Commercial real estate brokerages in San Diego, CA
Eight firms with a San Diego office we checked on their own websites. Most of them are north of downtown: four list the 92130 ZIP code along El Camino Real and High Bluff Drive, and two more are on La Jolla Village Drive.
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 8 firms listed, every office checked 2026-10-20.
The local angle: life sciences, defense and North County
What the firms’ own San Diego pages say about this market. Market figures are each firm’s claim, not our measurement.
- JLL says defense contractors, biotechnology clusters and cross-border commerce define the market, with submarkets running from UTC to Sorrento Valley to South Bay. (JLL San Diego location page)
- Four firms list offices in the 92130 ZIP code: Cushman & Wakefield and Kidder Mathews on El Camino Real, and Colliers and Marcus & Millichap on High Bluff Drive. (Cushman & Wakefield San Diego office page, Kidder Mathews office locations page, Colliers San Diego city page, Marcus & Millichap San Diego office page)
- CBRE and Avison Young list offices on La Jolla Village Drive. CBRE labels its office San Diego UTC. (CBRE San Diego office page, Avison Young San Diego location page)
- For North County, CBRE and Kidder Mathews both list Carlsbad offices. Cushman & Wakefield says its team covers North County down to Otay Mesa. (CBRE San Diego office page, Kidder Mathews office locations page, Cushman & Wakefield San Diego 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 San Diego deal data or client reviews yet.
| Your situation | What the sources show | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Lab or life-science space | Colliers features a life science and office leasing team. JLL’s page centers on biotech clusters. | Colliers, JLL |
| A North County (Carlsbad) requirement | CBRE and Kidder Mathews list Carlsbad offices. | CBRE, Kidder Mathews |
| Selling an apartment, self-storage or healthcare property | Marcus & Millichap’s office lists multifamily, office, self-storage, retail, industrial and healthcare. | Marcus & Millichap |
| An owner who wants an independent West Coast firm | Kidder Mathews calls itself the largest fully independent commercial real estate firm in the Western U.S. | Kidder Mathews |
National firms in San Diego
Scores are firm-wide, the same as on the main ranking. They do not rate the San Diego office.
| Firm | Local office | What the local page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE 7.8/10 · Recommend | 4301 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 3000, San Diego, CA 92122 (UTC); 5790 Fleet Street, Suite 130, Carlsbad, CA 92008 | Calls itself the definitive market leader in San Diego (its claim). | Local page |
| JLL 7.5/10 · Recommend | Local team confirmed on JLL’s location page (no street address listed there) | Lists capital markets, leasing, and operations and management work across the county. | Local page |
| Cushman & Wakefield 6.5/10 · Conditional recommend | 12830 El Camino Real, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130 | Says its San Diego team has more than 240 professionals. | Local page |
| Colliers 6.8/10 · Conditional recommend | 12780 High Bluff Drive, San Diego, CA 92130 | Its page features a life science and office leasing team, which it calls top-performing (its claim). | Local page |
| Newmark 5.8/10 · Not recommended | 4655 Executive Drive, Suite 800, San Diego, CA | Says the office manages approximately 5 million square feet of property in Southern California. | Local page |
| Marcus & Millichap 5.2/10 · Not recommended | 12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130 | Investment sales and financing across the San Diego MSA and the Southwest. | 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 | 4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 1070, San Diego, CA 92121 | Lists tenant representation, agency leasing, capital markets, project management and development services. Its location page says its Principals are the owners and leaders of the business. | Firm page |
| Kidder Mathews Regional independent (West Coast and Texas) · not scored | 12230 El Camino Real, 4th Floor, San Diego, CA 92130; 5927 Priestly Drive, Suite 101, Carlsbad, CA 92008 | Lists both a San Diego and a Carlsbad office. The firm calls itself the largest fully independent commercial real estate firm in the Western U.S. | 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 San Diego?
All six firms in our national ranking list a local office or team: CBRE (4301 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 3000, San Diego, CA 92122 (UTC)); JLL (team on its location page); Cushman & Wakefield (12830 El Camino Real, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130); Colliers (12780 High Bluff Drive, San Diego, CA 92130); Newmark (4655 Executive Drive, Suite 800, San Diego, CA); Marcus & Millichap (12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130). Each is confirmed on the firm’s own site.
Which independent or regional firms are listed for San Diego?
We list Avison Young: Principal-owned international firm; Kidder Mathews: Regional independent (West Coast and Texas). They are profiled from their own pages and not scored.
How big is the San Diego metro area?
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area had an estimated 3,298,799 residents on July 1, 2024, per the U.S. Census Bureau. That makes it #18 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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- San Diego hub published. 8 firms, each local office checked on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- JLL San Diego location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Cushman & Wakefield San Diego office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Kidder Mathews office locations page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers San Diego city page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Marcus & Millichap San Diego office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- CBRE San Diego office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young San Diego location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Newmark San Diego office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Kidder Mathews About page · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20