Building neighborhoods with purpose first.

About Brinda

Three decades of deals. One mission: purpose first.

I'm the Founder and Principal of Ferry Park Row Development, which develops for-sale housing and small-scale retail, and The Towne Companies, a Detroit commercial real estate brokerage focused on sales and acquisitions. A licensed Michigan real estate broker with an MBA, I bring more than 30 years of experience in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development, asset management and brokerage.

I began my career in banking in Detroit, then rose to Vice President of Asset Management at Acquest Realty Advisors, managing a then-$80 million commercial real estate portfolio. In 2005 I established Wayne State University's real estate office and led it as Director of Real Estate and Asset Management until 2022, from the NextEnergy Center acquisition to a 25-year master lease for the Tolan Park Medical Building.

In October 2024, through P8 Real Estate Solutions, the development and advisory firm I founded in 2020, I opened Kornr Store, a small-scale café and market in Detroit's Northwest Goldberg neighborhood. It's a model built to be duplicated across Detroit, both as stand-alone stores and as first-floor commercial space.

I'm also a co-founding board member of the Women's Sustainable Development Initiative (WSDI), which mentors and advocates for emerging women developers. Beyond WSDI, I mentor men in development as well.

Through Purpose8 Institute, my books, teaching and events, I share the importance of putting purpose first in everyday life.

Transaction history, 2005 to present

23 acquisitions, sales, leases and developments across Midtown, TechTown, the DMC campus and beyond, from Wayne State University to Kornr Store.

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From Detroit's neighborhoods to a life of faith and purpose: four books for builders, believers and seekers.

The podcast

Living A Life Of Purpose

Conversations on the Christian principle of purpose and how to move from pew to purpose in everyday life.

Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all major podcast platforms.

Ventures

Companies built for Detroit.

Real estate

01 P8 Real Estate Solutions Developer of Kornr Store, plus asset management, development advisory and the Six Boxes training programs for Metro Detroit and clients nationwide. p8realestatesolutions.com → 02 Ferry Park Row Development For-sale housing and small-scale retail in and next to NW Goldberg, blocks from the Henry Ford expansion and the Motown Museum. ferryparkrowdevelopment.com → 03 The Towne Companies Commercial real estate brokerage focused on sales and acquisitions: office, medical, industrial, retail, mixed-use and land across Metro Detroit. thetownecompanies.com → P8 project Kornr Store A century-old corner grocery rebuilt into a neighborhood café and market with coworking, meeting space and catering. Opened October 2024; 2026 Outstanding Independents Award winner. kornrstore.com →

The Kornr Store story

From a vacant corner grocery to a neighborhood market.

Community & purpose

Press & media

In the news.

Contact

Let's build something with purpose.

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