Commercial real estate brokerages in Detroit, MI
Seven firms with a Detroit-area office we checked on their own websites. Of the five that publish a street address, none lists one in downtown Detroit. Their Detroit offices are in Southfield, Royal Oak and Bloomfield Hills.
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 7 firms listed, every office checked 2026-10-20.
The local angle: the brokers are in the suburbs
What the firms’ own Detroit pages say about this market. Market figures are each firm’s claim, not our measurement.
- CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and Marcus & Millichap list Southfield addresses. Colliers’ Detroit office is in Royal Oak. Newmark lists Bloomfield Hills and Southfield. (CBRE Detroit office page, Cushman & Wakefield Detroit office page, Marcus & Millichap Detroit office page, Colliers Detroit city page, Newmark Detroit - Bloomfield Hills office page, Newmark Detroit - Southfield office page)
- JLL frames the market around the Motor City’s “remarkable transformation” and calls it the Midwest’s “premier revitalization story.” Those are JLL’s words. (JLL Detroit location page)
- CBRE says its Detroit office opened in 1985, that it also runs a Grand Rapids office, and that it employs over 1,000 people in Michigan. (CBRE Detroit office page)
- Colliers says its three Metro Detroit-area offices, in Detroit (listed at a Royal Oak address), Ann Arbor and Birmingham, serve most of Southeastern Michigan. (Colliers Detroit city 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 Detroit deal data or client reviews yet.
| Your situation | What the sources show | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Space in Ann Arbor or Washtenaw County | Colliers is the only firm here that lists an Ann Arbor office. | Colliers |
| A statewide Michigan portfolio, including Grand Rapids | CBRE says it runs Southfield and Grand Rapids brokerage offices and employs over 1,000 people in Michigan. | CBRE |
| A downtown redevelopment or project-management job | JLL’s page lists project and development services alongside leasing and investment sales. | JLL |
| Selling an apartment, net-lease or self-storage property | Marcus & Millichap’s office lists multifamily, retail, office, net-leased, self-storage, land and hospitality. | Marcus & Millichap |
National firms in Detroit
Scores are firm-wide, the same as on the main ranking. They do not rate the Detroit office.
| Firm | Local office | What the local page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE 7.8/10 · Recommend | 2000 Town Center, Suite 2200, Southfield, MI 48075 | Calls itself the dominant player in the Detroit market (its claim). Paul Van Devender is listed as Managing Director, Michigan Market Leader. | Local page |
| JLL 7.5/10 · Recommend | Local team confirmed on JLL’s location page (no street address listed there) | Lists leasing, tenant representation, project and development, investment sales and facilities management. | Local page |
| Cushman & Wakefield 6.5/10 · Conditional recommend | 27777 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034 | Says it covers the Riverfront to the suburbs, “from Detroit to Birmingham, from Warren to Wixom.” | Local page |
| Colliers 6.8/10 · Conditional recommend | 400 W 4th Street, Suite 350, Royal Oak, MI 48067; plus Ann Arbor and Birmingham | Lists landlord and tenant representation, investment services, property management, valuation and tax appeal. | Local page |
| Newmark 5.8/10 · Not recommended | 39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304; 26555 Evergreen Rd, Suite 500, Southfield, MI 48076 | Says its brokers handle sales and leases for all property types across Southeastern Michigan. | Local page |
| Marcus & Millichap 5.2/10 · Not recommended | 2 Towne Square, Suite 450, Southfield, MI 48076 | Investment sales across the Detroit MSA and the Midwest. Gordon Navarre is listed as Managing Director, Market Leader - Michigan. | Local page |
Independent 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 | Local team confirmed on Avison Young’s Detroit location page (no street address listed there) | Lists leasing, investment sales, project management and property management across office, industrial, retail, mixed-use, development and investment. | Firm page |
Left out: Avison Young’s Detroit page lists no street address, so we show none. Newmark’s /offices/detroit URL failed; we used its Bloomfield Hills and Southfield office pages. Firms whose office pages we did not read for this market are not listed, and 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 Detroit?
All six firms in our national ranking list a local office or team: CBRE (2000 Town Center, Suite 2200, Southfield, MI 48075); JLL (team on its location page); Cushman & Wakefield (27777 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034); Colliers (400 W 4th Street, Suite 350, Royal Oak, MI 48067); Newmark (39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304); Marcus & Millichap (2 Towne Square, Suite 450, Southfield, MI 48076). Each is confirmed on the firm’s own site.
Which independent or regional firms are listed for Detroit?
We list Avison Young: Principal-owned international firm. They are profiled from their own pages and not scored.
How big is the Detroit metro area?
The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area had an estimated 4,400,578 residents on July 1, 2024, per the U.S. Census Bureau. That makes it #14 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
- Detroit hub published. 7 firms, each local office checked on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- CBRE Detroit office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Cushman & Wakefield Detroit office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Marcus & Millichap Detroit office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers Detroit city page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Newmark Detroit - Bloomfield Hills office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Newmark Detroit - Southfield office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- JLL Detroit location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young Detroit location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20