ARC Real Estate Group

What ARC Real Estate Group does

ARC Real Estate Group is a privately held retail real estate brokerage founded in 2011 and headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. The firm provides tenant representation, landlord and seller representation, and a more recently added mergers and acquisitions advisory service, operating across the Midwest (Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio). Its publicly listed inventory spans 121 properties, and its client roster includes Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, Tesla Motors, Total Wine, Panera Bread, Verizon Wireless, Chuy's, AutoZone, Bibibop, Kirkland's, Chuck E. Cheese, Vasa Fitness, Shoe Sensation, and Woodman's Markets. The firm was founded by Andrew Robbins and Al Rodenbostel, both veterans of Mid-America Real Estate Corporation, and is a member of the Realty Resources partner network for national deal flow.

The firm's operating stack combines traditional brokerage services with an in-house GIS-based property listing platform and a market research function led by Director of Market Research Wyatt McIntyre, supporting site selection, predictive analysis, and modeling for tenant and landlord clients. The publicly listed team is approximately 9 professionals, with firmographic estimates placing total headcount in the 11-50 range; recent additions include associates Jeanne Elliott (2023) and Sophia Mazis, alongside the 2022 promotion of Lauren Szymell to Senior Associate.

ARC generates revenue on a commission basis through tenant representation leases, landlord representation transactions, and M&A advisory engagements. There is no disclosed subscription, SaaS, or recurring revenue component, no funding rounds, and no public M&A, IPO, or going-private activity; financial performance is not disclosed.

Name

ARC Real Estate Group

Legal name

A R C Real Estate Group

Website

https://arcregrp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARC Real Estate Group is a Midwest-focused retail real estate brokerage founded in 2011, providing tenant representation, landlord services, and M&A advisory across Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Tenant Representation (FSAEAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Retail real estate brokerage
• Tenant representation services
• Landlord leasing services
• Commercial site selection
• Shopping center leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Real Estate Brokerage: The firm earns commissions through facilitating retail real estate transactions for both tenants (helping them find spaces) and landlords (helping them lease spaces). Services include tenant representation, landlord representation, and investment and acquisition services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ARC Real Estate Group is a retail real estate brokerage firm that represents retailers and landlords with real estate needs across the Midwestern United States. The firm provides tenant representation (market research, site selection, lease negotiations, entitlements and permitting), landlord representation (property marketing, tenant sourcing, asset valuation, investment and acquisition guidance), and mergers and acquisitions advisory. Services are delivered by a team of brokers supported by an in-house Director of Market Research who provides predictive analysis, modeling, and GIS-based site intelligence.

Product overview

ARC Real Estate Group is a traditional retail real estate brokerage firm offering three core service lines: Tenant Representation, Landlord Services, and Mergers & Acquisitions. The company operates through ARC Leasing Group, LLC and Arcore Real Estate Group, LLC entities. Services are delivered through a team of brokers providing personalized, relationship-based real estate advisory rather than a technology platform. The company maintains a portfolio of available retail space listings for tenants and markets properties on behalf of landlords. No software product, SaaS platform, or API-based services are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tenant Representation Services
• Landlord Services
• Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory
• Available Retail Space Listings

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully facilitated aggressive Midwest expansion for Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Realty ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC Real Estate Group is a proud member of Realty Resources, a national retail real estate network that provides additional market reach and resources for serving clients across the country.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Phillips Edison & Company: Retail REIT that owns and leases grocery-anchored shopping centers. Functions on the landlord side of the market ARC represents — adjacent rather than directly competing, but a potential landlord client and source of leasing mandates.
• Kimco Realty: Large publicly-traded retail REIT that owns shopping centers across the U.S. Sits on the landlord side of the market ARC serves — adjacent ecosystem participant and potential leasing mandate source.

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with retail brokerage capabilities. Competes with ARC on enterprise retail tenant representation mandates and landlord leasing assignments.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with a strong retail practice. Competes with ARC on mid-market and enterprise retail tenant rep mandates and provides integrated capital markets that ARC lacks.
• Colliers International: Global commercial real estate services firm with retail brokerage and investment sales. Competes with ARC for tenant and landlord representation work, particularly with national retail clients expanding into the Midwest.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services firm with retail brokerage and capital markets capabilities. Competes with ARC on enterprise retail mandates and offers broader integrated services including investment sales and financing.
• Newmark Group: Major full-service commercial real estate services firm with a dedicated retail practice that competes with ARC for large enterprise retail mandates across the Midwest and nationally.

Direct peers

• SRS Real Estate Partners: National retail-only commercial real estate firm providing tenant representation, landlord representation, and investment services. Closest direct competitor in pure retail brokerage specialization with broader geographic reach.
• Mid-America Real Estate Corporation: Large Midwest-focused retail real estate services firm and the prior employer of ARC's founders. Most directly comparable peer — same geographic focus, same retail specialization, same tenant/landlord representation model.
• IRC Retail Centers: Chicago-area retail real estate firm (former employer of ARC VP Matt Cavanagh) specializing in leasing for neighborhood, community, and power shopping centers. Comparable in size and Midwest focus with strong landlord representation capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2857642

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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