Advisory, Consulting & Other

Capital Markets includes property sales and acquisitions, real estate financings, private equity placements, portfolio advisory activities, and corporate finance advice and execution. We provide these services for substantially all types of properties, including hotel and hospitality assets. Real Estate Investment Banking includes sourcing capital, both equity and debt, derivatives structuring, and other traditional investment banking services designed to assist investors and corporate clients in maximizing the value of their real estate. To meet client demands for marketing real estate assets internationally and investing outside of their home markets, our Capital Markets teams combine local market knowledge with our access to global capital sources to provide superior execution in raising capital for real estate transactions. By researching, developing and introducing innovative new financial products and strategies, Capital Markets are also integral to the business development efforts of our other business.

Agency Leasing executes leasing programs, including marketing, on behalf of investors, developers, property companies and public entities to secure tenants and negotiate leases with terms that reflect our clients’ best interests. Our agency leasing fees are typically based on a percentage of the value of the revenue commitment for executed leases, although in some cases they are based on a dollar amount per square foot leased.

Tenant Representation establishes strategic alliances with clients which may include helping them: defining space requirements; identifying suitable alternatives; recommending appropriate occupancy solutions negotiating lease and ownership terms with landlords; and reducing real estate costs by analyzing, structuring, and negotiating business and economic incentives.

Property Management provides on-site management services to real estate owners for office, industrials, retail, multifamily residential and specialty properties. We provide services through contracts with third party providers, striving to maintain high levels of occupancy and tenant satisfaction while lowering clients’ property operating costs.
We typically provide property management services through an on-site general manager and staff. Our general managers are responsible for day-to-day property management activities, client satisfaction and financial results. We support them with regional supervisory teams and central resources in such areas as training, technical and environmental services, accounting, marketing, and human resources.

Project & Development Services provides consulting, design, management and build services to tenants of leased space, owners in self-occupied buildings and owners of real estate investments, leveraging technology to drive outstanding service delivery. In addition to strategic occupancy planning series, we bring a life-cycle perspective to our clients, from consulting and capital management through design, construction and move in. Project & Development Services also manages all aspects of development and renovation of commercial projects for our clients, in some cases serving as a general contractor.