Company History

L. Mason Capitani, Inc. is the oldest locally owned and operated real estate brokerage firm specializing in the sales and leasing of industrial, office, medical and retail properties in Michigan. Founded in 1965 by Mr. L. Mason Capitani, what was once a one-man operation has evolved into what is now a full service brokerage firm with geographic coverage that extends globally.

The firm’s history can be traced back to Detroit’s east side in the mid 1960’s. Originally specializing in the construction and management of industrial properties, Mr. L. Mason Capitani slowly began to concentrate his efforts on the brokerage side of the business by the end of the decade. When his son, Mason E. Capitani joined the firm in 1973 they formed a team that would begin to dominate Detroit’s industrial real estate market. In the years that followed, Mason E. Capitani took his father’s business to new heights, expanding its geographic market coverage and building a firm known as a powerhouse in industrial brokerage in the Detroit area.

The family tradition continued in 1996 when Jason E. Capitani joined the firm as an agent specializing in industrial brokerage. Two years later Mason L. Capitani joined the firm as the director of the company’s newly established Office Properties Division. Today, as principal members of the firm along with their father, Jason and Mason’s responsibilities have grown to include the oversight of the Industrial and Office Properties Divisions respectively, the recruitment and training of new sales associates and the everyday management of the firm’s business activities. They are also working brokers, intimately involved in many of the firm’s major projects. In recent years L. Mason Capitani, Inc. has become truly a full service real estate provider by expanding into the brokerage of retail properties and by offering property and asset management services.

With a mix of experience and youth, the brokerage staff at L. Mason Capitani, Inc. has developed a reputation for being diligent, ethical and hard working. In fact, many of the firm’s professionals hold prestigious industry designations including the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and Certified Commercial Investment Manager (CCIM) designations. Each individual professional strives to be an expert in their given specialty and geographic territory. Our business philosophy is firmly based on developing and retaining client relationships, some of which date back to the company’s inception.