Apex Industrial Real Estate Advisors

What Apex Industrial Real Estate Advisors does

Apex Industrial Real Estate Advisors is a full-service industrial real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the greater Southeast region of the United States. Founded in 2022 as an LLC, the firm operates across four integrated service lines: Tenant/Buyer Representation, Landlord/Seller Representation, Investment Sales, and Development Advisory, advising industrial property owners, tenants, investors, and developers. Its client base spans from international corporations with hundreds of facilities to local startups seeking their first industrial location, with services covering lease negotiations, build-to-suits, sale-leaseback transactions, off-market acquisitions, and site identification for development.

The firm employs 19-22 professionals organized under a partnership structure led by Founder & Managing Broker Ryan Blackburn, with senior partners Andy Head and Kellie Smith and Managing Director Charley Dickenson. The team includes senior vice presidents, vice presidents, directors, advisors, and support functions spanning marketing, operations, and property management. The firm maintains two Atlanta office locations (Lenox Road headquarters and a secondary Piedmont Road office) and markets itself through LinkedIn, Instagram, and its corporate website.

Apex operates a traditional relationship-driven brokerage model with no proprietary technology platform, relying instead on third-party industry databases (CoStar, LoopNet, Crexi) for property search and market data, supplemented by proprietary local market intelligence gathered through active deal flow. Revenue is generated through transaction-based commissions negotiated per deal, with no publicly disclosed fee schedule. The firm has no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding, operating as an independently owned partnership.

Name

Apex Industrial Real Estate Advisors

Legal name

Apex Industrial Real Estate Advisors LLC

Website

https://apexindustrialre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Apex Industrial Real Estate Advisors is a full-service industrial real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Atlanta, GA, serving owners, tenants, investors, and developers across the greater Southeast U.S. with transaction-based advisory across leasing, investment sales, and development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Real Estate M&A / Joint Venture Advisory (Platform Deals, Partnerships) (BPAJANAF)

Keywords

• Industrial real estate brokerage
• Tenant representation services
• Landlord representation services
• Industrial investment sales
• Development site advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: Traditional real estate brokerage model earning commissions on transactions for tenant/buyer representation, landlord/seller representation, and investment sales. Fees are typically a percentage of transaction value or negotiated flat fees for advisory and consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Apex Industrial Real Estate Advisors is a full-service industrial real estate brokerage firm providing tenant/buyer representation, landlord/seller representation, investment sales (including sale-leaseback and off-market acquisitions), and industrial development advisory services. The firm advises industrial real estate owners, tenants, investors, and developers in the greater southeast region from its Atlanta, Georgia headquarters, combining market expertise with personalized advisory delivery and proactive marketing.

Product overview

Apex Industrial Real Estate Advisors operates as a full-service industrial real estate brokerage firm offering four integrated service lines: Tenant/Buyer Representation (helping businesses find and secure industrial spaces), Landlord/Seller Representation (maximizing returns for property owners through expert marketing and leasing), Investment Sales (facilitating acquisitions, sale-leasebacks, and off-market opportunities for investors), and Development (strategic guidance for industrial development projects and site identification). These services work together to advise owners, tenants, investors, and developers across the greater southeast region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tenant / Buyer Representation Personalized industrial real estate brokerage services for companies looking to lease or purchase industrial properties, including search, relocations, consolidations, lease renewal negotiations, expansions, downsizing, build-to-suits, subleasing, and labor/tax incentive analysis. Serves clients ranging from international corporations with hundreds of facilities to local startups seeking their first location.
• Landlord / Seller Representation
• Investment Sales
• Development Advisory

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Alexis Kaiser FoundationminorOthersApex Industrial Real Estate Advisors actively supports the Alexis Kaiser Foundation through annual golf tournament participation and financial donations. The foundation supports individuals with special needs and was founded for the sister of one of the employee's girlfriends. The firm's involvement includes team participation in the annual golf tournament and ongoing financial contributions.
• Atlanta Community Food BankminorOthersApex Industrial Real Estate Advisors has partnered with the Atlanta Community Food Bank, a Feeding America member organization that distributes over 8 million meals monthly to those in need across metro Atlanta and north Georgia. The firm has made substantial donations and participated in a dedicated day of volunteer service to support the food bank's mission of addressing hunger and food insecurity affecting over 600,000 people in their service area.
• St. Vincent de Paul - GeorgiaminorOthersThe firm supports St. Vincent de Paul Georgia through financial contributions and active participation in their initiatives. The organization addresses hunger, housing, and health issues while creating pathways to self-sufficiency. This partnership aligns with Apex Industrial's commitment to community outreach and building a supportive community.
• Georgia Festival of TreesminorOthersApex Industrial Real Estate Advisors supports the Georgia Festival of Trees, an event dedicated to spreading holiday cheer while supporting efforts to eradicate sexual exploitation of children. The firm has made donations, purchased items, and provided volunteer support with over 1,000 volunteers now contributing to the festival.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with one of the largest industrial brokerage practices in the world, offering tenant rep, landlord rep, investment sales, and capital markets services for industrial assets. Directly comparable in service mix to Apex, but operates at national/global scale with significantly more resources, proprietary technology platforms, and institutional client relationships.
• Colliers International: Global commercial real estate services and investment management firm with a substantial industrial brokerage practice in the Southeast U.S., offering tenant and landlord representation, investment sales, and project management services. Particularly relevant as Colliers' Southeast offices directly overlap with Apex's greater southeast region footprint.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services firm with a dedicated Industrial & Logistics practice covering tenant representation, agency leasing, capital markets/investment sales, and development advisory across the Americas. Offers the same four service lines as Apex (tenant rep, landlord rep, investment sales, development) but at substantially greater scale and with institutional clients.
• CBRE Group: Largest global commercial real estate services firm with a dominant Industrial & Logistics practice providing tenant representation, agency leasing, investment sales, debt/equity placement, and development advisory. Competes for the same enterprise and institutional clients Apex targets, and is the de facto market leader Apex must compete against on every significant industrial mandate.
• Transwestern Commercial Services: National commercial real estate firm offering tenant representation, agency leasing, and capital markets services for industrial assets, with multiple offices in Texas and the Southeast U.S. Competes for many of the same institutional investor and large tenant mandates as Apex in the southeastern industrial market.
• Avison Young: Principal-owned global commercial real estate services firm with industrial brokerage, investment sales, and tenant representation services. Competes in similar industrial submarkets as Apex, particularly across the Southeast U.S., with a comparable principal-led partnership culture.
• Newmark Group: Publicly traded commercial real estate services firm with growing industrial capital markets and tenant/landlord representation capabilities. Offers investment sales, debt placement, and leasing services for industrial assets with national coverage, competing for many of the same institutional investor and large tenant clients as Apex.

Direct peers

• NAI Global: Global network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms with significant industrial brokerage activity, including investor and tenant/landlord representation. Similar operating model to Apex (relationship-based brokerage), and NAI affiliate firms operating in Atlanta and the Southeast compete directly for the same clients.
• Lee & Associates: Principal-owned commercial real estate brokerage firm with strong industrial brokerage presence across the U.S., particularly in the Southeast. Operates a similar relationship-driven model to Apex with producer-level ownership structures, and provides the same core services (tenant rep, landlord rep, investment sales) for industrial assets. Closest comparable business model to Apex.

Regional players

• Bull Realty: Atlanta-based commercial real estate brokerage firm with a strong industrial and investment sales practice in the Southeast U.S. Founded by industry veteran Michael Bull, the firm competes for similar mid-market industrial tenants, landlords, and investors in the same geographic territory as Apex. Direct regional competitor with overlapping service offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apex-industrial-real-estate-advisors
• Instagraminstagram.com/apexindustrialre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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