Kathy Makino-Leipsitz is the President and managing partner of Shelborne Development. Over the last 37 years, Shelborne has helped to build and rehabilitate over 1,300 housing units in Southeast Michigan with a special focus on preserving over 30 vacant historic buildings in the City of Detroit. In 1979, Kathy purchased a duplex in the City of Westland while a student at the University of Michigan. Kathy’s interest in real estate continued following her graduation. She began with her first purchase of a 30-unit apartment building in what was then the Cass Corridor in Midtown Detroit. Over the next 20 years, Shelborne’s work included new construction and the rehabilitation of several apartment buildings throughout Detroit and Southeast Michigan.