Balke Brown Transwestern
Mike Donovan has over three decades of experience in the real estate industry, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Balke Brown Transwestern since March 2007. Prior to this role, Mike held the position of Vice President at Duke Realty Corporation from 1999 to 2007, and served as Vice President of Brokerage at Trammell Crow Company from 1990 to 1993. Mike obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Regis University, where studies were completed between 1980 and 1984, and graduated from Ladue High School.
Balke Brown Transwestern
Since 1979 we have dedicated ourselves to creating value through commercial real estate brokerage, investment, property management and development services for our clients, investor partners and local communities. In 1979, Gary Balke founded the company with a commitment to quality building design and meeting the needs of tenants. This commitment continues to drive the company more than 40 years later as we have expanded from our roots as an office building developer/manager into a leading brokerage and management services provider with expertise in office, industrial, medical, and multi-family property. Today company owners Steve Brown and Mike Donovan lead a team of 150 people focused on building our reputation as an entrepreneurial value creator with the highest integrity where the needs of our customers always come first. Those customers include institutional owners, pension funds, REITS, fortune 500 companies, local partnerships and successful local entrepreneurs. Balke Brown Transwestern is one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the St. Louis region. BBTW’s Management/Leasing/Development portfolio includes over 57 projects containing over 6.8 million square feet of Class A office, medical, industrial, retail and multi-family residential space.