About Us
Executive Team
Bunia Parker is a principal at Summit Commercial. Previous to forming this company, he worked as a Broker for 5 years, specializing in Office and Retail. During his career, Bunia has had a vast amount of experience with landlord and tenant representation, as well as the disposition and acquisition of properties. He provides valuable insight to municipalities, non-profits, courts and school districts during facility planning and implementation. Bunia also has vast experience assisting bank asset managers with the successful disposition of their REO properties.
Bunia was the Director of Leasing for approximately 2.25 Million square feet in the Central Business District of Detroit for over 2 years. His vast portfolio included The First National Building (800,000sf), The Penobscot Building (1,000,000sf), and Cadillac Towers (450,000sf) - prime real estate within the Downtown Detroit area. He was also responsible for leasing the excess space in the new Federal Reserve Bank building. Bunia has completed over 300,000sf of transactions.
Bunia sits on various non-profit boards, so his insight into how non-profit organizations operate and how they function within space provides his clients with a unique perspective to maximize operational efficiency in their current and/or proposed projects, while seeking to minimize costs. He is the current Vice-Chairman of the board for Travelers Aid Society of Metropolitan Detroit. Bunia also sits on the retail advisory board of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and he is the President of the Renaissance Alumni Association.
Bunia has represented various clients such as the 36th District Court, Comerica Bank, Detroit Public Schools, Laborer’s Local 334, United States Air National Guard, Travelers Aid Society, Bassett & Bassett and McDonalds, USA.
Bunia graduated from Duke University with a BA in Economics and African Studies. He also minored in Marketing and Management. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.