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News, insights, and success stories from Southeast Michigan's commercial real estate market.

A Year Later: What Real Property Management Looks Like at Sunny Square
Success Story Property Management Nicholas Ferris October 6, 2026

A Year Later: What Real Property Management Looks Like at Sunny Square

One year, one property, a complete transformation. Nicholas Ferris shares what hands-on property management looks like at Sunny Square in Sterling Heights.

More Than a Lease: How USC Built a Space That Works for Their Team
Andrew Goble Brokerage Property Management Success Story Trevor Duke Licia Miller Lauren Pierce August 16, 2026

More Than a Lease: How USC Built a Space That Works for Their Team

When USC set out to expand into Metro Detroit, they wanted more than an office. They wanted a space that felt like a corporate headquarters, one built to bring them closer to clients and closer to top talent. Here's how Andrew Goble and the Thomas Duke Company team made that happen, from search to move-in.

A New Home for Lending Force: How the Right Relationship Closed the Deal at Liberty Center
Property Management Success Story Trevor Duke January 8, 2026

A New Home for Lending Force: How the Right Relationship Closed the Deal at Liberty Center

We’re a little late sharing this one, but some stories are too good not to tell. Lending Force was just about ready to sign a lease elsewhere until they met …

Thomas Duke Company Secures Acquisition of Premier Grosse Pointe Property
Brokerage Property Management Success Story Trevor Duke Jaclyn Williams February 5, 2025

Thomas Duke Company Secures Acquisition of Premier Grosse Pointe Property

On behalf of our client, we’re excited to announce the successful acquisition of Kercheval Place, a premier mixed-use property situated in the vibrant center…

Maximizing Value Through Property Management & Smart Brokerage: A Medical Office Success Story
Brokerage Property Management Success Story Trevor Duke January 21, 2025

Maximizing Value Through Property Management & Smart Brokerage: A Medical Office Success Story

Every property has a story, and this two-tenant medical office building is no exception. Thanks to a long-standing, trusting relationship between the owner a…

Client Success Story: Financial Services of America (FSA)
Property Management Success Story Trevor Duke Lauren Pierce Sarah Toccalino November 29, 2024

Client Success Story: Financial Services of America (FSA)

Finding the Perfect Space for Growth in Just 65 Days At Thomas Duke, we believe finding the right space is about more than securing a building, it’s about cre…

How We Streamline Work Orders
Property Management January 22, 2020

How We Streamline Work Orders

All While Increasing Tenant Awareness of Progress! With millions of square feet of properties under our management, we have a lot of work to organize, and a …

Not Your Average Commercial Real Estate Firm
Brokerage Property Management January 17, 2019

Not Your Average Commercial Real Estate Firm

When our client brought a 21,575 square-foot medical office building in Clinton Township to us for property management services, he was clear that he wasn’t …

Property Management October 4, 2013

A Comprehensive Annual Business Plan For Commercial Real Estate

If you’re a commercial real estate owner, it’s the time of year when your management company will create an annual business plan and budget for the property …

Property Management April 19, 2010

Benefits of knowing exact square footage

Thomas A Duke is a four generation building and real estate owner located in southeast Michigan. He operates a full service brokerage firm, with comprehensiv…