Few families are fortunate enough to have even a second generation involved in a family business. Dominic F. Moceri is part of the fourth generation of Moceri's, building on an incredible legacy that started with his great-grandfather Sebastian “Buster” Moceri and his grandfather, Dominic S Moceri. 

In the early years, the visionary father and son team bought prime parcels of land with easy access to the newly constructed Interstate 75 north of Detroit. On that land, and other parcels throughout southeast Michigan, they, and future generations of the Moceri family, built more than 55,000 homes in the decades that followed.

Dominic F. Moceri is the son of Frank Moceri, one of the six sons of Dominic S. Moceri and his wife, Frances. As a teenager, Dominic worked on Moceri building sites, sweeping basements, moving materials and lending a hand whenever it was needed. During summers while in college, he took on more responsibility and continued to gain invaluable first-hand knowledge of what it takes to manage employees and build homes. “Even when I was a young kid I knew I wanted to be part of the family business when I got older,” said Dominic. 

In 2014, upon graduation from Northwood University, which was the alma mater of Dominic's father, Frank, and his uncle Mario, Dominic joined Moceri Companies full time. His first position was assisting in managing multi-family properties and then he served as a direct project manager for IronGate of Birmingham, which consisted of 11 luxury apartment homes. Most recently he managed Moceri's Custom Home Division and now assists his uncle, Dominic J. Moceri, in land acquisition and project management of new developments.

"We're currently in the planning stages of over $100 million in future development in communities from Clinton Township to Lake Orion,” said Dominic. Even though his work keeps him quite community in Novi is nearing completion and the company is working on the third phase of Charleston Park, a 100-homesite development in South Lyon, as well as several new projects in the development phase. Nearing their 50th anniversary, the brothers are still involved in strategic business decisions and operations, but have enjoyed watching the second generation continue their legacy for over a decade. 

Having opened a southeast headquarters in 2005, Gurmale and his wife, Jagdev, now split their time between Michigan and North Carolina, enjoying life with their grandchildren. n busy, Dominic treasures the time he spends in conversation with his grandmother, Frances. “I like hanging out with my grandma and other family members and learning more about the business and its history,” said Dominic. “Gaining knowledge from the experiences of my family members gave me a jump start in understanding the building industry. One piece of good advice from anyone on the Moceri leadership team might be equal to what it takes years for another person to learn.”