Director | Investment Sales

Dan Lewkowicz is a seasoned real estate veteran with over a decade of experience in many facets of the real estate industry. Starting his career “house hacking” he quickly moved on to flip houses in and around metro Detroit and eventually created a company called Renaissance Real Estate Ventures which specializes in the acquisition, financing, renovation, and resale of single family residential properties in the booming city of Detroit, Michigan. Before joining Encore Real Estate Investment Services, Dan was a Senior Advisor at Fortis Net Lease specializing in commercial real estate investment sales. Dan is also a former business development executive for Amazon in Detroit Michigan. Currently Dan is director of investment sales at Encore Real Estate Investment Services and specializes in shopping centers, medical office buildings, industrial fulfillment centers, and automotive repair and parts stores. Of lesser known fact, Dan possesses industry leading knowledge on cannabis cultivation and its impact on the economy in general, and industrial commercial real estate specifically. An expert on Multi-Family and the current economic undercurrents facing this asst class in today’s #postcovid world, Dan often expresses the incredible opportunities for investors of all sizes. Dan resides in Oak Park Michigan and enjoys running, lifting weights, yoga, and playing acoustic guitar.

Executive Assistant

Cindy Slack holds a Bachelors in Legal Studies, she has Paralegal and Administrative experience in Probate, Estate Law, Family Law, And Marijuana Law. She is the VP of Operations maintaining the company Database, Administration, Marketing, and on-site producer to Dan on Top, and the CRE Pro Show. 

Executive Assistant

Ellie Fein holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Queens College. She began her career as an Administrative Assistant in 1998, working for the Executive Director in a school with over 800 students. In 2020 she took her expertise virtual and has been Dan’s Executive Assistant since September 2020. In 2009 Ellie and her husband moved to Israel with their four boys.

Fund Manager

Jacob holds a BS in finance from the University of Mississippi. He has years of experience in asset management for JP Morgan working in credit lending. From there, he partnered with a venture capital firm in Columbus and became an advisor to the portfolio companies on how to scale their teams. Over his career, he has started three companies and is most excited about his new venture in the cannabis space. Over the past year, he has expanded his cannabis network within the lending and capital side. With initial investors behind them and a team of experts, they are ready to continue their growth path.

Josh is from Clinton Township, MI a native to the metro Detroit area. Currently, he is a senior at Michigan State University pursuing a double major in International Relations and Public Affairs with a minor in International Development. Josh’s anticipated graduation date is projected for December 2021. Upon graduation, he plans to pursue a career in community development and real estate development. In addition to having long-term plans of attending law school in the future.

Karolina Lutrzykowska is from Shelby Township, and is a third-year undergraduate student studying Communications and Media, with a minor in Entrepreneurship, at the University of Michigan. Karolina is the founder and president of Women In Real Estate at the University of Michigan, a club dedicated to educating and empowering women and gender minorities in both residential and commercial Real Estate. Likewise, she is involved with many other incredible organizations on campus, including Michigan Real Estate Club, the Alpha Rho Chi Professional Fraternity, and the Marketing Committee of She's The First, a non-profit organization committed to funding scholarships for girls in low-income countries. In her free time, she find herself either brewing a hot cup of Peppermint tea, cooking miscellaneous European and Asian cuisine for her family, or taking her dog on walks!