Our Leadership Team

Jack Berke, Managing Partner

Jack Berke is the managing partner of Taylor Real Estate Solutions, which he founded in 2012. He has more than 40 years of experience in commercial real estate development, property management, and transaction advisory services.

Throughout his career, Jack has effectively overseen the development of numerous stores and established a nationwide network of professionals and consultants. Jack has completed construction projects for CVS Pharmacy. 

Before founding Taylor Real Estate, Jack was Vice President of Real Estate for a CVS Pharmacy “Preferred Developer”. He developed new stores, including a unique two-story location in Ann Arbor that preserved the site's historical integrity.

Jack's main focus was the State of Michigan; however, during his tenure as a “Preferred Developer”, he also worked on new CVS stores in Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Washington.

Before being the point person for CVS Pharmacy, Jack provided value to his clients as a Tenant Representative and Vice President at Equis Detroit, where he completed over one million square feet of office and industrial lease transactions for clients, including ThyssenKrupp Budd.

Jack also held executive positions at significant real estate companies in Metro Detroit, where his accomplishments included managing major complexes, including the Renaissance Center, the Fisher Building, the First National Building, and Peachtree Center in Atlanta, Georgia, as Vice President of Trizec Corp.

Jack earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Canada, and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada.

Jack is a licensed real estate broker in the State of Michigan.

Lawrence Zack, Vice President

Lawrence (Larry) Zack is the Vice President of Taylor Real Estate Services. Larry brings more than 30 years of experience as a real estate transaction advisor and development specialist to Taylor.

Before joining Taylor Real Estate Services, Larry provided transaction services for Velmeir Companies, where his expertise sent him to evaluate real estate acquisitions throughout the United States for CVS and various other clients. Before Velmeir, Larry held executive positions  at several major real estate companies., where he successfully completed over 120 real estate transactions.

Larry attended Michigan State University and holds a Michigan Real Estate license.