Our Story

 
 

Where We Are Today

NOMA is a bespoke property management, brokerage and construction company founded in Ann Arbor. We manage over $20MM worth of real estate in Ann Arbor, we’ve brokered over $100MM of office, retail, multifamily, and vacant land deals across Michigan, and manage up to $1MM in construction projects. NOMA is focused primarily on the sustainable redevelopment of the Lower North Main Corridor (LoNoMa) but we work across the state on complex urban, transit-oriented, placemaking projects.

 
 
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Mission

Provide comprehensive, up-valuing management, brokerage, and pre-development services to our clients along North Main, Ann Arbor and beyond.

Vision

NOMA is the trusted, go-to resource for everything related to commercial real estate development and management along North Main, Ann Arbor and beyond.

 
 

Meet NOMA

Douglas L. Allen

OWNER

MISSION: Develop profitable, ecological and socially sustainable mixed-use, placemaking projects in and around Ann Arbor and Detroit. Help tenants find quality, affordable spaces to live and work. Represent owners to find the right buyers/lessees. Run a first class small business that works with other local businesses to make Ann Arbor a better to place.

SPECIALTIES:
Excellent at tenant/owner relations. Knowledgeable about green building, design, and operations. Holistic understanding of how to get through public approval process for new developments and create "win-win-wins" for all parties involved.


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Client Testimony

Douglas Allen has managed all of my buildings for well over a decade. He and his NOMA team are exceptional with all aspects of the real estate management cycle - general maintenance; long-term capital improvement planning and execution; tenant buildout design, contracting, construction, and oversight; marketing and leasing; and always up to date receivables and payables, as well as online cash flow reporting and multi-year projections.

Perhaps most importantly, the NOMA team places primary importance on building solid and trusting relationships with tenants. Our tenants have always gone out of their way to express their appreciation of Doug’s friendly, respectful, and professional style. Not to mention his culinary skills always on display at our annual tenant’s parties.

Over the years I have come to depend on Doug’s advice, industry contacts, and caring approach to those he works with and serves. I have recommended him to others with real estate management needs and included his services as an integral part of my own planning for new building acquisitions and management.
— Mark Berg