Commercial real estate brokerages in Charlotte, NC
Eleven firms with a Charlotte office we checked on their own websites. A global logo doesn’t tell you what its Charlotte office actually does, so for each firm we note what the local office says it focuses on.
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Pick by situation
Our read, based on what each firm’s Charlotte page and filings say. It is not a ranking of local teams. We have no Charlotte deal data or client reviews yet.
| Your situation | What the sources show | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Selling a $1M to $10M apartment building | Marcus & Millichap’s Charlotte Uptown office says it specializes in multifamily. Firm-wide, about 64% of its 2025 brokerage commissions came from the $1M to $10M market. | Marcus & Millichap |
| Industrial leasing or a distribution building | Colliers’ Charlotte page features its industrial teams, and its office was founded by two brokers who did distribution and build-to-suit deals. JLL’s page also lists industrial warehouse work. | Colliers, JLL |
| A multi-market office portfolio headquartered in Charlotte | CBRE (more than 350 local employees, per its office page), JLL and Cushman & Wakefield all run global occupier and project management services. | CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield |
| A tenant who wants a broker with no landlord interests | Ask any firm about conflicts. Childress Klein says its tenant-rep team works separately from its development and leasing teams. Trinity Partners and MPV Properties also lease buildings for owners, so ask the same question there. | — |
| Debt or investment sales on a larger asset | Newmark earns more from capital markets than from leasing, and services a $211.2 billion portfolio firm-wide. | Newmark |
National firms in Charlotte
Scores are firm-wide, the same as on the main ranking. They do not rate the Charlotte office.
| Firm | Charlotte office | What the local page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE 7.8/10 · Recommend | 1120 South Tryon Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28203 | The office page claims more than 30 years as the dominant provider in the Charlotte market and more than 350 local employees. It names Denise Dexter as Senior Managing Director and Charlotte Market Leader (announced Sept 14, 2026). | Office page |
| JLL 7.5/10 · Recommend | 650 S Tryon St (Legacy Union), Uptown Charlotte | JLL's 2021 newsroom release says the move combined four offices and 150 professionals into 41,000 sq ft. The current location page lists tenant representation, office leasing, industrial and investment sales. | JLL newsroom |
| Cushman & Wakefield 6.5/10 · Conditional recommend | 300 South Tryon Street, Suite 1110, Charlotte, NC 28202 | The office page lists agency leasing, tenant representation, capital markets, property management, project and development services, global occupier services, and valuation and advisory. | Office page |
| Colliers 6.8/10 · Conditional recommend | 300 W. Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28203 | The office began in 2005 as Clarus Properties, a two-person boutique founded by Lawrence Shaw and Greg Copps, and became Colliers | Charlotte in November 2010. Its page features industrial teams, including the Moss | Miller Industrial Team. | Office page |
| Newmark 5.8/10 · Not recommended | 615 S College St, Suite 450, Charlotte, NC 28202 | The office page says it offers a full range of services to owners, tenants and investors. | Office page |
| Marcus & Millichap 5.2/10 · Not recommended | 201 S. Tryon St., Suite 1220, Charlotte, NC 28202 (Charlotte Uptown) | The office page says it specializes in multifamily acquisitions and dispositions nationally. The firm's office directory lists only this one Charlotte office. Charles Gallagher is listed as Senior Director, Market Leader for North Carolina. | Office page |
Charlotte-based and regional firms
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not scored.
| Firm | Address | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avison Young Principal-owned international firm · not scored | 800 Gesco St, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28208 | Its Charlotte page says “Our Principals are our owners” and lists brokerage, property management, research and marketing. It publishes quarterly Charlotte office, industrial and multifamily reports. | Firm page |
| Trinity Partners Charlotte-founded Southeast regional firm · not scored | 650 South Tryon Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC 28202 (headquarters) | Founded in Charlotte in 1998 by Peter Conway, David Allen and Gary Chesson, who left national firms. Its timeline lists 255 employees in 2024 and offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Columbia, Greenville and Atlanta. | Firm page |
| Childress Klein Developer with an independent tenant-rep team · not scored | Charlotte, NC (team listed in Charlotte) | Its tenant and buyer representation team says it works separately from the firm's development and leasing teams. It claims more than 2,500 transactions since 2005, across 41 cities. | Firm page |
| MPV Properties Developer-broker · not scored | 2400 South Boulevard, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28203 | Offers development, land brokerage, landlord and tenant representation, investment sales and property management. It also invests directly with owners and clients. | Firm page |
| Regent Commercial Real Estate Independent, owner-operated (founded 2016) · not scored | 6047 Tyvola Glen Circle, Suite 467, Charlotte, NC 28217 | Founded in Charlotte in 2016 by Brian Smith, SIOR, CCIM, its owner and broker-in-charge (profile). Its site lists tenant representation, leasing, sales, consulting and property management for office, industrial, flex, warehouse, industrial outdoor storage and retail space across the Charlotte region in North and South Carolina. Disclosure: Regent Commercial Real Estate is a client of Siana Marketing, which operates this site. | Firm page |
Disclosure: Regent Commercial Real Estate is a client of Siana Marketing, which operates this site. Regent is listed on the same terms as the other local firms: office confirmed on its own site, profiled and not scored.
Left out for now: firms whose Charlotte office we could not confirm on their own site. Office claims such as “dominant” or “leading” are the firms’ own words.
Charlotte brokers we profile
Individual broker profiles, alphabetical by last name. Not a ranking. See how we verify brokers.
| Broker | Firm | Specialty | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Cherry, SIOR | JLL | Industrial leasing and sales | SIOR confirmed; Active license on state record; CoStar Power Broker 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025; Named deal |
| Matthew Greer, SIOR, CCIM | JLL | Industrial leasing and sales | SIOR confirmed; CCIM confirmed; Active license on state record; CoStar Power Broker 2019, 2021, 2025; Named deal |
| Kim Kendall, SIOR, CCIM | Colliers | Office leasing | SIOR confirmed; CCIM confirmed; Active license on state record; CoStar Power Broker 2019, 2021 |
| Henry Lobb, SIOR | Avison Young | Industrial leasing and sales | SIOR confirmed; Active license on state record; CoStar Power Broker 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024; Named deal |
| Don Moss, SIOR, CCIM | Colliers | Industrial leasing and sales | SIOR confirmed; CCIM confirmed; Active license on state record; Named deal |
| Pete Pittroff, SIOR | JLL | Industrial capital markets | SIOR confirmed; Active license on state record; CoStar Power Broker 2024, 2025; Named deal |
| Brian Smith, SIOR, CCIM, MBA Disclosure: Regent Commercial Real Estate is a client of Siana Marketing, which operates this site. | Regent Commercial Real Estate | Industrial and office | SIOR confirmed; CCIM confirmed; Active license on state record |
Questions
Which national commercial brokerages have a Charlotte office?
All six firms in our national ranking list a Charlotte office: CBRE (1120 South Tryon St), JLL (650 S Tryon St), Cushman & Wakefield (300 South Tryon St), Colliers (300 W. Summit Ave), Newmark (615 S College St) and Marcus & Millichap (201 S. Tryon St). Each is confirmed on the firm’s own office page or newsroom.
Are there Charlotte-based commercial real estate firms?
Yes. Trinity Partners was founded in Charlotte in 1998 and has its headquarters at 650 South Tryon Street. MPV Properties is at 2400 South Boulevard, and Childress Klein lists its tenant-representation team in Charlotte. Regent Commercial Real Estate, founded in Charlotte in 2016, is at 6047 Tyvola Glen Circle. Disclosure: Regent Commercial Real Estate is a client of Siana Marketing, which operates this site.
How big is the Charlotte market?
The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area had an estimated 2,883,370 residents on July 1, 2024, per the U.S. Census Bureau. That makes it #21 among U.S. metro areas by population.
Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Charlotte pilot hub published. Six national and four local or regional firms, each office checked on the firm’s own site.
- Added Regent Commercial Real Estate (office confirmed on its own site), with a client disclosure, and seven individual broker profiles.
Sources
- CBRE Charlotte office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- JLL newsroom: JLL opens workplace at Legacy Union in Charlotte (Mar 22, 2021) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Cushman & Wakefield Charlotte office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers Charlotte city page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Newmark Charlotte office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Marcus & Millichap Charlotte Uptown office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- JLL Charlotte location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Marcus & Millichap office directory · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young Charlotte page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Trinity Partners About page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Childress Klein tenant/buyer representation page · accessed 2026-10-20
- MPV Properties About Us page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Regent Commercial Real Estate, About Us page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Trinity Partners Charlotte page · accessed 2026-10-20
- MPV Properties Brokerage Services page · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20