“I have been an industrial real estate broker in Milwaukee for more than 35 years. I have seen firsthand the decline and deterioration of many large, older industrial buildings after their prior occupants either moved or shut down operations…” writes Robert Dufek in a letter to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal.

“…Clearly, Milwaukee is seeing a surge in new construction the likes of which I’ve never seen before. But that certainly does not minimize the role Crivello has played in bringing back deteriorated buildings and adding jobs where they are badly needed.”

Read the full letter, published by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Frank P. Crivello is a Milwaukee-based developer and Chairman & Founder of Phoenix Investors.