The Bywater Company

What The Bywater Company does

The Bywater Company is a privately held, family-owned commercial real estate firm headquartered at 1209 Edgewater Drive in Orlando, Florida, founded in 1977 by Frederick B. 'Ted' Bywater and led since 2001 by his son Bill Bywater, CCIM, following an intra-family buyout. The firm operates as a full-service commercial real estate intermediary in Central Florida, delivering four integrated service lines: commercial brokerage (landlord/tenant, owner/seller, and investor/buyer representation across office, medical, industrial, retail, and land sectors); property management (currently overseeing a portfolio of more than 2.2 million square feet of office, industrial, medical, and retail properties, with in-house accounting, maintenance, and construction management); consulting and advisory (site selection, property valuation, asset management); and commercial development support. Underlying technology is minimal — there is no proprietary platform; the firm relies on its own website plus LoopNet marketplace listings to surface available inventory, and operations are relationship-driven rather than software-driven.

The business model combines three revenue streams typical of full-service CRE firms: recurring managed-services fees from the property management portfolio, transactional brokerage commissions on leases and sales, and project-based professional services fees from consulting and valuation work. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; transactions and management contracts are negotiated individually with property owners, investors, and tenants. The firm serves a mix of institutional and owner-operator clients in the Central Florida market, with visible enterprise logos on its website (AdventHealth, IBM, Bank of America, Lockheed Martin, Universal Studios Orlando, FedEx, AT&T, J.P. Morgan Chase, Trane, American Standard, Del-air, Ace Hardware) alongside smaller owner-operator testimonials (RDH Partnership, All American Boulevard Warehouses, Sun Charm Ranch). The team consists of approximately 15 professionals with over 130 years of combined industry experience and senior credentials including CCIM and RPA designations. Go-to-market is direct-to-client, augmented by LoopNet listing distribution, with no disclosed partnerships, no funding history, no acquisitions, and no geographic expansion beyond the Orlando/Central Florida region.

Name

The Bywater Company

Legal name

The Bywater Company

Website

https://bywater.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Bywater Company is a family-owned, full-service commercial real estate firm in Orlando, Florida, providing brokerage, property management, consulting, and development services across office, medical, industrial, retail, and land sectors to property owners, investors, and tenants in Central Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Brokerage: Brokerage commissions from office, medical, industrial, retail, and land transactions including landlord/tenant representation, owner/seller representation, and investor/buyer representation.
2. Property Management: Property management services for a portfolio of over 2.2 million square feet of office, industrial, medical, and retail space.
3. Consulting and Advisory Services: Consulting services including site selection, property valuation, and asset management for commercial real estate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Bywater Company is a full-service commercial real estate firm providing brokerage, consulting, development, and property management services across office, medical, industrial, retail, and land sectors in Central Florida. Specific services include landlord/tenant representation, owner/seller representation, investor/buyer representation, property management, site selection, property valuation, and asset management.

Product overview

The Bywater Company offers a comprehensive suite of commercial real estate services as a single integrated offering rather than modular products. Their core services include commercial brokerage (office, medical, industrial, retail, land), property management, development, and consulting. The Available Properties Platform provides an online interface for browsing listings, which connects to LoopNet for broader market exposure. All services are delivered through their team of commercial real estate professionals with over 130 years of combined experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Brokerage Services Full-service commercial real estate brokerage covering office, medical, industrial, retail, and land sectors. Includes landlord/tenant representation, owner/seller representation, and investor/buyer representation.
• Property Management Comprehensive property management services for office, industrial, medical, and retail properties. Currently managing a portfolio of over 2.2 million square feet, including accounting practices, property maintenance, capital improvements, and budgets.
• Development Services Commercial real estate development services for office, medical, industrial, retail, and land sectors.
• Consulting Services Advisory consulting services including site selection, property valuation, and asset management for commercial real estate clients.
• Available Properties Platform Online platform listing commercial properties available for lease and sale, with LoopNet integration for broader marketplace exposure.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,000 transactions completed with deal volume exceeding $800 million
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Foundry Commercial: Foundry Commercial is a full-service commercial real estate firm operating across the Carolinas, Florida, and Texas, offering brokerage, property management, and project management services with similar service categories and regional focus to The Bywater Company.
• SVN International: SVN is a commercial real estate franchise network offering brokerage and advisory services across office, industrial, retail, and land sectors, comparable in service mix and franchise-based operating model to smaller regional CRE firms like The Bywater Company.
• Marcus & Millichap: Marcus & Millichap is a leading commercial real estate investment sales and financing firm specializing in the disposition, acquisition, and financing of commercial properties, comparable to Bywater's investor/buyer representation services in Central Florida.
• Lincoln Property Company: Lincoln Property Company is a national commercial real estate services firm offering property management, brokerage, and development services across office, industrial, and retail sectors, directly overlapping with Bywater's property management and brokerage offerings.
• NAI Realvest: NAI Realvest is a Central Florida commercial real estate firm offering brokerage, property management, and investment services across office, industrial, retail, and land sectors — directly comparable to The Bywater Company in geography, service mix, and client base.
• Avison Young: Avison Young is a global commercial real estate services firm providing brokerage, property management, and advisory services. It competes with The Bywater Company for institutional and enterprise clients across multiple property sectors.
• Colliers Florida: Colliers provides commercial brokerage, property management, and consulting services across Florida with similar service categories (landlord/tenant representation, owner/investor services) as The Bywater Company, though at meaningfully greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, providing brokerage, property management, valuation, and consulting across all major property sectors and geographies. It competes for the same enterprise clients Bywater serves in Central Florida.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): JLL is a global commercial real estate services and investment management firm offering brokerage, property management, and advisory services across office, industrial, retail, and healthcare sectors, directly competing with Bywater for institutional mandates in Florida.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, and valuation across all major property types. It competes with The Bywater Company for institutional mandates and large enterprise clients, particularly those with Florida exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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