BIA recognizes area builders with top awards.

"Why not daughters?"
A graduate of Central
Michigan University,
Greenspan concentrated on
ive Jewish builders
and industry pro-
building apartments and sin-
gle family homes in the west-
fessionals were
ern suburbs of the Detroit
among those hon-
ored Dec. 7 during the 1999
metropolitan area. This year,
Leadership Recognition and
his company finished
Peter Burton
Heritage Hills in Milford, a
Awards Night sponsored by
the Building Industry
development of 27 single-
Association of Southeastern
family homes in the
Michigan and the
$300,000 to $400,000 price
range.
Apartment Association of
Michigan. The ceremony
Recognized for his service
was held at the Ritz-Carlton
as BIA's 1999 president was
Hotel in Dearborn.
Peter Burton, president of
Fred Greenspan, a builder
Burton-Katzman
for 53 years, was inducted
Development Company in
Dennis Dickstein
into the BIA's Hall of Fame,
Bingham Farms. Burton was
the highest honor the associ-
BIA's young builder of the
ation can bestow upon a
year in 1981, the year after
member. He is a past presi-
he formed the partnership
dent and a director of BIA,
with his cousin, Robert
and a director of both the
Katzman. The BIA named
Michigan and National asso-
Burton its developer of the
ciations of home builders.
year in 1996.
President of Fred E.
Recent Burton-Katzman
Greenspan Builder Inc. of
developments include mas-
Fred Greenspan
Southfield, Greenspan
ter planned communities
joined his father, also a
such as Country Creek in
builder, in 1946 and started
Oakland Township;
his own business three years
Arboretum Office Park in
later. Greenspan joined the
Farmington Hills; the
BIA in 1949 and served as
Saturn Research Facility in
president in 1986.
Madison Heights; Executive
Greenspan said the busi-
Hills, the upscale technolo-
ness is "becoming more
gy park in Auburn Hills;
competitive and there's a
and Wellington Green, a
Melvin Kaftan
shortage of skilled labor •
campus-style office develop-
which makes things very dif-
ment in Auburn Hills.
ficult ... but it's a wonderful
Also honored at the din-
industry, because you see
ner was AAM's 1999 presi-
things built and lasting."
dent, Melvin M. Kaftan,
Greenspan is a member of
president of Kaftan
Temple Beth El and the
Enterprises Inc., in
Franklin Hills Country
Southfield. "I work for the
Club.
industry and appreciate it,"
The construction end of
said Kaftan, who since 1965
David. Lub in
Greenspan's business is now
has been involved in residen-
mainly handled by his
tial construction of multi-
daughter Jan Dunn, a real estate
family income-producing properties.
attorney, who joined him in 1990.
Named outstanding
His other daughter, Jill Gun, a spe-
architect/designer of the year was
cial education teacher, directs the
David Lubin, president of Lubin
company's public relations. Noting
Associates in Bloomfield Hills. He is
that more and more women are
the first recipient of the award.
becoming builders, Greenspan asks,
A member of the Bloomfield

ALAN ABRAMS
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