came later when he was in high school. But when the time came to make a choice – medicine or property development – Alkhafaji figured out a way to do both. That might mean sleeping fewer hours than most, scheduling meetings for his off days at the hospital and having a limited amount of free time. But it is his passion to help others, and in this, he has married his two careers. “Being a physician, it’s actually been able to help me build a rapport with other physicians and medical tenants in terms of their needs and building that trust with them to understand what they truly do want in terms of their space and how to really execute that for them,” he said. “In terms of multidisciplinary clinics and all sorts of other medical developments, we’re doing that over multiple communities right now… People don’t want to be in hospitals, they want to be seen in outpatient facilities. And creating innovative ways to get care to the outpatient setting is something we’re working on right now.” Ammar Alkhafaji is all about finding that “work-work balance.” He has no choice: He’s a full-time medical doctor and a property developer with a special focus on retail and multi-family units. “When you’re passionate about something you make time to do it,” the 28-year-old said in an episode of The Build Up podcast. Alkhafaji, an internal medicine doctor in his last year of residency, works out of Ascension Providence in Southfield and Novi. But he’s also the principal behind The W Investors Group, which has spent the last several years working on a project in White Lake Township called Four Corners Square. The space is unique to the area and features a large mixed-use development not generally seen in that part of Oakland County. The $20 million-plus development was started by his father Shakir and has 83 market-rate apartments and more than 20,000 square feet of retail. It’s basically an urban-style apartment community is the heart of the county’s lakes area. “Giving them those kinds of urban amenities in that suburban area was our ultimate goal there,” he said. He’s been on job sites with his father, Shakir, since he was 10 and credits everything he knows to the man. “My father and I, we mostly bonded on construction sites,” Alkhafaji said. “So, it was time we got to spend together. It wasn’t watching sports or going to football games. We really bonded on job sites. And that’s what got me to really enjoy it at a young age.” The interest in biology and medicine came later when he was in high school. But when the time came to make a choice – medicine or property development – Alkhafaji figured out a way to do both. That might mean sleeping fewer hours than most, scheduling meetings for his off days at the hospital and having a limited amount of free time. But it is his passion to help others, and in this, he has married his two careers. “Being a physician, it’s actually been able to help me build a rapport with other physicians and medical tenants in terms of their needs and building that trust with them to understand what they truly do want in terms of their space and how to really execute that for them,” he said. “In terms of multidisciplinary clinics and all sorts of other medical developments, we’re doing that over multiple communities right now… People don’t want to be in hospitals, they want to be seen in outpatient facilities. And creating innovative ways to get care to the outpatient setting is something we’re working on right now.” medicine, residential real estate, retail, work-life balance, kirk pinho, apartments, medical degree, commercial real estate, ammar alkhafaji, arielle kass, health care, entrepreneurship, doctor, real estate, property development false full 15 09be120d-d8e9-4eb6-92a8-59ed39bb1b54 The Build Up with Richard Hosey Among the topics Hosey addresses in the podcast:

1:30 – Why he feels confident the Fisher Body 21 plant project will succeed.

2:45 – Why having the largest black-led development in the city is important.

4:05 – What attracts him to historic preservation.

6:15 – The one building he would want to take on.

7:55 – How financial incentives can be expanded to help development.

9:35 – The unique challenges of working in Detroit.

11:50 – What more can be done to preserve affordable housing in Detroit.

15:40 – Balancing secrecy and transparency on big development projects.

21:05 – Why he came back to the city to be a developer.

25:55 – How to remove barriers for Black developers.

30:15 – His biggest failure in business.

]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:45:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Richard Hosey, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-richard-hosey-yWF_Tulh Among the topics Hosey addresses in the podcast:

1:30 – Why he feels confident the Fisher Body 21 plant project will succeed.

2:45 – Why having the largest black-led development in the city is important.

4:05 – What attracts him to historic preservation.

6:15 – The one building he would want to take on.

7:55 – How financial incentives can be expanded to help development.

9:35 – The unique challenges of working in Detroit.

11:50 – What more can be done to preserve affordable housing in Detroit.

15:40 – Balancing secrecy and transparency on big development projects.

21:05 – Why he came back to the city to be a developer.

25:55 – How to remove barriers for Black developers.

30:15 – His biggest failure in business.

]]> The Build Up with Richard Hosey Richard Hosey, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass 00:32:22 When Richard Hosey first got into development 25 years ago, he was all about the economics. "I liked new construction," he said. But these days, he's much more conscious of the value of architecture, and many of his current projects involve some element of historic preservation. "It's a coming together of economic incentive and architectural wow factor. We would never build an apartment complex with 13-foot ceilings. It's just inefficient, it costs so much more – when you think of 13-foot ceilings you think of some mansion where cost is no object," he said. "But if you have a building that already has 13-foot ceilings, then people get to have this incredible wow factor based upon what was already there. And the federal historic tax credit, especially when combined with the state historic tax credit or other incentives it brings that extra cost… back in line with new construction." Since returning to his hometown of Detroit in 2008, Hosey has been among the most active developers – and public servants – in the city. Most recently, the owner of Hosey Development LLC and his development partners unveiled a $134 million proposal to redevelop the former Fisher Body 21 plant into apartments, a project touted as the largest Black-led development in the city. But he has also been instrumental in the transformation of the Capitol Park neighborhood, along with his development partner Richard Karp. And in between redeveloping old buildings, he finds time to serve on several boards, including the Downtown Development Authority, Historic District Commission, Detroit Land Bank Authority and Detroit Housing Commission. Through these various roles, Hosey has been able to understand development from all sides of the equation. And one thing he's noticed about Detroit compared to the other cities where he has worked: "In other cities, there's very little concern for the concept of gentrification." "There's very little concern for affordability and accessibility until it's way down a path where people go 'wait, there's no place for teachers to live. Everything is four thousand dollars an apartment,'" he said. And he's learned making sure all stakeholders have a voice in the process from the start is the way to preventing the problem from getting out of hand. "Having those conversations here up front certainly presents another piece of the puzzle but it also makes it where over the long run you end up with a much better system," he said. "There's a real sense of, everyone should be involved and everyone should be heard." When Richard Hosey first got into development 25 years ago, he was all about the economics. "I liked new construction," he said. But these days, he's much more conscious of the value of architecture, and many of his current projects involve some element of historic preservation. "It's a coming together of economic incentive and architectural wow factor. We would never build an apartment complex with 13-foot ceilings. It's just inefficient, it costs so much more – when you think of 13-foot ceilings you think of some mansion where cost is no object," he said. "But if you have a building that already has 13-foot ceilings, then people get to have this incredible wow factor based upon what was already there. And the federal historic tax credit, especially when combined with the state historic tax credit or other incentives it brings that extra cost… back in line with new construction." Since returning to his hometown of Detroit in 2008, Hosey has been among the most active developers – and public servants – in the city. Most recently, the owner of Hosey Development LLC and his development partners unveiled a $134 million proposal to redevelop the former Fisher Body 21 plant into apartments, a project touted as the largest Black-led development in the city. But he has also been instrumental in the transformation of the Capitol Park neighborhood, along with his development partner Richard Karp. And in between redeveloping old buildings, he finds time to serve on several boards, including the Downtown Development Authority, Historic District Commission, Detroit Land Bank Authority and Detroit Housing Commission. Through these various roles, Hosey has been able to understand development from all sides of the equation. And one thing he's noticed about Detroit compared to the other cities where he has worked: "In other cities, there's very little concern for the concept of gentrification." "There's very little concern for affordability and accessibility until it's way down a path where people go 'wait, there's no place for teachers to live. Everything is four thousand dollars an apartment,'" he said. And he's learned making sure all stakeholders have a voice in the process from the start is the way to preventing the problem from getting out of hand. "Having those conversations here up front certainly presents another piece of the puzzle but it also makes it where over the long run you end up with a much better system," he said. "There's a real sense of, everyone should be involved and everyone should be heard." gentrification, richard hosey, historic preservation, residential real estate, kirk pinho, economic incentives, fisher body 21 plant, commercial real estate, arielle kass, detroit economic growth corporation, development, real estate, detroit, construction, detroit michigan false full 14 9bd34149-7676-4a92-9ea5-fd4b19907534 The Build Up with Ryan Maibach 1:10 – Whether he always wanted to join the family business.

2:25 – What steps he is taking to make sure the family has a robust staff. 

4:10 – How he handles not having elder relatives in the business and whether he’s prepping the next generation of Maibachs for the business.

9:05 – Why he loves Lego.

10:25 – His favorite project that he's worked on.

13:10 – How hard it is to innovate in the construction industry. 

15:30 – How he diversifies the Barton Malow portfolio.

17:40 – How construction will change in the downtown Detroit core in the years ahead after COVID. 

20:45 – Why Barton Malow employs a psychologist.

23:00 – Why Barton Malow has a chaplain program and offers grants to employees.

26:50 –  How to get past the red tape in the regulatory environment.

28:55 – What his biggest failure in business was and how he overcame it. 

]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Ryan Maibach, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-ryan-maibach-LVe42CmW 1:10 – Whether he always wanted to join the family business.

2:25 – What steps he is taking to make sure the family has a robust staff. 

4:10 – How he handles not having elder relatives in the business and whether he’s prepping the next generation of Maibachs for the business.

9:05 – Why he loves Lego.

10:25 – His favorite project that he's worked on.

13:10 – How hard it is to innovate in the construction industry. 

15:30 – How he diversifies the Barton Malow portfolio.

17:40 – How construction will change in the downtown Detroit core in the years ahead after COVID. 

20:45 – Why Barton Malow employs a psychologist.

23:00 – Why Barton Malow has a chaplain program and offers grants to employees.

26:50 –  How to get past the red tape in the regulatory environment.

28:55 – What his biggest failure in business was and how he overcame it. 

]]> The Build Up with Ryan Maibach Ryan Maibach, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass 00:31:18 Ryan Maibach compares the regulatory environment for construction companies to living under COVID-19 restrictions: There are a lot of rules and it’s hard to keep them straight. “If you can picture the patchwork of the responses to the pandemic that we saw, be it various states, various counties, various cities and you apply that to the industry, some of the confusion that we saw… the challenges that we all experienced through COVID, that is pretty much what we experience on a daily basis in this industry – We can do this in this municipality, but we can’t do it over there. This is how we approach safety in this location, but it has to be done another way over there,” Maibach said. “It’s really unfortunate. It creates a lot of inefficiencies, it creates challenges in labor affordability, it creates challenges in design efficiency and design automation.” Maibach knows firsthand the difficulties of trying to build a space from the ground up. His family has been doing it for nearly 100 years. Maibach is the president and CEO of Barton Malow Holdings, which has been in the contracting and building business since 1924. It was founded in Detroit by Carl Osborn Barton and a year later, Ben Maibach Sr. – Ryan Maibach’s great grandfather – came on as a carpenter. Four generations on, the company now has 3,000 staffers in 16 offices from four entities and five partner firms across North America. Ryan Maibach joined the business in 1997 as a project engineer and worked his way up to the top job in 2011. Among his notable projects: the Shinola Hotel on Woodward Avenue, The Exchange Building in Greektown and Dan Gilbert’s Hudson’s site tower in downtown Detroit. Despite the challenges his industry faces, Maibach says there’s nothing else he’d rather be doing. “Something that’s really special about construction is there’s a tangible end result. You drive through the city of Detroit, drive through the community here and you can point to these finished products, these sort of monuments to the struggle of creating,” he said. “It can, at times, be a bit of a struggle but as with many times in life, the more you struggle with something the more you’re proud of it.” He’s particularly proud of The Exchange project, which is ongoing now using LIFTBuild technology, using a patented method to hoist some one million pounds of steel, concrete and other building materials to the top of an under-construction residential high-rise in Detroit's Greektown neighborhood. The method is basically building the floors on the ground and then lifting them up around the elevator shaft and securing them in place. “Projects are a lot like kids. You appreciate the different aspects of each one of them and it’s pretty tough to have favorites. Each project not only represents something in and of itself – creating this space where there’s health care and people were healed or where cars are built or Little Caesars Arena where there’s these gatherings of people watching – but for us as an organization, these projects can be another step in accomplishing something strategically, which is exciting,” he said. The LIFTBuild technology positions Barton Malow for the future of construction, a change that Maibach says he embraces. “While I can speak pretty passionately about how I was drawn to construction as a kid and what a wonderful industry it is, I also believe it is an industry that is absolutely ripe for change,” he said. “We want to be doing things to make sure that we are positioned well as an organization to ensure relevancy well into the future and be a part of an industry that very likely will change pretty dramatically by the time I retire.” See what else Maibach had to say in this episode of The Build Up. Ryan Maibach compares the regulatory environment for construction companies to living under COVID-19 restrictions: There are a lot of rules and it’s hard to keep them straight. “If you can picture the patchwork of the responses to the pandemic that we saw, be it various states, various counties, various cities and you apply that to the industry, some of the confusion that we saw… the challenges that we all experienced through COVID, that is pretty much what we experience on a daily basis in this industry – We can do this in this municipality, but we can’t do it over there. This is how we approach safety in this location, but it has to be done another way over there,” Maibach said. “It’s really unfortunate. It creates a lot of inefficiencies, it creates challenges in labor affordability, it creates challenges in design efficiency and design automation.” Maibach knows firsthand the difficulties of trying to build a space from the ground up. His family has been doing it for nearly 100 years. Maibach is the president and CEO of Barton Malow Holdings, which has been in the contracting and building business since 1924. It was founded in Detroit by Carl Osborn Barton and a year later, Ben Maibach Sr. – Ryan Maibach’s great grandfather – came on as a carpenter. Four generations on, the company now has 3,000 staffers in 16 offices from four entities and five partner firms across North America. Ryan Maibach joined the business in 1997 as a project engineer and worked his way up to the top job in 2011. Among his notable projects: the Shinola Hotel on Woodward Avenue, The Exchange Building in Greektown and Dan Gilbert’s Hudson’s site tower in downtown Detroit. Despite the challenges his industry faces, Maibach says there’s nothing else he’d rather be doing. “Something that’s really special about construction is there’s a tangible end result. You drive through the city of Detroit, drive through the community here and you can point to these finished products, these sort of monuments to the struggle of creating,” he said. “It can, at times, be a bit of a struggle but as with many times in life, the more you struggle with something the more you’re proud of it.” He’s particularly proud of The Exchange project, which is ongoing now using LIFTBuild technology, using a patented method to hoist some one million pounds of steel, concrete and other building materials to the top of an under-construction residential high-rise in Detroit's Greektown neighborhood. The method is basically building the floors on the ground and then lifting them up around the elevator shaft and securing them in place. “Projects are a lot like kids. You appreciate the different aspects of each one of them and it’s pretty tough to have favorites. Each project not only represents something in and of itself – creating this space where there’s health care and people were healed or where cars are built or Little Caesars Arena where there’s these gatherings of people watching – but for us as an organization, these projects can be another step in accomplishing something strategically, which is exciting,” he said. The LIFTBuild technology positions Barton Malow for the future of construction, a change that Maibach says he embraces. “While I can speak pretty passionately about how I was drawn to construction as a kid and what a wonderful industry it is, I also believe it is an industry that is absolutely ripe for change,” he said. “We want to be doing things to make sure that we are positioned well as an organization to ensure relevancy well into the future and be a part of an industry that very likely will change pretty dramatically by the time I retire.” See what else Maibach had to say in this episode of The Build Up. hudson's tower, contracting, ryan maibach, detroit pistons, the build up, the exchange, building, little caesars arena, greektown, detroit red wings, family business, barton malow, detroit, construction, detroit michigan false full 13 c25b98a4-9615-43d9-bb49-b597223501da The Build Up with Michael Cooper 1:05 -What it was like working for a Coca-Cola bottling plant and what he learned from that experience.

3:40 - What has changed in design and architecture throughout his three decades in the business.

6:40 -How hybrid work changes workplace designs.

11:55 - Why HED is moving to Royal Oak.

15:05 - Promoting diversity in the architecture field and what changes should be made to encourage it.

21:20 - Why he keeps a photo of the original Microsoft staff in a garage on his desk.

24:10 - Why he's a fan of independent filmmaking.

26:25 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it.

]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:30:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Michael Cooper, Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-michael-cooper-CQbVXMnE 1:05 -What it was like working for a Coca-Cola bottling plant and what he learned from that experience.

3:40 - What has changed in design and architecture throughout his three decades in the business.

6:40 -How hybrid work changes workplace designs.

11:55 - Why HED is moving to Royal Oak.

15:05 - Promoting diversity in the architecture field and what changes should be made to encourage it.

21:20 - Why he keeps a photo of the original Microsoft staff in a garage on his desk.

24:10 - Why he's a fan of independent filmmaking.

26:25 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it.

]]> The Build Up with Michael Cooper Michael Cooper, Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho 00:29:26 Michael Cooper has never been the star of a short film, but he’s done pretty much everything else behind the scenes. That’s because his twin sons, Daniel and Adam, 27, have been shooting their own films since they were small children, and they’ve been roping in their dad since the beginning. “They’ve been making movies since they were six years old with a FisherPrice movie camera,” he said. “And then over time, the equipment got better, and the films got more sophisticated.” The men, who started Cooper Brothers Films in Southern California, are still working at what their passions are, something that Cooper says makes him proud. “What I see in them is something I hope I will always have and that is a drive to continue to learn, continue to grow, to pursue the things that I love doing,” he said. “My background… I was more a math and science, analytical, person… It pushes me to my more creative side.” After nearly three decades with planning, architecture and design firm HED, Cooper enjoys a chance to be creative. He also enjoys planning what the future of the industry will look like and how to help get his company there. "We're designing for communities, and we want everyone in the community to be able to enjoy what we do, to be able to engage with what we do, to experience the spaces, the structures, the places that we are helping to create," he said. "The generations entering the workforce today are much more focused on purpose, much more focused on positive impact." One change has become obvious since the COVID-19 pandemic: people are more likely to want hybrid work schedules. And that puts demands on office buildings that didn’t exist before 2020. Offices now need to be spaces where people can work solo in privacy, in groups of various sizes and have the technology to accommodate hybrid work. But offices also need to be fun and have new amenities to draw people in, Cooper said. But most of all, tenants are looking for smaller spaces as fewer people will work in one place at one time. "The sum total of all of those things, the hope is you'd wake up in the morning and say, 'my day is filled with lots of different things, but I can do all those kinds of things in the office, plus I can see my friends, I can see my colleagues, experience some of the enjoyable things about work," he said. His own company is downsizing in a post-pandemic world, moving from its 36,000-foot Southfield headquarters to a 19,000-square-foot space at the corner of South Main and Fifth streets in Royal Oak. "The reason why we chose to look in a different direction really had to do with the sensibilities of our staff and what they were looking for, Cooper said. "What they were looking for was more urban, more dense, more amenity-rich environment in a walkable community." Michael Cooper has never been the star of a short film, but he’s done pretty much everything else behind the scenes. That’s because his twin sons, Daniel and Adam, 27, have been shooting their own films since they were small children, and they’ve been roping in their dad since the beginning. “They’ve been making movies since they were six years old with a FisherPrice movie camera,” he said. “And then over time, the equipment got better, and the films got more sophisticated.” The men, who started Cooper Brothers Films in Southern California, are still working at what their passions are, something that Cooper says makes him proud. “What I see in them is something I hope I will always have and that is a drive to continue to learn, continue to grow, to pursue the things that I love doing,” he said. “My background… I was more a math and science, analytical, person… It pushes me to my more creative side.” After nearly three decades with planning, architecture and design firm HED, Cooper enjoys a chance to be creative. He also enjoys planning what the future of the industry will look like and how to help get his company there. "We're designing for communities, and we want everyone in the community to be able to enjoy what we do, to be able to engage with what we do, to experience the spaces, the structures, the places that we are helping to create," he said. "The generations entering the workforce today are much more focused on purpose, much more focused on positive impact." One change has become obvious since the COVID-19 pandemic: people are more likely to want hybrid work schedules. And that puts demands on office buildings that didn’t exist before 2020. Offices now need to be spaces where people can work solo in privacy, in groups of various sizes and have the technology to accommodate hybrid work. But offices also need to be fun and have new amenities to draw people in, Cooper said. But most of all, tenants are looking for smaller spaces as fewer people will work in one place at one time. "The sum total of all of those things, the hope is you'd wake up in the morning and say, 'my day is filled with lots of different things, but I can do all those kinds of things in the office, plus I can see my friends, I can see my colleagues, experience some of the enjoyable things about work," he said. His own company is downsizing in a post-pandemic world, moving from its 36,000-foot Southfield headquarters to a 19,000-square-foot space at the corner of South Main and Fifth streets in Royal Oak. "The reason why we chose to look in a different direction really had to do with the sensibilities of our staff and what they were looking for, Cooper said. "What they were looking for was more urban, more dense, more amenity-rich environment in a walkable community." microsoft, architecture, kirk pinho, landscape architecture, michael cooper, harley ellis devereaux, coca-cola, the build up, accessibility, sustainability, short films, dei, royal oak, interior design, diversity, arielle kass, inclusion, hed, designing spaces, development, equity, filmmaking, designing buildings, planning, independent filmmaking, detroit, engineering, construction, work from home, southfield false full 12 ccd6d6fc-4a70-4d37-bd69-f99b406e09b9 The Build Up with Ron Boji 3:10 - Why he goes after public-private partnerships in his projects

5:00 - How he dealt with criticism in his Royal Oak project

6:40 - What his plans are for Birmingham development

12:35 - What other areas he feels are ripe for development

13:55 - The status of United Wholesale grocery

15:20 - How being an immigrant impacts his business philosophy

16:55 - What it was like working with his father and whether his daughters will join the business

21:00 - Why he's selling his family's $10 million estate in San Diego

23:20 - His politics and why he keeps an open mind

26:45 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it

]]> Tue, 2 Aug 2022 09:40:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho, Ron Boji) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-ron-boji-ahjq3aRx 3:10 - Why he goes after public-private partnerships in his projects

5:00 - How he dealt with criticism in his Royal Oak project

6:40 - What his plans are for Birmingham development

12:35 - What other areas he feels are ripe for development

13:55 - The status of United Wholesale grocery

15:20 - How being an immigrant impacts his business philosophy

16:55 - What it was like working with his father and whether his daughters will join the business

21:00 - Why he's selling his family's $10 million estate in San Diego

23:20 - His politics and why he keeps an open mind

26:45 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it

]]> The Build Up with Ron Boji Arielle Kass, Kirk Pinho, Ron Boji 00:30:51 Ron Boji started his first business when he was in third grade, selling popcorn he got for free from his dad's grocery store at school. He knew he had to differentiate to compete with the popcorn already being offered for a dollar, so he came up with his own special seasoning — Lawry's salt and Parmesan — and undercut the school by 25 cents. "I would sprinkle it on at the perfect time, wrap it all up and I think it was 75 cents I was selling it," he said. "I had to sell mine more on the playground." It should come as no surprise that when Boji went to start his own development company alongside his father 25 years ago, he already had the special seasoning to become a successful entrepreneur. "You have to have a passion for it. And I feel at a very young age, that passion resonated with me," he said. "Whether selling poporn, buildings, wholesale, hotels, or anything else, I've got a huge passion for what I do." Boji is now the president and CEO of the Boji Group, a development, construction and property management firm with more than 3 million square feet of space. Among other properties, the company owns the tallest building in Lansing, the former Michigan National Tower, which it rechristened the Boji Tower after its 1998 purchase. Boji Group has more than 50 properties in Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and California. Boji started the company with his dad, Louie Boji, 25 years ago, and he’s done a lot of development using public-private partnerships, in particular. He's also spent time serving in various appointments in the nonprofit world, including with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Lansing Regional Chamber and the YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing. Boji has a long history of donating money to political causes and candidates. He's planning to vote in Tuesday's primary for GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon. But when it comes to the general election, he admits he is likely to cross the aisle. "I look at the candidate and then I look at where to invest my dollars...," he said. "Not to give anything away, I think Governor Whitmer has done a spectacular job of leading this state forward." Ron Boji started his first business when he was in third grade, selling popcorn he got for free from his dad's grocery store at school. He knew he had to differentiate to compete with the popcorn already being offered for a dollar, so he came up with his own special seasoning — Lawry's salt and Parmesan — and undercut the school by 25 cents. "I would sprinkle it on at the perfect time, wrap it all up and I think it was 75 cents I was selling it," he said. "I had to sell mine more on the playground." It should come as no surprise that when Boji went to start his own development company alongside his father 25 years ago, he already had the special seasoning to become a successful entrepreneur. "You have to have a passion for it. And I feel at a very young age, that passion resonated with me," he said. "Whether selling poporn, buildings, wholesale, hotels, or anything else, I've got a huge passion for what I do." Boji is now the president and CEO of the Boji Group, a development, construction and property management firm with more than 3 million square feet of space. Among other properties, the company owns the tallest building in Lansing, the former Michigan National Tower, which it rechristened the Boji Tower after its 1998 purchase. Boji Group has more than 50 properties in Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and California. Boji started the company with his dad, Louie Boji, 25 years ago, and he’s done a lot of development using public-private partnerships, in particular. He's also spent time serving in various appointments in the nonprofit world, including with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Lansing Regional Chamber and the YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing. Boji has a long history of donating money to political causes and candidates. He's planning to vote in Tuesday's primary for GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon. But when it comes to the general election, he admits he is likely to cross the aisle. "I look at the candidate and then I look at where to invest my dollars...," he said. "Not to give anything away, I think Governor Whitmer has done a spectacular job of leading this state forward." kirk pinho, family-owned business, louie boji, boji group, lansing, iraq, tips for running your own business, the build up, succession plans, public-private partnerships, royal oak, grocery store, commercial real estate, business owner, bojo tower, arielle kass, ron boji, chaldean, birmingham, development, entrepreneurship, hotels, real estate, immigrant experience, san diego false full 11 a2abd39c-5b58-4022-ba63-e77f550427b2 The Build Up with Lynette Boyle and Michael Martorelli Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:55:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Michael martorelli, lynette boyle, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-lynette-boyle-michael-martorelli-rweONsLm The Build Up with Lynette Boyle and Michael Martorelli Michael martorelli, lynette boyle, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass 00:26:12 Today’s guests are Lynnette Boyle and Michael Martorelli of Beanstalk Real Estate Solutions. The firm has residential and commercial properties throughout Detroit, including the Guardian Building, The Marygrove Campus and The Obama Building. After a career that included time with Kirco, Farbman Group, Sterling Group and Bedrock, Lynnette formed Beanstalk in 2016, focusing on property management and brokerage. Recently, Beanstalk joined with Center City Properties to create a multi-family housing division. Michael is the new director of sales and leasing for that side of the business. Today’s guests are Lynnette Boyle and Michael Martorelli of Beanstalk Real Estate Solutions. The firm has residential and commercial properties throughout Detroit, including the Guardian Building, The Marygrove Campus and The Obama Building. After a career that included time with Kirco, Farbman Group, Sterling Group and Bedrock, Lynnette formed Beanstalk in 2016, focusing on property management and brokerage. Recently, Beanstalk joined with Center City Properties to create a multi-family housing division. Michael is the new director of sales and leasing for that side of the business. placemaking, real estate advice, metro detroit, residential real estate, kirk pinho, detroit housing, apartments, lynette boyle, center city properties, lessons learned, commercial real estate, michael martorelli, office space, business lessons, arielle kass, office space leasing, beanstalk real estate services, detroit, housing, detroit michigan false full 10 2ca9635e-b330-4a7f-afb9-e9d71ee33aa9 The Build Up with Joe Luther Inside its 26th-floor offices at the Fisher Building, Christman Company has a special souvenir that hangs on the wall with ties to an iconic moment of political history.

Joe Luther, vice president and general manager of Southeast Michigan Operations, spilled the beans during this week’s podcast of how Christman ended up with a piece of the platform where then-president Barack Obama stood during his first inauguration in 2009.

“We’ve got one of the pieces of plywood actually in the Fisher Building… come down to the office and see where Obama stood,” he said. “Two little Sharpie half circles that say left and right. It’s just exciting to have that piece where he stood that day.”

It’s long been known that the Lansing-based general contracting firm builds the platform used by the incoming president at inaugurations in Washington D.C. – they did it for Barack Obama in 2009 and 2013, for Donald Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.

And they plan to bid again in two years. The whole platform is wood, and several pieces get saved and reused for later years. But for that one piece, it has a place of honor on the wall in Luther’s boss’s office.

“That team out there really enjoys that project. It’s a smaller project for that region, but a really exciting, high-profile project. And I think they’ve got the method now pretty well licked,” he said. “There’s a short time to set it up and a short time to tear it down. And we’re certainly excited to be a part of it.”

Christman, which was founded in 1894 and has been doing business in Michigan for more than 100 years, has plenty of other projects closer to home. They include the renovation of the Michigan Central Station in Corktown, the Accident Fund national headquarters in Lansing, multiple Detroit Public Schools projects and the redevelopment of the GSA Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit. 

Luther has been with the company since 2008 and said it has grown from 300 employees to almost a thousand across the country during that time. He spoke to Crain’s about:

1:25 - His career trajectory and how Christman Co. has changed over time

2:25 - How they are handling labor shortages

3:25 - What is being done to bring new people into the trades

7:30 – Overcoming rising building costs

9:30 – Delayed projects

10:40 – Handling union battles

11:50 – Other challenges in the industry

12:40 – How they choose their projects

14:25 – If preservation strategy in Detroit needs to change

16:15 – Christman’s tie to the presidential election and a very special souvenir

18:05 – Why going after clients is more important than projects

20:15 – How to promote diversity in the construction industry

22:25 – The importance of mentorship

23:35 – Life outside of work

24:25 – His biggest failure and how he overcame it

]]> Tue, 5 Jul 2022 09:55:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (joe luther, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-joe-luther-christman-ZwsU33ll Inside its 26th-floor offices at the Fisher Building, Christman Company has a special souvenir that hangs on the wall with ties to an iconic moment of political history.

Joe Luther, vice president and general manager of Southeast Michigan Operations, spilled the beans during this week’s podcast of how Christman ended up with a piece of the platform where then-president Barack Obama stood during his first inauguration in 2009.

“We’ve got one of the pieces of plywood actually in the Fisher Building… come down to the office and see where Obama stood,” he said. “Two little Sharpie half circles that say left and right. It’s just exciting to have that piece where he stood that day.”

It’s long been known that the Lansing-based general contracting firm builds the platform used by the incoming president at inaugurations in Washington D.C. – they did it for Barack Obama in 2009 and 2013, for Donald Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.

And they plan to bid again in two years. The whole platform is wood, and several pieces get saved and reused for later years. But for that one piece, it has a place of honor on the wall in Luther’s boss’s office.

“That team out there really enjoys that project. It’s a smaller project for that region, but a really exciting, high-profile project. And I think they’ve got the method now pretty well licked,” he said. “There’s a short time to set it up and a short time to tear it down. And we’re certainly excited to be a part of it.”

Christman, which was founded in 1894 and has been doing business in Michigan for more than 100 years, has plenty of other projects closer to home. They include the renovation of the Michigan Central Station in Corktown, the Accident Fund national headquarters in Lansing, multiple Detroit Public Schools projects and the redevelopment of the GSA Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit. 

Luther has been with the company since 2008 and said it has grown from 300 employees to almost a thousand across the country during that time. He spoke to Crain’s about:

1:25 - His career trajectory and how Christman Co. has changed over time

2:25 - How they are handling labor shortages

3:25 - What is being done to bring new people into the trades

7:30 – Overcoming rising building costs

9:30 – Delayed projects

10:40 – Handling union battles

11:50 – Other challenges in the industry

12:40 – How they choose their projects

14:25 – If preservation strategy in Detroit needs to change

16:15 – Christman’s tie to the presidential election and a very special souvenir

18:05 – Why going after clients is more important than projects

20:15 – How to promote diversity in the construction industry

22:25 – The importance of mentorship

23:35 – Life outside of work

24:25 – His biggest failure and how he overcame it

]]> The Build Up with Joe Luther joe luther, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass 00:28:41 Today’s guest is Joe Luther, vice president and general manager of Southeast Michigan Operations for Christman Companies. He started as a project engineer at the construction firm in 2008 and since then has amassed a resume of major projects. Some of those projects include the Accident Fund national headquarters in Lansing, multiple Detroit Public Schools projects and the redevelopment of the GSA Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit. Today’s guest is Joe Luther, vice president and general manager of Southeast Michigan Operations for Christman Companies. He started as a project engineer at the construction firm in 2008 and since then has amassed a resume of major projects. Some of those projects include the Accident Fund national headquarters in Lansing, multiple Detroit Public Schools projects and the redevelopment of the GSA Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit. historic preservation, union labor, mentorship, dei, presidential election, diversity, joe luther, barack obama, inclusion, christman co, labor shortages, general contracting, equity, fisher building, inauguration, building costs, detroit, construction, christman company false full 9 4069bddf-31be-4770-a1ea-33ea231a3951 The Build Up with Albert Berriz What we talked about: 

2:00 - The state of McKinley and how the business has changed over 30 years

3:05 -Why they are staying in the workforce housing market

4:40 - Why they won't be expanding to regions outside of Ann Arbor and Orlando

12:40 - How they handle rising rents

14:00 - How to improve affordable housing

16:50 - How they retain staffers

18:10 - What they are doing for a succession plan

18:55 - What it was like coming to the U.S as a refugee

19:55 - His management style and how he uses social media

22:15 - His biggest mistake in business and how he overcame it

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:55:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Albert Barriz, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-albert-berriz-001lvZyY What we talked about: 

2:00 - The state of McKinley and how the business has changed over 30 years

3:05 -Why they are staying in the workforce housing market

4:40 - Why they won't be expanding to regions outside of Ann Arbor and Orlando

12:40 - How they handle rising rents

14:00 - How to improve affordable housing

16:50 - How they retain staffers

18:10 - What they are doing for a succession plan

18:55 - What it was like coming to the U.S as a refugee

19:55 - His management style and how he uses social media

22:15 - His biggest mistake in business and how he overcame it

]]> The Build Up with Albert Berriz Albert Barriz, Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass 00:23:44 Albert Berriz is CEO, board member and co-owner of real estate investment firm McKinley. In his role, he oversees a $4.6 billion-dollar portfolio with 20,000 apartment units and over 10 million square feet of shopping centers and office buildings located in 16 states. Albert came to the U.S. as a refugee when he was a child. Now after more than 30 years with McKinley, he’s responsible for acquiring and managing assets in excess of $7 billion dollars and manages a full-time staff of one thousand. Albert Berriz is CEO, board member and co-owner of real estate investment firm McKinley. In his role, he oversees a $4.6 billion-dollar portfolio with 20,000 apartment units and over 10 million square feet of shopping centers and office buildings located in 16 states. Albert came to the U.S. as a refugee when he was a child. Now after more than 30 years with McKinley, he’s responsible for acquiring and managing assets in excess of $7 billion dollars and manages a full-time staff of one thousand. metro detroit, orlando florida, residential real estate, apartments, washtenaw county, blue origin, ann arbor, disney, commercial real estate, university of michigan, michigan medicine, orlando, elon musk, multifamily homes, mckinley properties, real estate, workforce housing, universal studios, rent false full 8 03f95f4e-46b9-49c2-a979-6629a1c88f95 The Build Up with Monique Becker & Elyse Wolf Monique Becker and Elyse Wolf call each other "sisters since four." 

They went to school together and live together. And in the last five years, the two have navigated the challenges of parlaying a lifelong friendship into a business partnership. It hasn't always been easy. 

"The work never ends," says Becker. "It's really hard to have any types of boundaries."

"We definitely have other friends who have to remind us to pump the breaks on things," added Wolf.

The 28-year-olds are now developing properties into multi-unit housing and Airbnb properties in Detroit while doing their own general contracting and management through their company Mona Lisa Living. They've also purchased an 11-acre property near Mackinaw City with a lake which they plan to turn into an elevated camp and cabin experience. 

"It just kind of started from that idea of really wanting a place to be able to go and rest our minds and be creative and just explore Northern Michigan," Wolf said. 

Listen for more on:

1:25 - Challenges of going into business with your friend

3:20 - Dividing the workload

4:35 - Getting help from family

6:30 - Why they rebranded

7:30 - Why they chose to develop in the Virginia Park neighborhood

9:10 - What it's like to renovate and live in a duplex

10:35 - Why co-living spaces and equitable development are important to them

13:45 - How to overcome financing issues

17:15 - How their vision has changed for their company

19:15 - Why they are expanding to Up North

25:15 - Challenges of being young women in a field dominated by older men

29:15 - Their biggest mistake in business

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass, Monique Becker, Elyse Wolf) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-monique-becker-elyse-wolf-U_SPv_bZ Monique Becker and Elyse Wolf call each other "sisters since four." 

They went to school together and live together. And in the last five years, the two have navigated the challenges of parlaying a lifelong friendship into a business partnership. It hasn't always been easy. 

"The work never ends," says Becker. "It's really hard to have any types of boundaries."

"We definitely have other friends who have to remind us to pump the breaks on things," added Wolf.

The 28-year-olds are now developing properties into multi-unit housing and Airbnb properties in Detroit while doing their own general contracting and management through their company Mona Lisa Living. They've also purchased an 11-acre property near Mackinaw City with a lake which they plan to turn into an elevated camp and cabin experience. 

"It just kind of started from that idea of really wanting a place to be able to go and rest our minds and be creative and just explore Northern Michigan," Wolf said. 

Listen for more on:

1:25 - Challenges of going into business with your friend

3:20 - Dividing the workload

4:35 - Getting help from family

6:30 - Why they rebranded

7:30 - Why they chose to develop in the Virginia Park neighborhood

9:10 - What it's like to renovate and live in a duplex

10:35 - Why co-living spaces and equitable development are important to them

13:45 - How to overcome financing issues

17:15 - How their vision has changed for their company

19:15 - Why they are expanding to Up North

25:15 - Challenges of being young women in a field dominated by older men

29:15 - Their biggest mistake in business

]]> The Build Up with Monique Becker & Elyse Wolf Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass, Monique Becker, Elyse Wolf 00:31:09 Today’s guests are Monique Becker and Elyse Wolf, the co-founders of Mona Lisa Living. They grew up together, went to the University of Michigan together, live together - and now they have started a business together. Mona Lisa, which is a combination of both of their names, is a development, general contracting and consulting firm with a small but growing portfolio of rental housing. Monique has spent time as a teacher as well as working for Detroit-based development firms The Platform LLC and Shelborne Development. Elyse was with Eastern Market Corporation and then Meridian Health Plan. But they’ve left these full-time jobs behind to launch the company, investing several hundred thousand dollars into affordable housing in Detroit’s Virginia Park neighborhood. Last year, they were Crain’s Detroit Business 20 in their 20s honorees. Today’s guests are Monique Becker and Elyse Wolf, the co-founders of Mona Lisa Living. They grew up together, went to the University of Michigan together, live together - and now they have started a business together. Mona Lisa, which is a combination of both of their names, is a development, general contracting and consulting firm with a small but growing portfolio of rental housing. Monique has spent time as a teacher as well as working for Detroit-based development firms The Platform LLC and Shelborne Development. Elyse was with Eastern Market Corporation and then Meridian Health Plan. But they’ve left these full-time jobs behind to launch the company, investing several hundred thousand dollars into affordable housing in Detroit’s Virginia Park neighborhood. Last year, they were Crain’s Detroit Business 20 in their 20s honorees. residential real estate, michigan, apartments, small business, duplex, commercial real estate, rental units, mackinaw city, monique becker, general contracting, elyse wolf, tips for starting your own business, mona lisa living, development, real estate, mona lisa development, detroit, construction, up north true full 7 64a0dc45-2219-4816-adc3-b90f2d39b78b The Build Up with Rainy Hamilton Jr. Rainy Hamilton Jr., is captivated by trains — so much so that he has transformed the basement of his English Tudor home in Detroit's University District to make room for a massive model train setup.

Trains are colorful, he says. They move people and goods. And they are always going somewhere.

"I'm tempted to actually write a song or a poem in terms of what is the attraction to model railroading," he said. "People that know me have come to listen to the sound of the train whistle..."

Hamilton's career is definitely on track these days, with his architecture firm Hamilton Anderson Associates having a hand in one of the largest projects in the city, the Hudson's site development, as well as smaller efforts like The Hamilton apartments, his firm's building at Harmonie Park and the Motown Museum expansion, among others.

Hamilton was born, raised, and educated in Detroit – and built his business here in the city. He’s a graduate of Cass Tech and The University of Detroit Mercy. His firm, started in 1992, is one of the largest African-American-owned architectural firms in the U.S. He is committed to sustainable architecture and planning projects — and he’s remained committed to building up his hometown and preserving its history.

He never wanted to leave the city where he was born.

"I'm glad I didn't leave," he said, "because adding to that lifelong knowledge of Detroit just added to our ability to craft design solutions for any project that occurs in the city."

Listen in to hear Hamilton talk about:

1:30 - Updates on his current projects

4:25- Trends he has seen in workspace design after the pandemic

6:35 - Diversifying the field of architecture

10:30 - Keeping local jobs with local firms

14:05 - His passion for model railroading and opening his hobby store

16:40 - Why he stayed in Detroit and what he sees in his hometown

19:50 - His favorite projects

21:35 - How he found his dream home

23:30 - Succession planning

24:30 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it

25:10 - How he came up with one of the catchiest political slogans in Michigan

]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 11:30:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass, Rainy Hamilton) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-rainy-hamilton-jr-MN0fFUnj Rainy Hamilton Jr., is captivated by trains — so much so that he has transformed the basement of his English Tudor home in Detroit's University District to make room for a massive model train setup.

Trains are colorful, he says. They move people and goods. And they are always going somewhere.

"I'm tempted to actually write a song or a poem in terms of what is the attraction to model railroading," he said. "People that know me have come to listen to the sound of the train whistle..."

Hamilton's career is definitely on track these days, with his architecture firm Hamilton Anderson Associates having a hand in one of the largest projects in the city, the Hudson's site development, as well as smaller efforts like The Hamilton apartments, his firm's building at Harmonie Park and the Motown Museum expansion, among others.

Hamilton was born, raised, and educated in Detroit – and built his business here in the city. He’s a graduate of Cass Tech and The University of Detroit Mercy. His firm, started in 1992, is one of the largest African-American-owned architectural firms in the U.S. He is committed to sustainable architecture and planning projects — and he’s remained committed to building up his hometown and preserving its history.

He never wanted to leave the city where he was born.

"I'm glad I didn't leave," he said, "because adding to that lifelong knowledge of Detroit just added to our ability to craft design solutions for any project that occurs in the city."

Listen in to hear Hamilton talk about:

1:30 - Updates on his current projects

4:25- Trends he has seen in workspace design after the pandemic

6:35 - Diversifying the field of architecture

10:30 - Keeping local jobs with local firms

14:05 - His passion for model railroading and opening his hobby store

16:40 - Why he stayed in Detroit and what he sees in his hometown

19:50 - His favorite projects

21:35 - How he found his dream home

23:30 - Succession planning

24:30 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it

25:10 - How he came up with one of the catchiest political slogans in Michigan

]]> The Build Up with Rainy Hamilton Jr. Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass, Rainy Hamilton 00:26:48 Today’s guest is Rainy Hamilton Jr., the president, owner and co-founder of architecture firm Hamilton Anderson Associates. Rainy was born, raised, and educated in Detroit – and built his business here in the city. He’s a graduate of Cass Tech and The University of Detroit Mercy. His firm, started in 1992, is one of the largest African-American-owned architectural firms in the U.S. Rainy focuses on sustainable architecture and planning projects, and he’s remained committed to building up his hometown and preserving its history. His recent projects include The Hudson’s tower site, The Hamilton Midtown Detroit apartments and the Motown Museum expansion. Today’s guest is Rainy Hamilton Jr., the president, owner and co-founder of architecture firm Hamilton Anderson Associates. Rainy was born, raised, and educated in Detroit – and built his business here in the city. He’s a graduate of Cass Tech and The University of Detroit Mercy. His firm, started in 1992, is one of the largest African-American-owned architectural firms in the U.S. Rainy focuses on sustainable architecture and planning projects, and he’s remained committed to building up his hometown and preserving its history. His recent projects include The Hudson’s tower site, The Hamilton Midtown Detroit apartments and the Motown Museum expansion. metro detroit, detroit architects, architecture, residential real estate, advice, black owned business, diversity equity and inclusion, rainy hamilton jr, kirk pinho, apartments, rainy hamilton, model trains, metro detroit businesses, cass tech, dei, commercial real estate, model railroading, arielle kass, sustainable development, university of detroit mercy, urban development, hamilton anderson associates, multifamily homes, real estate, detroit, african american owned businesses, detroit michigan false full 6 c4dbdfe5-554f-42ee-8959-aa45b72907a1 The Build Up with David and Jared Friedman We are joined by the family behind Friedman Real Estate. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, the firm handles brokerage, property management, construction and design services in metro Detroit and around the country. It’s all led by patriarch David Friedman – the co-founder, president, and CEO – whose company’s portfolio includes more than 15 million square feet of commercial space and more than 13,000 multi-family units. We’re also joined by his sons Jared, the senior managing director, and Jordan, a managing director. Together they are responsible for properties like the Galleria Officentre complex in Southfield, Oakland Technology Park in Auburn Hills, North Troy Corporate Park and the Arboretum Office Park in Farmington Hills among others.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass, David Friedman, Jared Friedman) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-david-and-jared-friedman-nupDXONn We are joined by the family behind Friedman Real Estate. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, the firm handles brokerage, property management, construction and design services in metro Detroit and around the country. It’s all led by patriarch David Friedman – the co-founder, president, and CEO – whose company’s portfolio includes more than 15 million square feet of commercial space and more than 13,000 multi-family units. We’re also joined by his sons Jared, the senior managing director, and Jordan, a managing director. Together they are responsible for properties like the Galleria Officentre complex in Southfield, Oakland Technology Park in Auburn Hills, North Troy Corporate Park and the Arboretum Office Park in Farmington Hills among others.

]]> The Build Up with David and Jared Friedman Kirk Pinho, Arielle Kass, David Friedman, Jared Friedman 00:27:56 Welcome to The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. Welcome to The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. metro detroit, residential real estate, advice, kirk pinho, business insight, jared friedman, business advice, management, metro detroit businesses, friedman real estate, insight, tips, southgate michigan, jordan friedman, royal oak michigan, commercial real estate, troy michigan, auburn hills michigan, office space, david friedman, arielle kass, brokerage, crain's detroit business, farmington hills michigan, family business, multifamily homes, real estate, southfield michigan, detroit, housing, construction false full 5 a22d50fb-de12-4a21-913b-ee92f1451fa4 The Build Up with Sonya Mays and Amin Irving Sonya Mays is the President and CEO of Develop Detroit, a real estate and housing development company. Prior to that, she served as senior advisor to Detroit’s emergency manager, helping guide the city though its municipal bankruptcy. Through the years she’s been an investment banker, attorney, teacher and a member of the Detroit Public School’s Board of Education. We’re also joined by Amin Irving, the founder, president and CEO of Ginosko Development Company, a Novi-based company focused on affordable housing. Before that, he was a data analyst working for a Medicaid HMO. He’s also a recovering investment banker.

]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:47:20 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (kirk pinho, arielle kass, sonya mays, amin irving) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-sonya-mays-and-amin-irving-6IZkRgg9 Sonya Mays is the President and CEO of Develop Detroit, a real estate and housing development company. Prior to that, she served as senior advisor to Detroit’s emergency manager, helping guide the city though its municipal bankruptcy. Through the years she’s been an investment banker, attorney, teacher and a member of the Detroit Public School’s Board of Education. We’re also joined by Amin Irving, the founder, president and CEO of Ginosko Development Company, a Novi-based company focused on affordable housing. Before that, he was a data analyst working for a Medicaid HMO. He’s also a recovering investment banker.

]]> The Build Up with Sonya Mays and Amin Irving kirk pinho, arielle kass, sonya mays, amin irving 00:32:17 Welcome to The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. Welcome to The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. michigan, sonya mays, michigan state housing development authority, amin irving, crain's detroit business, affordable housing, housing affordability, detroit, construction costs, detroit michigan false full 4 682c69c6-bbd8-43ac-b1c8-f4a3cb730172 The Build Up: Diane Batayeh Our guest this week has spent over 40 years at Southfield-based apartment company Village Green. Diane Batayeh is one of only a half-dozen women in the top executive role among the largest apartment management companies in the country. As CEO, she oversees client services and property management of a $10 billion portfolio of about 43,000 apartments nationwide. She rose through the company’s ranks, starting out as a part-time leasing agent in 1980 while she attended the University of Michigan. Over the years, she’s worked in the company’s investment, development, finance and construction businesses, as well as in other roles in management.

]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (kirk pinho, arielle kass, diane batayeh) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-diane-batayeh-0sJpY_4L Our guest this week has spent over 40 years at Southfield-based apartment company Village Green. Diane Batayeh is one of only a half-dozen women in the top executive role among the largest apartment management companies in the country. As CEO, she oversees client services and property management of a $10 billion portfolio of about 43,000 apartments nationwide. She rose through the company’s ranks, starting out as a part-time leasing agent in 1980 while she attended the University of Michigan. Over the years, she’s worked in the company’s investment, development, finance and construction businesses, as well as in other roles in management.

]]> The Build Up: Diane Batayeh kirk pinho, arielle kass, diane batayeh 00:24:26 Welcome to The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. Welcome to The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. business, residential real estate, business jounalism, finance, leasing, apartments, journalism, interviews, business advice, apartment rental, apartment leasing, first-generation americans, commercial real estate, women leaders, jordanian, southfield michigan, detroit, success stories, women ceos false full 3 b19408ab-9dbf-4e7c-9280-27c8a97b1043 The Build Up: Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson is a leader in the world of economic development. He has 30 years of experience creating jobs and spearheading capital investment with stints in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia. Johnson has been serving as the CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation since June 2018, and during that time, he has focused on access, inclusion and financial growth for Detroit businesses big and small. Most recently, he played an integral part in bringing Fiat Chrysler’s $4.5 billion plant investment to Detroit and, with it, thousands of jobs. 

]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (arielle kass, kirk pinho, kevin johnson) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-kevin-johnson-AyzvB8vV Kevin Johnson is a leader in the world of economic development. He has 30 years of experience creating jobs and spearheading capital investment with stints in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia. Johnson has been serving as the CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation since June 2018, and during that time, he has focused on access, inclusion and financial growth for Detroit businesses big and small. Most recently, he played an integral part in bringing Fiat Chrysler’s $4.5 billion plant investment to Detroit and, with it, thousands of jobs. 

]]> The Build Up: Kevin Johnson arielle kass, kirk pinho, kevin johnson 00:22:16 Welcome to the first episode of The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. Welcome to the first episode of The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. residential real estate, kirk pinho, michigan, incentives, commercial real estate, economic development, arielle kass, atlanta, urban development, kevin johnson, economy, health, real estate, michigan economic development corporation, detroit false full 2 68c63dac-32cf-4f69-88b9-e16303dccd9b The Build Up: Antoine Bryant Antoine Bryant is a relative newcomer to the city of Detroit, but he’s no stranger to community engagement, housing development and urban planning. He has more than 25 years of experience in planning and design, development and empowerment across the U.S. He comes to us from Houston where he lived for 15 years and advocated for new development in underserved communities. He arrived here last summer following a national search, and he’s currently making strides as the director of planning and development for the city of Detroit.

]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:30:00 +0000 lauren.razzaq@crain.com (kirk pinho, arielle kass, antoine bryant) https://the-build-up.simplecast.com/episodes/the-build-up-antoine-bryant-UcP3L3H4 Antoine Bryant is a relative newcomer to the city of Detroit, but he’s no stranger to community engagement, housing development and urban planning. He has more than 25 years of experience in planning and design, development and empowerment across the U.S. He comes to us from Houston where he lived for 15 years and advocated for new development in underserved communities. He arrived here last summer following a national search, and he’s currently making strides as the director of planning and development for the city of Detroit.

]]> The Build Up: Antoine Bryant kirk pinho, arielle kass, antoine bryant 00:24:09 Welcome to the first episode of The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. Welcome to the first episode of The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business. gentrification, metro detroit, southwest michigan, houston, residential real estate, retail, michigan, apartments, urban planning, commercial real estate, detroit development, detroit department of planning and development, real estate, city of detroit, texas, detroit false full 1