Beth Kmetz-Armitage
Director, Commercial Development
Michigan Central
Beth Kmetz-Armitage is the Director of Commercial Development for Michigan Central. In this role, Beth is responsible for attracting tenants to Michigan Central Station and pursuing development on Michigan Central’s greater real estate portfolio. Beth is a veteran real estate professional whose career has spanned the public and private sectors, multiple markets and nearly every asset class.
Beth’s career in commercial real estate began in 2003 in San Francisco with Sam Zell’s Equity Office Properties working in property management. She then spent 8 years in Minneapolis with international real estate investor and developer Hines, managing Class A office properties, flex-tech industrial portfolios and high-end lifestyle retail. In 2014 she moved to Detroit to work for local firm Broder & Sachse, serving as Director of Commercial Real Estate and overseeing the pre-development entitlements work for The Hamilton in Midtown Detroit. Prior to joining Michigan Central, Beth served as an appointee in City of Detroit Mayor Duggan’s administration overseeing real estate strategy for the City’s portfolio of 10,000+ surplus commercial and industrial properties, overseeing the sale of thousands of parcels of land to the public and developers. She also served as the Director of Public-Private Partnerships in the City’s Housing & Revitalization Department, creating a pipeline of housing developments representing thousands of new housing units and over $1B in investment in the City of Detroit.
Beth was recently appointed as a commissioner to the newly reactivated Wayne County Housing Commission, and she currently serves on the board of directors for Detroit’s District 2030. Previously, Beth has served on the Board of Directors for the Detroit Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, Greater Minneapolis BOMA, BOMA Metro Detroit, and ULI’s Residential Neighborhood Development Product Council. She has a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin and an MS in Curriculum & Instruction from St. Cloud State University.
Beth’s career in commercial real estate began in 2003 in San Francisco with Sam Zell’s Equity Office Properties working in property management. She then spent 8 years in Minneapolis with international real estate investor and developer Hines, managing Class A office properties, flex-tech industrial portfolios and high-end lifestyle retail. In 2014 she moved to Detroit to work for local firm Broder & Sachse, serving as Director of Commercial Real Estate and overseeing the pre-development entitlements work for The Hamilton in Midtown Detroit. Prior to joining Michigan Central, Beth served as an appointee in City of Detroit Mayor Duggan’s administration overseeing real estate strategy for the City’s portfolio of 10,000+ surplus commercial and industrial properties, overseeing the sale of thousands of parcels of land to the public and developers. She also served as the Director of Public-Private Partnerships in the City’s Housing & Revitalization Department, creating a pipeline of housing developments representing thousands of new housing units and over $1B in investment in the City of Detroit.
Beth was recently appointed as a commissioner to the newly reactivated Wayne County Housing Commission, and she currently serves on the board of directors for Detroit’s District 2030. Previously, Beth has served on the Board of Directors for the Detroit Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, Greater Minneapolis BOMA, BOMA Metro Detroit, and ULI’s Residential Neighborhood Development Product Council. She has a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin and an MS in Curriculum & Instruction from St. Cloud State University.
