Burton-Katzman

What Burton-Katzman does

Burton-Katzman Development Co. Inc. is a privately held, family-owned real estate company founded in 1912 in Detroit, now headquartered in Bingham Farms, Michigan, and led in its third generation by principals Peter K. Burton and Robert M. Katzman. The company operates a fully integrated in-house platform spanning transaction sourcing, due diligence, financing, asset and property management, marketing, leasing, development, and construction. Its core product lines cover five property categories: Industrial/Flex, Commercial, Retail, Multi-Family, and Residential (the latter through wholly-owned affiliate Abbey Homes), supported by advisory services that include pre-development underwriting, cost segregation, tax abatement, energy savings studies, and financing programs.

Burton-Katzman generates revenue through real estate development (speculative and build-to-suit projects up to 1 million square feet), property and asset management fees on managed portfolios, direct and joint venture investment returns from acquired assets, and advisory fees to corporate and institutional clients. Its go-to-market is exclusively direct sales and relationship-driven, with all client engagement handled by the executive team across Michigan, Ohio, Florida, the Carolinas, and California. Notable long-tenured enterprise clients include DaimlerChrysler (30+ years of construction services) and BAE Industries (15-year tenancy).

The company extends its platform through the Dominion Alliance (Dominion Real Estate Services and Dominion Real Estate Advisors), which manages over 7 million square feet of light industrial, office, high-tech, retail, and multi-family properties in Southeast Michigan, and through BKG-Dominion, LLC, a private equity acquisition vehicle. In March 2023, Burton-Katzman announced a $240 million joint venture with DRA Advisors for the recapitalization of 24 infill light industrial properties spanning over 2.2 million square feet, 99% leased with a five-year weighted average lease term. Other institutional partners include Juniper Capital Partners, DevMar Development, and Wellbridge, with whom the company has pursued multi-family residential and healthcare-related developments.

Name

Burton-Katzman

Legal name

Burton-Katzman Development Co. Inc.

Website

https://burton-katzman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burton-Katzman is a third-generation, family-owned commercial real estate company founded in 1912 that develops, constructs, acquires, and manages industrial, office, retail, and multi-family properties across the Midwest and select U.S. markets through a fully integrated in-house platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Residential Property Managers (531311), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Operative Builders (1531), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Portfolio & Fund Management (Institutional/REIT/PE) (BPAJAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manufacturing & Heavy Industrial Facilities Brokerage (BPAJACAB), Real Estate / PropTech Growth Equity (FSANACAH), Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management (BPAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate services
• Property management services
• Real estate development
• Construction management
• Investment acquisitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Michigan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Development: Burton-Katzman generates revenue through developing commercial, industrial, retail, multi-family, and residential properties for sale or lease. The company constructs buildings on a speculative basis for sale or lease where market demand dictates, and offers build-to-suit services for industrial, warehouse, flex, and distribution facilities up to 1 million square feet.
2. Property and Asset Management: The company manages properties through its own platform and through the Dominion alliance, operating millions of square feet of commercial properties. Revenue is generated through management fees from property owners and institutional investors.
3. Acquisition and Investment Returns: Burton-Katzman invests in real estate assets directly and through joint ventures, generating returns through property appreciation, rental income, and eventual disposition of assets.
4. Advisory Services: The company provides advisory services to investor, corporate and institutional clients, including pre-development services, project underwriting, cost segregation, tax abatement services, and financing programs, generating fee income.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Burton-Katzman is a fully integrated real estate company founded in 1912 that provides acquisitions, development, construction, asset/property management, and advisory services across industrial, commercial, retail, multi-family, and residential property types. The firm manages more than 7 million square feet across Michigan, Ohio, Florida, the Carolinas, and California, operating as a third-generation family-owned business with full lifecycle real estate capabilities.

Product overview

Burton-Katzman is a fully integrated real estate company offering a comprehensive platform of property-related services. The core portfolio includes Industrial/Flex, Commercial, Retail, Multi-Family, and Residential property categories. These are supported by integrated services including Acquisitions & Investments, Development, Construction, Asset/Property Management, Advisory Services, and the Dominion Alliance partnership. The Build-To-Suit Initiative complements the acquisition and development capabilities, enabling customized facilities up to 1 million square feet. Together, these products and services form a vertically integrated real estate platform spanning property acquisition, planning, development, construction, and ongoing management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• The 24-property industrial portfolio with DRA Advisors is 99% leased with a five-year weighted average lease term and over 40 tenants, with no tenant occupying more than 15% of portfolio square footage.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Dominion Real Estate ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBurton-Katzman formed a strategic alliance with Dominion Real Estate Services, which operates one of the largest privately owned portfolios in Southeast Michigan consisting of more than 7 million square feet of light industrial, office, high-tech, retail and multi-family properties. The partnership strengthens and amplifies Burton-Katzman's comprehensive real estate services platform.
• Dominion Real Estate AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDominion Real Estate Advisors is a full-service commercial real estate firm recognized nationally as a leading provider of professional commercial real estate services including brokerage, property and asset management, real estate advisory, construction, design and development services. The firm brings decades of experience and expertise in partnership with Burton-Katzman.
• BKG-Dominion, LLCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBKG-Dominion, LLC is a private equity group formed by principals and key executives of Burton-Katzman, LLC and Dominion Realty Services, LLC to identify and acquire performing commercial real estate assets in strong regional markets with low vacancy and increasing rental rates. The focus is on acquiring sale-leaseback light industrial and other types of commercial buildings at or below replacement cost with long-term tenants in place.
• DevMar Development LLCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevMar Development LLC partnered with Burton-Katzman LLC to develop Starkweather Lofts, a 93-unit luxury apartment complex in Plymouth, Michigan—the first all-new apartment development in western Wayne County since 2004.
• WellbridgemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Burton-Katzman and Wellbridge team was selected by Genesys Health Care System to develop a 34-acre parcel adjacent to the Regional Hospital into a master planned Continuum of Care Residential Community (CCRC). The first phase includes a 112-bed rehabilitation facility.
• Abbey HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbbey Homes is an affiliate of Burton-Katzman specializing in residential development. The partnership combines the talents of senior executives in land acquisition, master planning, sales, and home building to create outstanding residential communities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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