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Ashley Young

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Ashley Young is a Vice President within our Retail Services Group specializing in Urban Street Retail and Tenant Site Selection & Expansion in Michigan. She joined the team in 2016, predominantly to focus on the retail development and leasing of The District Detroit; the 385-acre multi-billion-dollar sports and entertainment district anchored by Little Caesars Arena, home to the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Pistons, and premiere concerts. She specializes in cultivating unique and authentic retail developments, with an emphasis on festival streets and dining districts. A significant accomplishment was Columbia Street, a 40,000 SF festival street, anchored by Eminem’s only restaurant, Mom’s Spaghetti.

Ashley continues to expand her diverse portfolio of Tenant Representation, working with national clients to enter and expand through Michigan. Her most recent successes in the market include Crumbl Cookies (5 stores), Boot Barn (4 stores), Milan Laser (8 stores), and Total By Verizon (20 stores in 5 months).

Before she joined CBRE in 2016, she spent eight years in Los Angeles working in the entertainment and hospitality industries, working for such industry leaders as SBE, The h.wood Group, and Boulevard Nightlife Group. She is a graduate of the University of Miami, the Second Vice President of the SAG-AFTRA Michigan Board, the Fundraising Chair of Our Horn Is Not Medicine, and proud Mama to her 1 year old son, Nolan Hendrix Young.

Education

  • University of Miami; Bachelor of Science in Advertising and Psychology (Magna Cum Laude)

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  • Second Vice President of SAG-AFTRA Michigan Board
  • Fundraising Chair | Our Horn Is Not Medicine 
  • Member of CBRE Women’s Network
  • Member of International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Member of the Birmingham Athletic Club

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  • Boot Barn
  • Nordstrom Rack
  • Solidcore
  • Perspire
  • Buddy’s Pizza
  • Crumbl Cookies
  • Brassica
  • Total By Verizon
  • Vitality Bowls 
  • Ace Pickleball 
  • Bond Vet
  • Milkshake Factory

Team Overview - Detroit Retail Advisory & Transaction

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Specializing in Retail Services throughout Metropolitan Detroit.

As the #1 global retail real estate advisory and transactions services firm, CBRE leverages a combination of integrated solutions, unique insights, and unmatched experience to deliver successful outcomes for retailers, restaurateurs, investors, owners and developers. We are aligned with the best brands and companies in the world, collaborating across geographic borders and service lines to deliver the complete spectrum of strategic real estate services to build advantage for our clients.

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The Highlands at the GM Ren Cen

Scott Young is a Senior Vice President within our Retail Services Practice, and a part of CBRE since 1997. He is a member of ICSC, a multi-winning CBRE Top Producer and a CoStar Power Broker.

Favorites

Sports Team: 2012 Detroit Tigers
Travel Destination: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Cocktail: Amaro Manhattan
Workout: Tennis
Film: Pulp Fiction
Musician: Jack White

Matt Croswell is a First Vice President within our Retail Services Practice, and a part of CBRE since 2010. He is a member of ICSC, a CoStar Power Broker, and a graduate of Central Michigan University.

Favorites

Sports Team: 2012 Detroit Tigers
Cocktail: Manhattan
Workout: Is golfing working out?
Film: Field of Dreams
Quote: "Be on time when time is involved and time is always involved." - Bill Norton (HS Basketball Coach)

Ashley Young is a Vice President within our Retail Services Practice, and a part of CBRE since 2016. She is a member of ICSC, a CoStar Power Broker, and a graduate of the University of Miami.

Favorites

Sports Team: University of Miami 'Canes
Workout: Yoga
Travel Destination: Antartica
Film: Burn After Reading
Cocktail: Dirty Martini
Musician: Jimi Hendrix

Jake Vorkapich is a Transaction Manager within our Retail Services Group where he directly supports the CBRE Detroit Retail team, which consists of fellow members Scott Young, Matt Croswell, Ashley Young and Taylor Croswell. The CBRE Detroit Retail team specializes in both tenant representation and project leasing. Their team has been the top producing retail brokerage team in the Detroit office as well as one of the top performing retail brokerage teams throughout the Midwest.

Favorites

Travel Destination: Kraków
Hobby: Photography
Cocktail: Caesar
Film: The Godfather Part II
Car: 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner
Book: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

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Food & Beverage

buddys-pizza
coopers-hawk
barcelona-winebar
brewdog_logo
kinton-ramen
sweetwaters-logo
fabio-viviani-logo
focus-brands-logo
pokeworks
taco-bell
clean-eatz
golden_corral
crumblcookies

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bootbarn
safstor-logo
icode
lash-lounge
target
ovme
madison-reed
title-boxing
city-row

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fca-logo
nissan
golling-logo
cars-logo

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comerica_logo

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Vereit
unicorp-large
Hillside-Investments
Ren_Cen
ford-land_logo
Silverman-Group

Case Studies

The Highlands at the GM Ren Cen Detroit, Michigan
Total Retail Space Leased: 17,000 SF

Engaged by GM to re-lease and cultivate the signature restaurant on the 71st & 72nd floors of the GM Ren Cen.

Our team successfully engaged celebrity chef and James Beard Award-Winner Shawn McClain to cultivate his Scottish steakhouse, The Highlands, complete with specialty bars, private dining rooms and event space.

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Columbia Street Detroit, Michigan
Total Retail Space Leased: 40,000 SF

Engaged by Olympia Development to create an authentic, unique dining destination in Downtown Detroit, between the historic Fox Theatre Detroit and the new Little Caesars World Headquarters.

Our team successfully executed the vision with a mix of local & regional restaurant groups including Union Joints, Frita Batidos, Sahara and Rush Bowls, as well as national groups such as Starbucks. They rounded out the mix with local retailer The M Den, and live music operator Tin Roof.

Troy City Center Troy, Michigan
Total Retail Space Leased: 32,000 SF

Engaged by Unicorp to cultivate a successful mix of retail tenants, creating a small “City Center” within the 888 West Big Beaver office and residential developments.

Our team successfully executed the vision with a mix of local & regional retailers, such as Condado Tacos, Kura Sushi, Pokeworks, The Great Greek, City BBQ, Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, Red Effect Fitness, Massage Green Spa and Clean Juice.

Buddy’s Pizza Michigan Expansion
5 stores to open by 12/31/20; 9 stores in negotiations
Projecting 8 stores annually

Engaged by Buddy’s Pizza to handle expansion across Michigan.

The team developed the market strategy, handled the site selection, and negotiated and executed deal terms.

Visit The Buddy's Pizza Website

Premier Properties

GM Renaissance Center
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My Team

  • Scott Young

    Senior Vice President

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  • Matthew Croswell

    First Vice President

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  • Jake Vorkapich

    Trnctn Mgmt Manager

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    • Mobile +1 313 648 5872
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