Block & Company, Inc., Realtors

What Block & Company, Inc., Realtors does

Block & Company, Inc., Realtors is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1946. The firm specializes in sales, leasing, tenant and buyer representation, property development, commercial investments, property management, and construction management services for clients across the Midwest Region, with a primary concentration in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its portfolio spans 11+ property types including retail, restaurant, industrial, office, shopping centers, multi-family, hospitality, mixed-use, land/pad sites, automotive/convenience, and investment-grade assets, anchored by an agent team organized by vertical with multiple CCIM-designated brokers.

The company's product surface includes a public Property Search Portal with categorized listings and advanced filters, a "My Block Account" customer portal offering customizable alerts and first-look access to new-to-market properties, an interactive property map module, and a quarterly market review publication. Underlying technology is a standard commercial real estate brokerage platform: a property listing database with search functionality plus an agent management system. The firm has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, proprietary algorithms, or AI differentiation.

Block & Company generates revenue through four primary streams: transaction-based brokerage commissions from sales and leasing, recurring managed-services fees from property management, professional-services fees from construction management, and transaction-based fees plus investment-side economics from its in-house investment group that acquires and disposes of commercial properties (often net-lease and shopping centers). The go-to-market motion is sales-led and field-based, with agents specializing by property type and supported by property managers and back-office functions spanning accounting, IT, marketing, construction, and executive leadership. Ownership is independent and family-led (President David Block) with no disclosed private equity or venture backing.

Name

Block & Company, Inc., Realtors

Legal name

Block & Company, Inc., Realtors

Website

https://blockandco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Block & Company is a Kansas City-based, full-service commercial real estate brokerage founded in 1946, providing sales, leasing, tenant representation, property management, construction management, and investment services across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Tenant Representation & Corporate Services Brokerage (BPAJABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG), Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Property sales leasing
• Tenant representation services
• Commercial property management
• Real estate investment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

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, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: Transaction-based commissions from sales and leasing of commercial properties including retail, office, industrial, hospitality, and land. The company represents both property sellers/landlords and tenant/buyer clients.
2. Property Management Services: Ongoing property management services for commercial properties, providing recurring revenue from managed properties.
3. Construction Management: Construction management services for development projects, providing fees for project oversight and coordination.
4. Investment Property Services: Investment group acquisitions and sales of commercial properties, including 1031 exchange transactions and portfolio sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Block & Company, Inc., Realtors is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm based in Kansas City, Missouri that provides sales and leasing, tenant/buyer representation, property development, commercial investment transactions, property management, and construction management services across multiple property sectors including retail, restaurant, industrial, office, hospitality, automotive, and mixed-use throughout the Midwest Region.

Product overview

Block & Company, Inc., Realtors is a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm that operates as a unified platform with multiple interconnected services. The core offering centers on the Property Search Portal, an online marketplace enabling users to search and browse commercial properties across all major asset classes. The My Block Account provides a customer portal with customizable alerts, property lists, and exclusive first-look access to new listings. The company offers specialized brokerage services organized by property sector: retail, restaurant, automotive, industrial, office, and hospitality, complemented by tenant/buyer representation, property development, commercial investments, property management, and construction management services. The product portfolio includes 13 distinct property types spanning industrial, retail, restaurant, shopping centers, office, investment properties, land/pad sites, mixed-use, hospitality, multi-family, and automotive/convenience properties. Additional modules include an interactive Property Map for geographic property searches and Quarterly Market Reviews providing market intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brokerage Services Sales and leasing brokerage services for commercial properties across automotive, hospitality, industrial, office, restaurant, and retail property sectors in the Kansas City metro and Midwest Region.
• Tenant & Buyer Representation Representation services for commercial tenants and buyers seeking space for lease or purchase, and for landlords and sellers seeking qualified counterparties.
• Property Development Development services for commercial real estate projects including new construction, redevelopment, mixed-use projects, and pad sites.
• Commercial Investments Investment brokerage services for the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate, including 1031 exchange transactions and portfolio sales.
• Property Management Property management services for commercial properties, providing recurring operational and tenant oversight for managed assets.
• Construction Management Construction management services for commercial real estate development projects, providing project oversight and coordination.
• Property Search Portal Online marketplace for searching and browsing commercial real estate properties for sale and lease, with filtering by property type, location, price, and agent.

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Zall Company (Denver)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlock & Company collaborated with The Zall Company from Denver to bring Slim Chickens restaurant locations to Colorado, marking the first Slim Chickens locations in the state. The partnership expanded the restaurant concept from Kansas to Colorado.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kessinger/Hunter & Co., Inc. Kansas City-based full-service commercial real estate firm with comparable coverage in industrial, office, retail, and investment sales. Same regional market, similar mid-market brokerage profile, and overlapping CCIM-staffed agent talent.
• Copaken Brooks: Kansas City-based commercial real estate brokerage, property management, and development firm. Directly comparable as a regional full-service competitor with overlapping services and KC-metro tenant relationships.

Broad incumbents

• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services firm with a major Kansas City office covering brokerage, property management, valuation, and capital markets. Competes for the same institutional and enterprise tenants/landlords in KC but operates at vastly greater national/international scale.
• CBRE Group: Largest global CRE services firm with a Kansas City office offering sales, leasing, property management, and investment sales across all asset types. Overlaps with Block across retail, office, and industrial brokerage and national tenant accounts.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global CRE firm with KC presence spanning brokerage, valuation, property management, and advisory. Targets similar office, retail, and industrial mandates and competes directly for enterprise tenant-representation work.
• Colliers International: Global CRE services and investment firm with a Kansas City office competing for retail, office, and industrial leasing/sales and property management mandates. Comparable service-line breadth on a regional basis.
• Newmark Group: Global CRE services firm with capital-markets, leasing, and property management capabilities that has expanded in the Midwest. Overlaps with Block on office, retail, and investment sales pursuits in the KC region.
• NAI Global: Network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms (including Kansas City-area affiliates). Competes with Block for brokerage and property management assignments in the KC metro and broader Midwest on a regional basis.

Emerging players

• Marcus & Millichap: National investment-sales specialty brokerage focused on commercial investment property transactions, including net-leased and multi-tenant retail. Directly comparable to Block's investment-property group for mid-market CRE investment sales, though Marcus & Millichap is far larger nationally.
• Stanfield & Associates: Kansas City-based commercial real estate firm focused on retail and restaurant tenant representation. Directly comparable as a smaller, retail/restaurant-vertical specialist competing for the same QSR and casual-dining placement work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/blockrealtors
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCKRK7ZQ_eeid7dJdFOmjCrA
• Facebookfacebook.com/block-company-inc-realtors-245417972210386
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/752335
• Instagraminstagram.com/blockandco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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