Commercial real estate brokerages in Baltimore, MD
Six firms with a Baltimore-area office we checked on their own websites. CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield run downtown Baltimore offices. Others manage Baltimore as part of a larger Washington, D.C. or Maryland region, with offices in Columbia and Towson.
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 6 firms listed, every office checked 2026-10-20.
The local angle: Inner Harbor office with a Washington pull
What the firms’ own Baltimore pages say about this market. Market figures are each firm’s claim, not our measurement.
- CBRE says its Baltimore office, set up in 1983, serves an office market of more than 66 million square feet across downtown and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties. (CBRE Baltimore office page)
- Cushman & Wakefield says it has been consistently ranked the top commercial real estate services firm in Baltimore since 1922, with 140 professionals managing more than 11 million square feet. Those are its claims. (Cushman & Wakefield Baltimore office page)
- JLL’s Maryland page names life sciences, federal contracting and cybersecurity, and covers sites from the Inner Harbor to suburban office corridors and I-95 industrial land. (JLL Maryland location page)
- Colliers lists its Maryland office in Columbia on its Greater Washington, D.C. page, and Newmark groups Baltimore with its Washington and Tysons Corner offices. (Colliers Washington, D.C. city page, Newmark Baltimore office page)
Pick by situation
Our read, based on what each firm’s local page and filings say. It is not a ranking of local teams. We have no Baltimore deal data or client reviews yet.
| Your situation | What the sources show | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| A downtown or Inner Harbor office lease | CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield both list downtown Baltimore offices. | CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield |
| Industrial space along I-95 | JLL names I-95 industrial sites. Colliers lists a Columbia office in Howard County. | JLL, Colliers |
| A life-science, cyber or federal-contractor tenant | JLL’s Maryland page is built around those sectors. | JLL |
| Selling an apartment or seniors-housing property, or a 1031 exchange | Marcus & Millichap’s office lists multifamily, net lease, healthcare, seniors housing and hospitality, plus 1031 exchanges. | Marcus & Millichap |
National firms in Baltimore
Scores are firm-wide, the same as on the main ranking. They do not rate the Baltimore office.
| Firm | Local office | What the local page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE 7.8/10 · Recommend | 1001 Fleet St., Suite 800, Baltimore, MD 21202 | Says the office specializes in property management, office and industrial, and retail. Also lists Bethesda and Norfolk offices. | Local page |
| JLL 7.5/10 · Recommend | Local team confirmed on JLL’s Maryland location page (no street address listed there) | Lists site selection, transaction management, acquisitions and dispositions, development and asset management across Maryland. | Local page |
| Cushman & Wakefield 6.5/10 · Conditional recommend | 1 East Pratt Street, Suite 700, Baltimore, MD 21202 | Says it negotiates over 900 transactions a year in Baltimore (its figure). | Local page |
| Colliers 6.8/10 · Conditional recommend | 7001 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 220, Columbia, MD 21046 | Listed on Colliers’ Greater Washington, D.C. page, with a valuation team at the same address. | Local page |
| Newmark 5.8/10 · Not recommended | 301 Mission Boulevard, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21230 | Lists tenant representation, property management, and sales and leasing for office, retail, industrial, land, investment and government real estate. | Local page |
| Marcus & Millichap 5.2/10 · Not recommended | One W Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 850, Towson, MD 21204 | Investment sales across multifamily, retail, office, net lease, industrial, healthcare, self-storage, seniors housing and hospitality. | Local page |
Independent and regional firms
None listed yet. We have not verified an independent or regional firm’s local office in this market.
Left out: Avison Young’s location list has no Baltimore office (its Maryland entry is Suburban Maryland). JLL’s Baltimore URL failed; we used its Maryland page, which lists no street address. Colliers’ Baltimore URLs failed; its Columbia office comes from its Greater Washington, D.C. page. We have not yet checked local independent firms here. Office claims such as “leading” or “largest” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which national commercial brokerages have an office in Baltimore?
All six firms in our national ranking list a local office or team: CBRE (1001 Fleet St., Suite 800, Baltimore, MD 21202); JLL (team on its location page); Cushman & Wakefield (1 East Pratt Street, Suite 700, Baltimore, MD 21202); Colliers (7001 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 220, Columbia, MD 21046); Newmark (301 Mission Boulevard, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21230); Marcus & Millichap (One W Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 850, Towson, MD 21204). Each is confirmed on the firm’s own site.
Which independent or regional firms are listed for Baltimore?
None yet. We have not verified an independent or regional firm’s local office here, so we list none rather than guess.
How big is the Baltimore metro area?
The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area had an estimated 2,859,024 residents on July 1, 2024, per the U.S. Census Bureau. That makes it #22 among U.S. metro areas by population.
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Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Baltimore hub published. 6 firms, each local office checked on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- CBRE Baltimore office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Cushman & Wakefield Baltimore office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- JLL Maryland location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers Washington, D.C. city page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Newmark Baltimore office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Marcus & Millichap Baltimore office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20