Commercial real estate brokerages in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Seven firms with a Twin Cities office we checked on their own websites. Both CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield call themselves the leading firm here, so read those claims as marketing. Office location and listed property types tell you more.
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 7 firms listed, every office checked 2026-10-20.
The local angle: two firms each claim to lead the Twin Cities
What the firms’ own Minneapolis-St. Paul pages say about this market. Market figures are each firm’s claim, not our measurement.
- CBRE calls itself the leading commercial real estate services provider in the Twin Cities. Cushman & Wakefield says its culture has made it the leading commercial real estate firm in the Twin Cities. Both are the firms’ own claims. (CBRE Minneapolis-St. Paul office page, Cushman & Wakefield Minneapolis-St. Paul office page)
- JLL points to a concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters and says office demand runs from downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul out to suburban edge cities. (JLL Minneapolis-St. Paul location page)
- Three firms list offices on the 1600 block of Utica Avenue South: Colliers, Marcus & Millichap and Avison Young. (Colliers Minneapolis-St. Paul city page, Marcus & Millichap Minneapolis-St. Paul office page, Avison Young Minneapolis-St. Paul location page)
- Cushman & Wakefield says its 600+ professionals manage more than 30 million square feet and complete more than $1 billion in transactions a year. Those are its figures. (Cushman & Wakefield Minneapolis-St. Paul 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul deal data or client reviews yet.
| Your situation | What the sources show | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| A corporate headquarters or large occupier requirement | CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield both claim market leadership here. JLL’s page is built around the region’s Fortune 500 base. | CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL |
| A requirement in greater Minnesota or Wisconsin | Avison Young says it serves the metro plus greater Minnesota and Wisconsin. | Avison Young |
| Selling a multifamily, retail or self-storage property | Marcus & Millichap’s office covers the Twin Cities and upper Midwest. | Marcus & Millichap |
| A smaller tenant who wants a boutique feel | Colliers’ page promises a personalized, boutique experience backed by a global firm. | Colliers |
National firms in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Scores are firm-wide, the same as on the main ranking. They do not rate the Minneapolis-St. Paul office.
| Firm | Local office | What the local page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE 7.8/10 · Recommend | 323 Washington Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401; 4400 W 78th Street, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55435 | Says it began operations in the Twin Cities in 1974. Jeff Jiovanazzo is listed as Managing Director. | Local page |
| JLL 7.5/10 · Recommend | Local team confirmed on JLL’s location page (no street address listed there) | Lists location advice, investment work on office, industrial and specialty assets, and development support. | Local page |
| Cushman & Wakefield 6.5/10 · Conditional recommend | 3600 American Boulevard West, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431 | Says it has been listed as the top brokerage in the market (its claim). | Local page |
| Colliers 6.8/10 · Conditional recommend | 90 South Seventh Street, Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 55402; 1600 Utica Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416 | Calls itself a leading full-service firm in Minneapolis-St. Paul (its claim). | Local page |
| Newmark 5.8/10 · Not recommended | 100 South Fifth St, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, MN 55402 | Says it has over 35 professionals focused on office, industrial and retail, covering tenant and landlord representation, investment sales, property and project management and appraisal. | Local page |
| Marcus & Millichap 5.2/10 · Not recommended | 1601 Utica Avenue South, Suite 301, Minneapolis, MN 55416 | Investment sales and financing for office, industrial, multifamily, retail, hospitality and self-storage. | 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 | 1601 Utica Ave S, Suite 360, Minneapolis, MN 55416 | Lists office, industrial, retail, multifamily and hospitality. Its location page says its Principals are the owners and leaders of the business. | Firm page |
Left out: 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul?
All six firms in our national ranking list a local office or team: CBRE (323 Washington Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401); JLL (team on its location page); Cushman & Wakefield (3600 American Boulevard West, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431); Colliers (90 South Seventh Street, Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 55402); Newmark (100 South Fifth St, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, MN 55402); Marcus & Millichap (1601 Utica Avenue South, Suite 301, Minneapolis, MN 55416). Each is confirmed on the firm’s own site.
Which independent or regional firms are listed for Minneapolis-St. Paul?
We list Avison Young: Principal-owned international firm. They are profiled from their own pages and not scored.
How big is the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area?
The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area had an estimated 3,757,952 residents on July 1, 2024, per the U.S. Census Bureau. That makes it #16 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.
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- Minneapolis-St. Paul hub published. 7 firms, each local office checked on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- CBRE Minneapolis-St. Paul office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Cushman & Wakefield Minneapolis-St. Paul office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- JLL Minneapolis-St. Paul location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers Minneapolis-St. Paul city page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Marcus & Millichap Minneapolis-St. Paul office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young Minneapolis-St. Paul location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Newmark Minneapolis-St. Paul office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20