Commercial real estate brokerages in New York City, NY
Eight firms with a New York City office we checked on their own websites. In New York, the question is less which logo and more which team: Midtown, Midtown South, Downtown, Brooklyn and outer-borough industrial are tracked as separate markets, and street retail is its own specialty.
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 8 firms listed, every office checked 2026-10-20.
The local angle: New York is a submarket market
What the firms’ own New York City pages say about this market. Market figures are each firm’s claim, not our measurement.
- CBRE’s New York page publishes separate research for Manhattan office, Midtown Manhattan South office, Brooklyn office and NYC outer-boroughs industrial. JLL’s page points to “outer borough industrial conversions” alongside Midtown towers. (CBRE New York City office page, JLL New York City location page)
- Cushman & Wakefield’s page calls New York the world’s largest commercial real estate market, with over 575 million square feet of office and industrial space. That is the firm’s own figure. (Cushman & Wakefield New York City office page)
- Newmark says it has been headquartered in New York City since it began in 1929. It is the only one of the six national firms whose corporate headquarters is in New York. (Newmark New York City office page)
- Retail is a separate trade in this city. RIPCO, founded in 1991, focuses on retail and lists a Manhattan office on East 58th Street. (RIPCO Real Estate About page, RIPCO Real Estate Contact page (office addresses))
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 New York City deal data or client reviews yet.
| Your situation | What the sources show | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| A large Manhattan office lease or a headquarters move | CBRE says it completes more of the top 50 Manhattan transactions each year than any other firm, and has more than 2,500 New York employees. Those are its own claims. JLL and Cushman & Wakefield also run full occupier teams here. | CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield |
| A storefront, restaurant or shopping-center lease | RIPCO is a retail specialist. It says it has made “over 50 deals with Target, Best Buy, TJX Corp, Chase Bank, TD Bank, Petco, Club Pilates, Panera Bread and Starbucks.” | RIPCO Real Estate |
| Selling an apartment building or a small retail or office asset | Marcus & Millichap’s NYC office says it focuses on multifamily, retail, office and hospitality investment sales, with in-house financing. | Marcus & Millichap |
| A law firm, financial firm or nonprofit tenant | Newmark’s page names financial institutions, law firms and nonprofits among its New York clients. | Newmark |
National firms in New York City
Scores are firm-wide, the same as on the main ranking. They do not rate the New York City office.
| Firm | Local office | What the local page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE 7.8/10 · Recommend | 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 (Midtown); 175 Greenwich Street (3 World Trade Center), New York, NY 10007 (Downtown) | Claims more than 2,500 New York employees, and says its professionals have won REBNY’s Most Ingenious Deal of the Year award 30 times since 1990. Matthew Van Buren is listed as President, New York Tri-State, Advisory Services. | Local page |
| JLL 7.5/10 · Recommend | Local team confirmed on JLL’s location page (no street address listed there) | Lists leasing, tenant representation, investment sales and property management across the five boroughs. Peter Riguardi is listed as Chairman and President, New York Region. | Local page |
| Cushman & Wakefield 6.5/10 · Conditional recommend | 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 | Says the firm has operated in the city for over a century. The page pitches office and retail leasing. | Local page |
| Colliers 6.8/10 · Conditional recommend | 1114 Sixth Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10036 | Says its Tri-State region has more than 400 professionals across NYC, New Jersey, southwestern Connecticut, Long Island and Westchester, and that its New York office was founded in 1926. | Local page |
| Newmark 5.8/10 · Not recommended | 125 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (headquarters); One Penn Plaza, 34th Floor | Newmark’s headquarters office. Its services there include leasing, investment sales and financial services, valuation, consulting, and project and facilities management. | Local page |
| Marcus & Millichap 5.2/10 · Not recommended | 260 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016 | Investment sales and financing for multifamily, retail, office, hospitality, land, seniors housing 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 | 530 5th Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036 | Says its NYC brokerage team does leasing and investment sales across all asset types. Its location page says its Principals are the owners and leaders of the business. | Firm page |
| RIPCO Real Estate NY-founded retail brokerage · not scored | 150 East 58th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10155 (Manhattan) | Founded in 1991. Reports 210+ professionals in 9 offices, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Miami, and 40+ million square feet leased or sold across metro New York and Florida. | Firm page |
Left out: JLL’s New York page lists no street address, so we show none. Firms we did not check office pages for are not listed. Office claims such as “leading” or “largest” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which national commercial brokerages have an office in New York City?
All six firms in our national ranking list a local office or team: CBRE (200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 (Midtown)); JLL (team on its location page); Cushman & Wakefield (1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104); Colliers (1114 Sixth Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10036); Newmark (125 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (headquarters)); Marcus & Millichap (260 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016). Each is confirmed on the firm’s own site.
Which independent or regional firms are listed for New York City?
We list Avison Young: Principal-owned international firm; RIPCO Real Estate: NY-founded retail brokerage. They are profiled from their own pages and not scored.
How big is the New York City metro area?
The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area had an estimated 19,940,274 residents on July 1, 2024, per the U.S. Census Bureau. That makes it #1 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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- New York City hub published. 8 firms, each local office checked on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- CBRE New York City office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- JLL New York City location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Cushman & Wakefield New York City office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Newmark New York City office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- RIPCO Real Estate About page · accessed 2026-10-20
- RIPCO Real Estate Contact page (office addresses) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers New York City city page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Marcus & Millichap New York City office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young New York City location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20