Thomas Leclair Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Michigan, United States

Greater Detroit Area

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

• Business Development-Acquisitions/Entitlements/BrokerageInitiated and completed commercial property acquisitions in various U.S. markets on behalf of specific U.S. and international retailers.Negotiated with.
• Led and participated in property tours with regional and VP level representatives.
• Acquired, developed and leased properties to retailers including: JP Morgan Chase, Dollar Tree and Tim Hortons
• Spearheaded entitlement and property development efforts including daily interaction with property owners, brokers, architects/engineers and city/township officials.
• Analyzed properties and conducted workshops to streamline the process of providing up to date and site specific traffic counts, demographics and GIS information to create tour packages for retailers ultimately.
• Created new account with National Development Company as a preferred broker to bring assisted living and senior housing facilities to in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.

• Commercial Land Brokerage/Acquisitions/Property Assemblages/EntitlementsKey representative of this established boutique commercial real estate firm providing negotiations, site analysis, property assemblage and client.
• Initiated the sale of a 50-acre interstate highway parcel which became the cornerstone to a $60 million corporate world headquarter campus for a Fortune 5oo company.
• Assembled and orchestrated the sale a 250-acre interstate highway parcel that resulted in a $7 million sale of the largest automobile auction facility in Michigan.
• Coordinated industrial sales and leases to companies including: Ford Motor Company, DTE Energy, Visteon, Tyco International and other industrial clients and REITs.
• Facilitated key property transactions for Detroit Metropolitan Airport expansion project resulting in the sale of several hundred acres.
• Restored a previously damaged customer relationship resulting in a new $2.5 million property acquisition.

• Critique administrator and interviewer involved in marital stress study of congestive heart diseasepatients and their spouses,in the tri-state area. Wrote evaluation reports of colleagues to submit to psychologists for.
• Participated in a study that was ultimately published in the American Journal of Cardiology Vol. 88, September 1, 2001.
• Established trust with interviewees who were expected to talk in depth about personal lives and sensitive topics.
• Made recommendations and provided feedback to interviewers and gave subsequent reports to psychologists.

• Urban Planning intern responsible for researching at risk properties in the City of Detroit. Assembled information involving at risk properties to create a database of critical information to be provided to staff.
• Assisted in the identification and elimination of dangerous properties in the Wayne County area.
• Worked with community organizations to identify properties that were involved or potentially involved in criminal activity.
• Researched property ownership through tax and deed records and created database of at risk properties.
• Responsibilities also included gathering and sharing property information with police, investigators, attorneys and public agencies.

• Performed as a member of a three-part management team who reported directly to the president in order to implement social programs for transitional housing facilities in the City of Detroit. Directly responsible for.
• Solicited support of congressional representatives and business leaders
• Successfully wrote and received a $25,000 federal grant.
• Attended various seminars/workshops throughout the United States.Career note: Additional professional background includes: Business Development consultant for the Best-Draft Company (formerlyCogniLearn Inc.); Community.

Master Of Urban Planning (M.U.P.), Growth Management

Graduate Research Assistant

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology