His range of real estate expertise includes real estate development, build-to-suits, financial underwriting and analysis, real estate due diligence, development feasibility, entitlements, municipal incentives, public and private sources of capital, and real estate transaction management across a variety of asset classes.
Since Bill assumed leadership of Plante Moran Cresa in 2006, the firm has grown in size, sophistication, and standing across the real estate marketplace. Today, Plante Moran Cresa serves as a full-service real estate firm that manages more than $2 billion in real estate projects annually for some of the most prestigious organizations across the nation in the corporate, mixed-use, healthcare, senior living, educational, and governmental sectors. Engagements under Bill’s responsibility have resulted in real estate capital expenditures and transaction value exceeding $3 billion.
Plante Moran Cresa’s growth has born the establishment of Plante Moran Real Estate Investment Advisors (REIA) and Plante Moran Living Forward. Plante Moran REIA is a real estate asset management firm serving high-net-worth and institutional investors that has grown to more than $900 million assets under management since its inception in 2013. Plante Moran Living Forward is a fully integrated real estate development consulting firm serving the senior living development marketplace.
Bill holds a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from Michigan State University. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and a licensed real estate broker in the state of Michigan. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Cresa, a $300 million international real estate consulting firm; Plante Moran Cresa; Plante Moran REIA; and Plante Moran Living Forward.
