Multi Family Comp Walks and Property Assessments in Detroit

Detroit is not one competitive set. Garden-style and townhome rentals in Macomb and Oakland counties compete on space, parking, entries and the way a community handles a long gray winter. Older buildings in Downtown and Midtown that have been converted to apartments compete on character, ceiling height and how well the original structure is respected. We walk the set that matches your product, not a generic list.

• Entry sequence: vestibule, mailroom, lobby or leasing office, and how each handles snow, salt and wet boots
• Amenity programming: what is offered, how it is furnished and how worn it looks
• Finish and furniture quality in common areas and in model units
• Palette, lighting and how much of the area's brick, steel and warm wood heritage each property uses

Owners usually buy a walk at one of three moments: before underwriting a renovation, before committing to an amenity program on a new community, or when leasing velocity stalls and nobody can say why. Builders use it ahead of a model home or clubhouse decision, when the question is how far to push the finish level against nearby product.

Detroit gives these moments plenty of fuel. Auto-supplier, defense and electronics growth in the suburbs keeps new rental and new-home communities coming, while redevelopment of older downtown buildings keeps adding apartments to the urban comp set. A property that opened a few years ago can find its competition has changed. We are an Irvine firm and we have completed work in Michigan, so a walk is a scheduled trip, not a remote desk review.