Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services

What Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services does

Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services is a privately-held retail-specialized commercial real estate brokerage founded in 1987 and headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. The firm provides tenant representation, landlord representation, and investment sales services exclusively within the retail property sector, and reports that it represents or manages more than 20 million square feet of retail space. Its publicly disclosed professional team is small — four key principals — operating within a stated 11–50 employee headcount, consistent with a boutique Midwest brokerage.

The firm's service portfolio is transaction-oriented and relationship-driven, with no disclosed technology platform, SaaS offering, or recurring managed-services revenue line. Edgemark references use of "cutting-edge retail marketing technology" in its positioning, but no proprietary product, model, or platform architecture is described in available materials. Revenue mechanics are therefore presumed to follow the standard CRE brokerage model: commissions on completed lease and sale transactions, plus any property-management fees associated with the managed portion of its 20+ million square-foot portfolio.

Edgemark is a charter member of the Retail Brokers Network, a national affiliation of retail-focused commercial real estate brokers, which extends its deal-sourcing footprint beyond the Chicago metropolitan area. The firm has no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, mergers, or leadership transitions in the available data, and its senior vice president Jeff Kowal is reported to have transacted more than $2 billion in investment real estate over his career — a figure that signals senior-producer depth but is a career, not company-level, metric. Overall, Edgemark presents as a stable, narrowly specialized retail CRE brokerage with limited public operating disclosure.

Name

Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services

Legal name

Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services LLC

Website

https://edgemarkllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services is a privately-held retail-specialized commercial real estate brokerage founded in 1987 and based in Oak Brook, Illinois, serving retail tenants, landlords, and investors across more than 20 million square feet of managed or represented properties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Activities Related to Real Estate (5313)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Investment Sales Brokerage (BPAJABAI), Tenant Representation & Corporate Services Brokerage (BPAJABAJ), Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Retail property leasing
• Tenant representation services
• Landlord representation services
• Investment sales brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Brook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Leasing Commission: Edgemark earns commissions on retail space lease transactions for property owners (landlord representation) and tenant representation mandates. Fees are typically structured as a percentage of lease value or per-transaction commission.
2. Investment Sales Commission: The firm facilitates investment sales transactions for retail properties, earning commissions on completed buy/sell transactions. Senior VP Jeff Kowal has sold over $2 billion of investment real estate. Financial modeling is presented to satisfy both institutional portfolio managers and individual investors.
3. Asset Management & Property Management: Edgemark Asset Management LLC manages retail shopping centers for institutional and individual investors, providing ongoing property management and receivership services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services LLC is a privately held retail-focused commercial real estate brokerage founded in 1987, headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. The firm provides landlord representation, tenant representation, investment sales, property listings, and property management services to property owners, developers, investors, and retail tenants across the Chicagoland market.

Product overview

Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services LLC operates as a single-service commercial real estate brokerage offering a unified suite of retail-focused real estate services. The core offerings consist of Landlord Representation, Tenant Representation, Investment Sales, and Property Management, supported by market research and analysis capabilities. The company does not offer a technology platform or SaaS product; all services are delivered through a team of real estate professionals leveraging state-of-the-art marketing technology for their own operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landlord Representation Brokerage service for shopping center owners, landlords, developers, and investors seeking to lease, market, and reposition retail properties, including strategic planning, demographic analysis, site positioning, and tenant sourcing.
• Tenant Representation Brokerage service for retailers and tenants seeking new store locations, relocations, lease renewals, and market expansion strategies, supported by proprietary market research and trade area analysis.
• Investment Sales Brokerage service facilitating the acquisition and disposition of retail investment properties for institutional and private investors, including shopping centers, anchored strip centers, and single-tenant net leased assets.
• Property Listings Online and offline catalog of retail properties available for lease or sale across the Chicagoland market, providing owners exposure to tenants and investors seeking sites.
• Property Management Ongoing management of retail properties on behalf of owners, including tenant relations, rent collection, maintenance coordination, financial reporting, and asset preservation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2 billion of investment real estate sold
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Retail Brokers NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdgemark is a charter member of Retail Brokers Network, a national networking organization comprising U.S. retail brokerage offices with expertise in retail site-selection strategy. This membership provides access to consolidated market data and tenant representation services for over 200 major retail chains nationwide.
• TargetmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational retailer anchor tenant represented by Edgemark for retail property leasing and expansion in the Chicagoland market.
• Jewel/OscomajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrocery anchor tenant with multiple locations represented by Edgemark across their Chicagoland property portfolio.
• Best BuymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational electronics retailer anchor tenant represented by Edgemark for retail property leasing.
• Office DepotmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational office supplies retailer anchor tenant represented by Edgemark for retail property leasing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Mid-America Real Estate Corporation: Long-standing Midwest-based retail-focused commercial real estate brokerage and investment firm. Highly comparable to Edgemark in retail specialization, landlord/tenant representation, investment sales, and property management services across Chicago and the Midwest.
• SRS Real Estate Partners: National retail-only commercial real estate brokerage providing landlord representation, tenant representation, and investment sales. Directly comparable to Edgemark's retail-exclusive model, though operating at significantly larger geographic scale.
• Phoenix Commercial Advisors: Boutique retail-focused commercial real estate brokerage with landlord and tenant representation services. Comparable to Edgemark in retail specialization and mid-market service positioning.

Regional players

• NAI Hiffman: Chicago-area commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, investment sales, and property management across multiple asset types including retail. Comparable to Edgemark as a Midwest-based competitor, though broader in property type coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Marcus & Millichap: Large national commercial real estate investment sales brokerage with a significant retail investment sales platform. Comparable to Edgemark's investment sales practice, particularly Jeff Kowal's capital markets work, but operates at much greater scale nationally.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global full-service commercial real estate firm with retail brokerage, investment sales, and property management capabilities. Comparable to Edgemark across all service lines, but operates as a broad incumbent serving all major property types globally.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with retail, investment, and property management practices. Comparable to Edgemark across service lines; serves as the dominant incumbent against which Edgemark competes for institutional landlord mandates.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, investment, and property management. Comparable to Edgemark across core services; competing incumbent particularly in retail leasing and capital markets.
• Newmark Group: National commercial real estate advisory and services firm with retail leasing and investment sales capabilities. Comparable to Edgemark across service lines, particularly competing for investment sales mandates.

Others

• Retail Brokers Network: National network of retail-specialized brokerage firms of which Edgemark is a charter member. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem partner that extends Edgemark's reach to 200+ retail chains nationwide; relevant as the strategic alliance that defines Edgemark's distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/edgemarkllc
• Facebookfacebook.com/edgemarkcres

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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