Access is opportunity.

Change is inevitable. How you prepare and respond is everything. With experience in nearly every type of real estate, earned market knowledge, and decades of longstanding relationships in the communities we impact, we have the ability to not only adapt but realize opportunity ahead of the marketplace. Access has always been our opportunity. 

Lokre is a leading owner, developer and operator of privately held real estate across the midwest with transactions in excess of one billion dollars. We have built hotels, restaurants, thousands of single and multi-family residential units, two million square feet of office space, three million square feet of warehouse space, and more than five million square feet of retail.

We are strategically a fully vertically integrated operation. This uniquely positions us to see a project through acquisition, design, construction, lease-up, property management and disposition with precision and direct, hands-on management. It’s a proven formula that has allowed us to successfully grow our business, relationships, and impact for over three decades. 

A history of trust and experience.

When you’re moving forward, it’s okay to look back. It all started with our founder Rolly Lokre. Rolly was born and raised in Wausau, Wisconsin, and studied economics at the University of Wisconsin. Directly following school in 1978, he began his career by founding Wheston Wholesale, Dun-Rite Exteriors and Preferred Properties; three highly successful corporations, with facets in the wholesale building supply industry, home renovation, residential and commercial construction, as well as property management.

In 1999, Rolly established Lokre. He led his regional construction firms from their start to the formation of this parent company, which has achieved a lasting reputation within the national real estate industry and communities throughout the Midwest. Rolly’s strong principles and impact-driven mindset are why we’re proud to continue on.