Compass Commercial Brokerage

What Compass Commercial Brokerage does

Compass Commercial Brokerage is the commercial real estate division of Compass, Inc., a privately held real estate technology company founded in 2012 in New York and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. The firm delivers a full-service commercial real estate offering spanning acquisitions, dispositions, commercial leasing, market research, and asset management advisory across office, retail, industrial, and creative space assets, operating through nine U.S. offices (New York, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Aspen, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles) and a national agent network.

The division was assembled in 2017 by combining Compass's proprietary end-to-end marketing and sales platform with six established California brokerages, including Pacific Union International, Paragon Commercial Real Estate Group, Alain Pinel Investment Group, Partners Trust, Gibson International, and John Aaroe Group. Its underlying technology is a first-of-its-kind in-house platform designed to streamline marketing-to-closing workflows for agents and clients, complemented by public commercial listings and a password-protected private listings portal. Distribution relies on direct agent-client relationships plus cross-referral flow from Compass's top residential sales teams.

Compass Commercial generates revenue primarily through transaction-based brokerage commissions on acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing engagements; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customers comprise commercial property investors, tenants, and property owners served across horizontal use cases rather than vertical specialization. Leadership for the Southern California operation is held by President Kristian Brand, while the broader Compass executive team includes technology talent recruited from Amazon, Facebook, and Google in 2017.

Name

Compass Commercial Brokerage

Legal name

Compass, Inc.

Website

https://compass-cre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Compass Commercial Brokerage is the commercial real estate division of Compass, Inc., offering acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, market research, and advisory services across office, retail, industrial, and creative assets via a national agent network and proprietary end-to-end marketing and sales platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Commercial property leasing
• Investment property acquisitions
• Asset management advisory
• Commercial market research

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Commissions: Compass Commercial generates revenue through real estate brokerage commissions on commercial property transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing services. The company operates as a traditional real estate brokerage earning transaction-based fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Compass Commercial Brokerage provides full-service commercial real estate brokerage for office, retail, industrial, and creative space across California and nationally. The firm delivers acquisitions analysis, market research, advisory and asset management services, dispositions, and commercial leasing, supported by Compass, Inc.'s proprietary end-to-end marketing and sales platform and a national agent network spanning nine U.S. cities.

Product overview

Compass Commercial Brokerage operates as a single, unified commercial real estate service offering rather than a modular platform. The company provides end-to-end commercial real estate transaction and consultative services including Acquisitions, Market Research, Advisory Services (asset management), Dispositions, and Commercial Leasing for office, retail, industrial, and creative space. The service portfolio is delivered through a proprietary technology platform developed by parent company Compass (founded 2012), which provides marketing and sales tools to streamline agent workflows. Clients access properties through public Commercial Listings and authenticated Private Listings portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Property Acquisitions Brokerage service that identifies underperforming commercial investment opportunities and provides accurate, reliable evaluations of asset performance relative to other real estate and non-real estate investment alternatives; analyzes projected cash flow, residual values, and risk for investor clients seeking office, retail, industrial, or creative space.
• Commercial Property Dispositions Brokerage service that maximizes commercial asset value by developing individualized marketing plans for property sales, supporting sellers of office, retail, industrial, and creative space.
• Commercial Leasing Services Brokerage service that handles leasing of office, retail, industrial, and creative space for tenant and landlord clients across California and nationally.
• Commercial Real Estate Market Research Research and analysis service providing access to the latest commercial real estate information and trends, including competitive properties, prevailing market conditions, and building occupancy, to support informed acquisition, disposition, and leasing decisions.
• Commercial Real Estate Advisory and Asset Management Advisory service providing comprehensive real estate investment analysis to help property owners maximize investment return by determining whether assets should be sold, refinanced, renovated, or held.
• Public Commercial Listings Public-facing inventory of commercial property listings on compass-cre.com for prospective buyers and tenants searching for office, retail, industrial, and creative space.
• Private Commercial Listings Exclusive, off-market commercial property listings accessible through an authenticated member login; access requires contacting a Compass Commercial agent or customer service.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pacific Union InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacific Union International, California's largest privately held real estate brokerage, was combined with Compass and other firms to form Compass Commercial. This merger brought extensive commercial real estate expertise and market presence in California.
• Top Residential Sales TeamscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompass Commercial works in partnership with the country's top residential sales teams to provide a seamless user experience for clients with all types of real estate needs. This residential-commercial integration is described as an essential piece of the residential home brokerage model.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eastdil Secured: Premier institutional commercial real estate investment bank focused on large-cap capital markets transactions. Represents the upper bound of competition for Compass Commercial's investment sales business at the institutional scale.
• CBRE Group: Largest global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, investment sales, advisory, and property management. Competes with Compass Commercial on institutional capital markets mandates and major leasing engagements, though CBRE's scale and global reach far exceed Compass Commercial.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with full-service brokerage, valuation, and advisory offerings. Directly competes with Compass Commercial for leasing and investment sales mandates across major US metros.
• Colliers International: Global commercial real estate services firm offering investment sales, leasing, and advisory across all major property types. Competes with Compass Commercial across the same client segments and property categories.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services and investment management firm with major commercial brokerage, capital markets, and advisory operations. Direct overlap with Compass Commercial in office, retail, and industrial leasing and investment sales.

Regional players

• Lee & Associates: Privately held commercial real estate brokerage operating across the western US with strong California roots. Comparable ownership structure (private, agent-owned) and similar mid-market focus to Compass Commercial.
• Kidder Mathews: Largest independent commercial real estate firm on the West Coast, with deep California and Pacific Northwest presence. Directly competes with Compass Commercial for office, industrial, retail, and investment sales in California markets.

Direct peers

• Newmark Group: Commercial real estate advisory and services firm offering leasing, investment sales, and mortgage brokerage. Directly overlaps Compass Commercial's full-service commercial brokerage offering across major US markets.
• Avison Young: Privately held global commercial real estate services firm providing leasing, investment sales, and advisory. Comparable in scale and ownership structure to Compass Commercial, with similar full-service commercial brokerage model.
• Marcus & Millichap: Specialized US commercial real estate investment sales brokerage focused on smaller to mid-market investment properties. Closely comparable to Compass Commercial's acquisitions and dispositions business, with a similar transaction-driven model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/compass
• YouTubemedium.com/compass-quarterly
• Facebookfacebook.com/compass
• Instagraminstagram.com/compass
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-union-commercial-brokerage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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