Sta ff p ho to by Ang ie Baa n Business I coming home Building The Legacy A lawyer/builder returns to extend the family history. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor M atthew Sosin's great-great uncle, the late Max Sosin, was one of the finest storytellers and masters of ceremonies the Detroit Jewish community has known. Matt's father, Neil Sosin, 59, has built his own reputation — for property invest- ment and property management. Now Matt, 32, is trying to build on his father's legacy at Northern Equities Group (NEG) in Farmington Hills. Astute planning, investing and bidding in the 1990s has led to two major corpo- rate developments by Northern Equities Group near the intersection of 1-696,1-96 and 1-275. The company has completed the development of the 145-acre Country Club Corporate Park at the southwest cor- ner of Haggerty and 12 Mile roads on the Farmington Hills/Novi border. It is now working on the second stage of the 365- acre Haggerty Corridor Corporate Park west of Haggerty, between 12 and 13 Mile. Nissan Motors' North American Design headquarters is a major figure in the Country Club development, says Matt, a former Manhattan attorney who came home to Detroit to join his father at NEG. The company will sell land to major cli- ents like Nissan to get a project started. But its forte is property management at the park-like settings which it has created for tenants both large and small. The central location of the two develop- ments — "Novi is the new geographic center of the Detroit area;' Matt says — is attractive to businesses and their employ- ees. With Chrysler in Auburn Hills, Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn, General Motors in downtown Detroit and Toyota operations in Ann Arbor, Novi has become a hub. And the Northern Equities Group prop- erties offer one-minute access to the nearby freeways. "In the old days:' says Matt, auto suppliers had one contract. Now they are much more diversi- fied" and their employees are more likely to be going frequently to other suburbs for meetings. The Country Club Corporate Park is 100 percent developed and phase I of Haggerty Corridor Corporate Park is 95 percent com- plete. NEG expects to complete a multi-story, 150,000-square-foot building for Ryder Systems Inc. in Matt Sosin stand in front of one of his buildings in the Country Club Corporate Park. phase II next spring and recently Ma3signed a deal for office space for Henry Ford Hospital physicians. Others Center, to premium office space for profes- tenants range from Timken, Foamax, sional service companies — doctors, law- Siemens, Paychex, Magna International yers, accountants and general offices. and the sprawling LaSalle Technical Joining his father at NEG was always ePRIZE IS CONGRATULATIONS MATTHEW SOSIN ON RECEIVING THE COMEBACK AWARD! It's people like you who turn Motown into go-town! Detroit has some of the most talented people in the nation. Not to mention heart and soul, a deep-rooted value system and a dedication to excellence. That's what we find when we hire from the vast pool of Detroit-area talent. ePrize is, and will continue to be, headquartered here for just that reason. If you are ready to be part of the coolest company in metro Detroit, check out our latest jobs by visiting eprize.com/cooljobs. INTERACTIVE PROMOTION RESULTS www.eprize.com 877.837.7493 ePrize is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons. ePrize recruits, employs, evaluates, and considers for promotion employees without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, marital status, height, weight, medical condition or physical handicap or disability, or any other legally protected class, all as required by local, state, and/or federal law. 60 September 13 • 2007