What Capital Real Estate Group does

Capital Real Estate Group is a privately-held commercial real estate consulting and brokerage firm headquartered at 3107 Peachtree Road, Suite 200 in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Georgia. The firm employs approximately 14 brokers and professionals, founded by John Thornton (CEO & Managing Broker) and Bennett Gottlieb (President), both formerly of CBRE's Office Tenant Representation group. Capital Real Estate Group serves enterprise and mid-market companies primarily in the Metro Atlanta market by providing a unified suite of office and industrial real estate services, including Tenant Representation, Landlord Representation, Office HQ Relocation, and Building Redevelopment Advisory.

Beyond the Atlanta anchor, the firm operates a national U.S. Healthcare Investment Sales platform led by four Managing Partners (Andrew Larwood, Allen Inman, Josh Rees, and a fourth), collectively responsible for advising on more than $1 billion in healthcare real estate transactions including portfolio sales, sale/leasebacks, and single-tenant dispositions. The firm also runs a Land Brokerage practice spanning the Southeast, focused on off-market opportunities and site strategy for residential developers, industrial end users, and data center developers. Service delivery is consultative and sales-led, with brokers drawn from peer firms including JLL, Colliers International, and Hailey Realty.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through transaction-based commissions structured as a percentage of lease or sale value, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. The customer base spans technology (Mativ, Flock Safety), real estate (GreyStar, Atlanta Fine Homes, Ansley Atlanta), media (Pandora), aerospace (Hermeus), retail (Pike Nurseries, Campanile), financial services (Northern Rock, West Paces Advisors), nonprofit (Professional Photographers of America), and architecture (Audubon, Ryan Duffey Architect) — demonstrating a diversified mix of enterprise and mid-market clients across multiple industries. The firm has received regional recognition including Bulldog 100 (2024, 2025), NAIOP Georgia Deal of the Year Finalist (2022), Phoenix Award (2018), and continued ACBR Million Dollar Club membership through 2025.

Name

Capital Real Estate Group

Legal name

Capital Real Estate Group

Website

https://capitalre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atlanta-based commercial real estate consulting and brokerage firm specializing in office and industrial tenant and landlord representation, with a national healthcare investment sales practice and Southeast-focused land brokerage serving enterprise and mid-market clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tenant Representation: Commission-based representation of tenants seeking office or industrial space. Brokers help companies find, negotiate, and execute lease agreements.
2. Landlord Representation: Representation of building owners to secure tenants, lease up properties, and maximize occupancy and rental income.
3. Healthcare Investment Sales: Advisory and transaction services for healthcare real estate dispositions, including portfolio sales, sale/leasebacks, and single-tenant transactions.
4. Off-Market Building Acquisitions: Facilitation of off-market building acquisitions and building redevelopment advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Capital Real Estate Group is a commercial real estate consulting and brokerage firm representing companies in office and industrial leasing and building owners in landlord representation across Metro Atlanta. The firm also runs a specialized U.S. healthcare investment sales practice handling portfolio dispositions, sale/leasebacks, and single-tenant transactions for healthcare REITs and ownership groups. Services are delivered commission-based through a team of approximately 14 brokers and professionals.

Product overview

Capital Real Estate Group is an Atlanta-based commercial real estate consulting and brokerage firm offering a unified suite of services centered on office and industrial real estate. The core offerings include Office Leasing & Tenant Representation for companies seeking space, Landlord Representation for property owners, and U.S. Healthcare Investment Sales for healthcare real estate transactions. Additional specialized services include Land Brokerage for site strategy, Tenant Representation for diverse industry sectors, Building Redevelopment Advisory, and Office HQ Relocation Services. The firm operates primarily in the Metro Atlanta market and serves clients nationally through its team of brokers and partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Office Leasing & Tenant Representation Strategic advisory services helping companies find, negotiate, and relocate to optimal office or industrial real estate solutions in the Atlanta metro area. Targeted at companies seeking office or industrial space.
• U.S. Healthcare Investment Sales Specialized healthcare real estate investment sales team handling portfolio dispositions, single-tenant transactions, and sale/leaseback structures for public and private healthcare REITs and ownership groups nationally.
• Land Brokerage Land brokerage and site strategy services focusing on off-market opportunities, land assembly for residential developers, industrial end users, and data center developers throughout the Southeast.
• Landlord Representation Representation of property owners to increase occupancy and maximize asset value through strategic marketing and leasing strategies in the Metro Atlanta market.
• Building Redevelopment Advisory Advisory services for building redevelopment projects including lease-up strategies and landlord representation during property repositioning.
• Office HQ Relocation Services End-to-end headquarters relocation services including market analysis, space planning, lease negotiation, and project management for corporate moves in Metro Atlanta.
• Off-Market Building Acquisitions Facilitation of off-market building acquisitions and building redevelopment advisory services for buyers seeking properties outside of public listings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 lease and sale transactions completed in Metro Atlanta and across the United States
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Transwestern: Privately held national CRE services firm with a significant office leasing presence in Atlanta. Competes for tenant representation, landlord representation, and capital markets mandates at the enterprise level.
• CBRE Group: Global commercial real estate services firm with a large Atlanta office tenant representation and capital markets practice. Capital RE's founders (Thornton, Gottlieb) are CBRE alumni and the firm competes directly against CBRE's Atlanta office team for the same enterprise occupier mandates.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with active Atlanta office tenant representation and healthcare real estate practices. Competes for the same Fortune 500 occupier mandates and healthcare investment sales transactions as Capital RE.
• Newmark Group: National CRE services firm growing in Atlanta through acquisitions and recruiting. Competes in office leasing, capital markets, and occupier services, and represents a direct alternative for enterprise clients evaluating Atlanta-based brokers.
• JLL: Global real estate services firm with a deep Atlanta office leasing practice. Ben Woodall spent nearly a decade at JLL before joining Capital RE; the two firms compete for the same enterprise tenant representation and HQ relocation mandates in the Southeast.
• Colliers International: Global CRE services firm with strong Atlanta office and capital markets presence. John Thornton and Paul Reese are both Colliers alumni, and Colliers is a primary competitor for mid-market and enterprise office leasing assignments in Metro Atlanta.

Direct peers

• Bull Realty: Atlanta-based commercial real estate brokerage founded in 1998 by Michael Bull, focused on office, industrial, and investment sales in the Southeast. Direct regional competitor sharing the same Metro Atlanta office leasing customer base as Capital RE.
• Avison Young: Principal-led, mid-sized global CRE services firm with a strong Atlanta office. Closest direct peer to Capital RE in structure — partnership model, senior-broker-led client delivery, and similar enterprise tenant representation focus in the Southeast.
• Lee & Associates: Privately held commercial real estate brokerage with an Atlanta office focused on office and industrial leasing. Similar boutique-to-mid-market positioning with owner/broker culture closely analogous to Capital RE's structure.
• Marcus & Millichap: National investment sales brokerage focused on commercial real estate transactions. Closest peer to Capital RE's Healthcare Investment Sales practice given its specialization in healthcare, net lease, and investment sale brokerage across the U.S.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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