LANDER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Owner of Darren Leet, Inc
Darren Leet is the owner of Darren Leet, Inc. and has provided design and marketing services to Lander Group since 2005. For over thirteen years, Darren Leet, Inc has supported companies of all sizes build better brands and products. A core team partner in over 20 startup companies and an equal number of product launches, Darren Leet, Inc. builds strong identities for mission-focused businesses.
Prior to starting the company, Darren Leet worked at a Saint Paul advertising agency for eight years and rose to the level of Creative Director.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Real Estate Developer and Broker
Michael Lander is a real estate developer and broker, urban planner, speaker, new urbanism advocate, and expert on Smart Growth and transportation policy. As founder and president of Lander Group, he leads the planning, design, and development of commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments. Lander's work is known for creating thriving urban spaces incorporating new urbanist principles, high-quality design and construction, and a commitment to the public realm.
For Lander Group and as partner in urban planning firm Town Planning Collaborative, Lander has held lead planning roles for many major new urban developments over the last two decades. In the Twin Cities, he helped create the award-winning plan for Excelsior & Grand, St. Louis Park's new town center, the Sears redevelopment, and led an acclaimed design charrette for Minneapolis' Uptown district. Lander's commitment to high-quality urban development include active roles as a member of Urban Land Institute (ULI), Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU), the Minnesota chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the Steering Committee of LOCUS, a national Smart Growth real estate group working to reform federal and state transportation policy. He has served on the jury and Advisory Services panels for ULI, and on jury panels for Minneapolis AIA and CNU. He speaks regularly to local, state, and national industry groups and is a guest lecturer to University of Minnesota, St. Thomas University, Macalester College, University of Miami, and Harvard University.