Why Access is Our 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 billions of dollars of transactions. We have built millions of square feet of retail, office, warehouse, restaurants, mixed use, hotels and multi-family residential units.
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.
Our Perspective
Walk in your own shoes.
We’re not like other real estate companies. We have a unique approach, voice, and culture that works for us. We’ve never forgotten how we started and that was by taking a chance on ourselves.
We’re all in this together.
Our first duty is to humanity—real estate is simply our medium. For us, business is always personal. Friendly faces, warm welcomes, and genuine attention to what matters most are the rule, not the exception. We measure ourselves by our impact, not our performance.
Progress is happiness.
Growth is not a means to an end. We are happiest continually improving our businesses, ourselves, and our communities. We believe growth with the right intention is beneficial for everyone
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. His professional journey began in 1978 when he and his father founded Weston Wholesale, Dun-Rite Exteriors, and Preferred Properties. These ventures provided extensive experience in building supply, construction, and property management.
Around that same time, he purchased his first real estate investment—a small duplex—which marked the beginning of a lifelong commitment to owning, leasing, buying, selling, and developing real estate throughout the region.
In 1999, the companies were unified under one umbrella to form Lokre Development Companies, which has earned a lasting reputation within the national real estate industry and communities throughout the Midwest. Rolly’s strong principles and impact-driven mindset are the reasons we’re proud to carry his vision forward.