Real Estate

Company Snapshot

• Year Founded: 1906
• Headquarters Location: 2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
• Ownership: Public (NYSE: CBRE), majority owned by institutional investors
• Key Executives: Bob Sulentic (Chair \& CEO), supported by a global executive team
• Number of Locations: 500+ offices across 100+ countries
• Public Contact: Phone: +1 888 227 3330 (People Service Center); Email: [email protected]

Company Overview

CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, delivering solutions for organizations of every size and sector through its global platform. The company leverages powerful data, local insight, and comprehensive expertise to help clients make informed decisions on real estate strategy, transaction, and management—key factors for franchise systems with multi-unit portfolios.

Services Offered

• Comprehensive real estate outsourcing, including portfolio strategy, facilities management, and workplace experience optimization
• Real estate transaction services (advisory, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, and capital markets)
• Construction and project management for new builds, renovations, and tenant improvements
• Data-driven sustainability solutions, including carbon reduction and electric vehicle infrastructure planning

Value Proposition

• Industry Specialization: CBRE serves all industries, with deep specialization in Retail, QSR, Healthcare, Logistics, Technology, and more—key sectors for franchise systems.
• Key Benefits: Delivers global scale with local expertise, streamlines multi-location real estate operations, provides data-driven insights to reduce costs and improve workplace efficiency, and supports sustainability initiatives crucial to modern franchising.
• Franchise Expertise: CBRE counts 90+ Fortune 100 clients and supports many large franchise brands, offering resources and solutions directly tailored to franchises’ unique operational and expansion challenges, though specific franchise case studies are not highlighted on the main site.