Rachele Downs
Vice President, JLL
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Inventive CRE sales and economic development executive with 25+ years representing office, retail, industrial & multi-family clients.
Phone (248) 581-3243
Mobile (248) 705-8692
Inventive CRE sales and economic development executive with 25+ years representing office, retail, industrial & multi-family clients.
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep (Full Service), Tenant Rep (Full Service)
Property Types
Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Multi-Family
Markets
Detroit
Languages
English
Bio
As a veteran commercial real estate sales and economic development executive with 20+ years of representing institutional, corporate, government, and philanthropic entities, Rachele Downs is a Vice President with JLL, and the founder of Downs Diversity Initiatives, LLC, a community and economic development consultancy specializing in diversity and inclusion in real estate, entrepreneurship, and workforce development.
Rachele is a past president of CREW Detroit and was the founding Program Manager for Wayne State University’s Detroit Revitalization Fellows, where she designed, developed, and directed this innovative pilot program to increase the capacity of community and economic development organizations at the forefront of Detroit’s
revitalization.
Downs is committed to providing expert tenant representation to women entrepreneurs and minority-owned businesses to lease or purchase their first brick and mortar locations. Her entrepreneurial clients include Margaux & Max, Space Cat V-stro, Ackroyd’s Scottish Bakery, and Comerica Bank’s Hatch Detroit winner, 27th Letter Bookstore.
A long-time champion of CREW Careers and UCREW, Rachele has donated countless hours of professional service to Alternatives For Girls and First Step Project Against Domestic Violence in the acquisition, development, and construction of their current facilities. In 2018, Downs was recognized as CREW Detroit’s Woman of Impact.
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