Largest Commercial Real Estate Brokerages In The New York Area
Ranked by number of licensed commercial brokers and agents
2025 commercial transactions in the New York area
| Rank | Company Location | Licensed Local Brokers/Agents | Local Staff | Number of Leases / Square Feet | Number of Sales / Square Feet | Property Type Focus Areas and Specialties | Top Local Executive(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBRE New York |
811 | 4,575 | 2,070 / 40,912,323 | 91 / 7,304,346 | Office, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, retail, life sciences, data centers | Matt Van Buren, president |
| 2 | JLL New York |
415 | 4,500 | N/A | N/A | Office, industrial, retail, health care, multifamily, data centers | Peter Riguardi, chairman, president, New York region |
| 3 | Cushman & Wakefield Inc. New York |
383 | 2,658 | 3,759 / 88,301,880 | 606 / 35,014,312 | All asset classes | Todd Schwartz, Northeast regional president |
| 4 | Newmark New York |
234 | 988 | N/A | N/A | Office, industrial, retail, multifamily, health care, hospitality, data centers, self-storage | Barry M. Gosin, CEO; Sean Moynihan, EVP, tri-state market leader |
| 5 | RIPCO Real Estate New York |
130 | 44 | N/A | N/A | Restaurant, health and wellness, fashion, health care, cannabis, parking garage, self-storage, industrial | Mark Kaplan, president; Peter Ripka, co-founder, partner |
| 6 | Kassin Sabbagh Realty New York |
111 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Office, retail, multifamily, industrial | Abraham Kassin, CEO; Morris Sabbagh, president |
| 7 | Savills New York |
96 | 212 | 309 / 4,193,417 | 4 / 133,675 | Office, industrial, retail, health care, capital markets, life science, data centers | David Lipson, CEO, Savills North America; Janet Woods, president, North America; Mitti Liebersohn, CEO, tri-state brokerage operations |
| 8 | Marcus & Millichap New York |
89 | 37 | N/A | 214 / 5,787,160 | Multifamily, mixed-use, retail, office, industrial, land, net-leased, medical office, self-storage | John Horowitz, senior VP, Northeast division manager |
| 9 | Meridian Capital Group LLC New York |
68 | 84 | 330 / 650,000 | 55 / 3,100,000 | Multifamily, office, retail, hospitality, condo and underlying co-op, industrial, senior housing | Amit Doshi,sr. executive managing director; Helen Hwang, sr. executive managing director; Thomas Donovan, president, Queens investment sales; David Schechtman, sr. executive managing director; James Famularo,president, reatil leasing |
| 10 | Colliers New York |
65 | 106 | N/A | N/A | Office, industrial, retail, health care, hospitality | John Gallagher, Executive Managing Director and Market Leader |
| 11 | Avison Young New York |
60 | 116 | N/A | N/A | All commercial asset classes | Rory Murphy, principal, market leader |
| 12 | Cresa New York |
49 | 25 | 251 / 2,525,271 | 12 / 835,678 | Office, industrial, data centers, healthcare, financial services, law firms, education, life sciences, nonprofit, retail | Michael Morris, president, data center capital markets & advisory, market leader, New York |
| 13 | Lee & Associates New York |
48 | 10 | N/A / 965,292 | N/A / 409,331 | Office, industrial, retail, health care | Peter Braus, president; James Wacht, managing pricipal; Eric Sarner, COO, general counsel; Todd Korren, director of leasing |
| 14 | Greiner-Maltz Real Estate Long Island City |
38e | N/A | N/A | N/A | Industrial, office, retail, mixed-use, medical | John Maltz, CEO, president |
| 15 | Ariel Property Advisors New York |
33 | 16 | N/A | 58 / 4,480,712 | Multifamily, development, industrial, commercial, special use | Shimon Shkury, president, founder |
| 16 | Kislak Co. Inc. Woodbridge |
32 | 12 | N/A | N/A | Investment sales, commercial sales, leasing, multifamily, retail, office, industrial | Jason A Pucci, CEO |
| 16 | Matthews Real Estate Investment Services New York |
32 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Retail, multifamily, health care, industrial, self-storage, shopping centers, hospitality | DeWitt Goss, market leader; Cory Rosenthal, national director of multifamily |
| 18 | TerraCRG Commercial Realty Group Brooklyn |
24 | 4 | N/A | N/A | Multifamily, mixed-use, development, industrial, retail, office, investment sales, commercial leasing | Dan Marks, CEO; Ofer Cohen, founder, chairman |
| 19 | exp Commercial Brokerage Seattle |
24 | 0 | 45/N/A | 6/N/A | Office and retail (primary) | Sean Murphy, SVP, commercial |
| 20 | Pinnacle Realty of New York LLC Long Island City |
22 | 3 | 118/1,428,820 | 35/1,125,259 | Industrial, commercial, development, office, commercial loft buildings | David Junik, partner |
| 21 | GFI Realty Services New York |
18 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Multifamily, mixed-use, industrial, retail, development, triple-net-lease, office | Michael (Dovi) Weiser, president |
| 22 | Highcap Group LLC New York |
17 | 4 | 9 / 21,670 | 26 / 481,564 | Development, retail, office, multifamily, hotel, industrial | Josh Goldfiam, co-founder,managing principal; Christen Portelli, co-founders, principal |
| 23 | ERG Commercial Real Estate Carle Place |
15 | 7 | N/A | N/A | Mixed-use, retail, multifamily, industrial, office, development sales/financing, retail leasing | Ryan Lewis, managing director; Mary Guarino, executive director of finance; Salvatore Iuvara, director of retail leasing |
| 24 | Capital Property Partners New York |
13e | N/A | N/A | N/A | Office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality | Joseph Rahmani, CEO |
| 25 | Gilco Realty Bronx |
9 | 1 | 40 / 125,000 | 7 / 76,100 | Retail, industrial, office, hospitality, development site | Michael Gilbert, broker |
Research by David Nusbaum (david.nusbaum@crain.com). | New York area includes New York City and Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties in New York and Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties in New Jersey. To qualify for this list, firms must have a New York-area office. Crain’s uses staff research, extensive surveys and the most current references available to produce its lists, but there is no guarantee that these listings are complete. In cases of ties, firms are listed alphabetically. N/A – Not available e. Crain’s estimate.
I’ve always been a stickler for fact-based information. In the New York market, many commercial real estate firms market themselves as “leading,” “top,” or “premier.” While a broker at a boutique firm may be experienced, I believe it is essential for professionals to accurately represent the scale of their platform.
When a firm with five or fewer brokers claims to be consistently ranked as a “top firm” in NYC, it’s worth asking what that ranking is actually based on.
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About the Author
Paul Walker
As a commercial real estate broker specializing in all facets of office leasing for over 30 years, I’m also a proud native New Yorker with a deep love for this city. My commitment to my community is reflected in my founding of two real estate charity events and consistent involvement in professional organizations. Outside of work, I enjoy live music, movies, basketball, tennis, podcasts, and a continuous pursuit of knowledge, especially regarding history and the fascinating story of New York.