Gills Associates

What Gills Associates does

Gills Associates, doing business as AJ Gillis Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, is a privately held, Maryland-based commercial real estate firm established in 1987 and headquartered at 500 Main Street, Reisterstown, in the Greater Baltimore Market. The company specializes in retail real estate services with a particular focus on site identification, and it owns and directly leases a small portfolio of four commercial suites (Suite A at 1,190 sf, Suite B at 965 sf, Suite C at 1,198 sf, and a Combined Suite A and B configuration totaling 2,155 sf) to retail and office tenants in the surrounding area. The firm is sales-led, with leasing inquiries handled directly through its website, email, and phone, and it markets itself on the strength of more than 35 years of local market knowledge rather than on technology differentiation.

The business model is straightforward landlord leasing: the company generates revenue by renting its owned commercial suites to tenants, with space sizes and configurations (including combined end-cap units with conference rooms and reception areas) designed to serve both small retail/office tenants and those needing larger contiguous footprints. There is no disclosed pricing, no publicly listed rental rates, and no indication of brokerage, mortgage, or third-party property management revenue beyond the company's own portfolio; the firm appears to operate as a direct landlord with limited or no technology infrastructure beyond a basic marketing website. Customer concentration is inherently high given the very small asset base, and there are no disclosed enterprise anchor tenants, partnerships, or geographic expansion beyond the Greater Baltimore Market.

Name

Gills Associates

Legal name

AJ Gillis Associates Commercial Real Estate Services

Website

https://ajgillis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gills Associates is a Maryland-based, privately held commercial real estate firm established in 1987 that leases a small portfolio of retail and office suites in the Greater Baltimore Market, specializing in site identification and direct landlord leasing for local tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Leasing

NAICS

Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office Tenant Representation (BPAJALAA), Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate leasing
• Retail real estate services
• Site identification
• Office space leasing
• Commercial brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Owings Mills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Leasing: Revenue generated from leasing commercial office and retail suites (Suites A, B, C, and combined spaces) to tenants. Spaces range from 965 sf to 2,155 sf.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gills Associates provides commercial real estate leasing services in the Greater Baltimore Market, offering a portfolio of office and retail suites for rent (Suite A at 1,190 sf, Suite B at 965 sf, Suite C at 1,198 sf, and Combined Suite A and B at 2,155 sf). The company's specialty is retail site identification, supported by over 35 years of local market knowledge in Maryland.

Product overview

AJ Gillis Associates Commercial Real Estate Services offers a portfolio of four commercial real estate spaces for lease in the Greater Baltimore Market. The company provides individual office/retail suites (Suite A at 1,190 sf, Suite B at 965 sf, and Suite C at 1,198 sf) as well as a combined option pairing Suites A and B into a single 2,155 sf end cap unit with enhanced amenities including a conference room, kitchen, staff lounge, and reception station. All spaces feature modern HVAC systems. The company's core service is retail real estate services with specialization in site identification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Suite A

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• KLNB Retail: A Mid-Atlantic retail real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation and site identification — overlapping directly with Gillis's stated specialty and serving similar retail clients in the Baltimore region.
• SRS Real Estate Partners: A national retail-focused commercial real estate firm specializing in tenant representation and site selection — directly comparable to Gillis's retail site identification specialty, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: A major global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, leasing, valuation, and advisory — directly competitive with Gillis on tenant representation and office/retail leasing in the Mid-Atlantic.
• Colliers International: A global commercial real estate services and investment firm with active brokerage and property management operations in the Baltimore/Washington region — overlapping with Gillis on office leasing and tenant representation.
• NAI Global: A global commercial real estate brokerage network with member firms covering leasing, sales, and property management — comparable to Gillis's service set, with similar local-firm operating model under a national brand.
• CBRE Group: The world's largest commercial real estate services firm, offering brokerage, leasing, and property management across all major U.S. markets — competing with Gillis for the same tenant and owner mandates, but with vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): A global commercial real estate services company with full-service leasing and property management capabilities — competes with Gillis for office and retail mandates in the Baltimore market, particularly with institutional owners.

Regional players

• MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services: A long-established Maryland-based commercial real estate firm offering brokerage, property management, and advisory services across the Greater Baltimore/Washington corridor — directly comparable in geography, service mix, and target tenant base to Gillis Associates.
• Ridgeline Real Estate Group: A Maryland-based commercial real estate firm offering brokerage and property management services in the Greater Baltimore region — a regional peer competing for similar local tenant and landlord clients.
• Mensa Realty: A Mid-Atlantic commercial real estate brokerage active in retail and office leasing in the Baltimore area — comparable regional competitor targeting similar small-to-mid-size tenants in the same geographic market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alan-j-gillis-assoc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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