What The Brookhill Group does

The Brookhill Group (legal entity Brookhill Management Corp.) is a New York-based private commercial real estate redeveloper and property/asset manager founded in 1977, operating with a small team of 1-10 employees. The firm specializes in acquiring, remediating, and repositioning brownfield and value-add commercial properties, and it has run a dedicated brownfield redevelopment practice since 1991. Its aggregate portfolio value exceeds $750 million spread across 22 states, documented through named transactions in markets such as New York City, Huntsville, and South Willow.

The company's underlying capability stack combines real estate underwriting, environmental remediation, legal structuring, and asset/property management under one roof. It navigates federal and state environmental regimes (including CERCLA), arranges environmental insurance with major national carriers written to its specifications, and handles environmental liability transfers as part of each acquisition. An in-house legal function supports deal structuring and liability assumption, while an integrated property management group runs stabilized assets.

The business model generates revenue from acquiring distressed or contaminated assets — frequently sourced from banking institutions, the FDIC, court-appointed trustees and receivers, investment partnerships, and sellers of distressed properties — at discounts to replacement cost, then earning returns through remediation-driven value creation, asset management fees, and disposition proceeds. A key milestone was the 1996 Dames & Moore / Brookhill joint venture (financed by Credit Suisse First Boston) to acquire approximately $200 million of contaminated properties, with Brookhill subsequently acquiring Dames & Moore's JV interest after URS bought Dames & Moore. Repeat institutional counterparty relationships function as a primary distribution channel for new deal flow.

Name

The Brookhill Group

Legal name

Brookhill Management Corp.

Website

https://brookhillre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Brookhill Group is a New York-based private commercial real estate redeveloper founded in 1977 that acquires, remediates, and repositions brownfield and distressed properties, managing an aggregate portfolio exceeding $750 million across 22 states for institutional and trustee counterparties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Services: Brookhill provides property and asset management services to institutional and private owners throughout the country, generating recurring management fees.
2. Property Management Services: Full range of property management services including day-to-day operations, leasing, tenant billings, collections, and accounting.
3. Real Estate Acquisitions: Acquisition of undervalued properties, brownfield properties, shopping centers, office buildings, and commercial/industrial buildings with value-added potential. Minimum 100,000 sq. ft. project size.
4. Property Dispositions: Sale of turned-around properties including shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial properties after redevelopment.
5. Brownfield Remediation Services: Acquisition, remediation, and redevelopment of environmentally impacted assets with associated indemnification and insurance services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Brookhill Group acquires, redevelops, and operates under-performing commercial real estate—including shopping centers, office buildings, industrial properties, and environmentally contaminated brownfield sites—across the United States. It also provides property management, leasing, and asset management services to institutional and private owners, with integrated in-house environmental remediation, construction, and legal capabilities.

Product overview

The Brookhill Group is a national real estate owner and provider of property and asset management services. The company operates as a unified portfolio of real estate services rather than a software platform. Its core offerings include commercial real estate redevelopment (shopping centers, office buildings, industrial projects), brownfields remediation and redevelopment, property management, leasing services, and asset management. Supporting capabilities include an in-house legal department, a Construction and Design Group, and environmental insurance services. Through its Third Party Property and Asset Management division, it also manages assets for banking institutions, FDIC servicing agents, court appointed Trustees, Receivers, and investment partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Real Estate Redevelopment Redevelopment of under-performing shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial projects throughout the United States, applying proven management and leasing techniques to maximize financial performance.
• Brownfields Remediation and Redevelopment Acquisition, in-house remediation, and redevelopment of environmentally contaminated brownfield properties using a three-pronged strategy of indemnification, fixed-price remediation, and environmental insurance.
• Property Management Full-service property management including day-to-day operations, tenant relations, accounting, budgeting, and reporting for institutional and private property owners.
• Leasing Services Comprehensive leasing and lease administration services delivered by an experienced in-house leasing staff and supported by an in-house legal department to respond quickly to tenant needs and conclude negotiations.
• Asset Management Asset management services to maximize operating performance and reduce risk for property owners, supported by integrated software and reporting systems that deliver timely performance reports to clients.
• Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisition and disposition services for shopping centers, office buildings, commercial/industrial buildings, and mortgages secured by real estate, offered as fully funded cash buyers nationwide.
• Third Party Property and Asset Management Management and leasing of assets on behalf of banking institutions, FDIC servicing agents, court-appointed Trustees and Receivers, and investment partnerships.
• Environmental Insurance Environmental insurance policies written to Brookhill's specifications by major national insurance carriers, protecting sellers, purchasers, lenders, and investors against unforeseen cleanup costs, remediation cost overruns, bodily injury, and property damage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully operated real estate in 22 states with aggregate value in excess of $750 million
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Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• The Dames & Moore GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996In 1996, The Dames & Moore Group (one of the largest engineering firms in the world) and Brookhill formed an equal joint venture to form Dames & Moore/Brookhill. With financing provided by an affiliate of Credit Suisse First Boston, they acquired, remediated, redeveloped and sold almost $200 million of former environmentally contaminated properties. Following URS Corporation's acquisition of The Dames & Moore Group, Brookhill acquired Dames & Moore's interest in the joint venture and continues to acquire, remediate and redevelop brownfield properties.
• Major National Insurance CarrierscoreOthersBrookhill works with leading insurance carriers to insure every environmentally contaminated property acquired. These policies are written to Brookhill's specifications and protect sellers, purchasers, lenders and investors against unforeseen cleanup costs, remediation cost overruns, bodily injury, and property damage.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: CBRE is the largest global commercial real estate services firm, offering property management, asset management, leasing, acquisitions, and dispositions at scale. It competes with Brookhill on third-party property management mandates from banking institutions and institutional owners while also dominating CRE leasing and brokerage markets.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield provides commercial property management, asset services, valuation, and capital markets to institutional owners globally. It is a credible competitor for FDIC/RTO distressed mandates and third-party management contracts that Brookhill services.
• JLL: JLL is a global commercial real estate services firm providing property management, asset management, capital markets, and project management across all major asset classes. Its institutional property management and capital markets businesses directly overlap with Brookhill's third-party management and acquisition services.

Direct peers

• Phillips Edison & Company: Phillips Edison is a publicly traded REIT specializing in shopping center acquisition and redevelopment - one of Brookhill's core asset classes. While larger and public, its focus on repositioning under-performing grocery-anchored centers overlaps directly with Brookhill's retail turnaround strategy.
• Garrison Investment Group: Garrison Investment Group acquires and manages distressed and value-add commercial real estate across the US, often working with financial institutions, special servicers, and court-appointed receivers - mirroring Brookhill's FDIC/RTO counterparty base. Both firms operate as principals with end-to-end acquisition-to-disposition capabilities.
• The Praedium Group: The Praedium Group is a New York-based value-add commercial real estate investment manager that acquires and repositions under-performing properties nationwide. Its opportunistic acquisition strategy and third-party asset management offerings parallel Brookhill's integrated redevelopment and institutional management services.
• Five Mile Capital Partners: Five Mile Capital invests in distressed commercial real estate debt and equity through JV structures with engineering and construction partners, closely paralleling Brookhill's Dames & Moore/Brookhill joint venture approach. Both firms target value-add CRE with operational turnaround potential.
• The Hampshire Companies: Hampshire is a privately held real estate investment firm that acquires, redevelops, and manages value-add and distressed commercial properties across multiple states. Its vertically integrated acquisition, redevelopment, and third-party management model directly mirrors Brookhill's structure.
• DRA Advisors: DRA Advisors is a New York-based value-add and opportunistic commercial real estate investment manager with a comparable focus on repositioning under-performing assets. Like Brookhill, it invests as principal and operates through wholly integrated acquisition, asset management, and disposition capabilities.

Emerging players

• Environmental Properties Services (Brownfield Restoration Group): Environmental Properties Services is a niche provider of brownfield assessment, remediation planning, and grant support services. While it does not perform full redevelopment like Brookhill, it is a specialist comparator in the environmental due diligence and cleanup segment of Brookhill's integrated offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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