Commercial Retail Associates

Name

Commercial Retail Associates

Legal name

Commercial Retail Associates

Website

https://comretail.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Services

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Brokerage (BPAJABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail Property Management (BPAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Retail real estate brokerage
• Tenant representation services
• Site selection services
• Commercial property leasing
• Corporate real estate advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Great Neck

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: Transaction-based brokerage fees for retail real estate transactions including tenant representation, landlord representation, site searching, and leasing services. Revenue is earned upon completion of commercial real estate transactions.
2. Corporate Real Estate Advisory Fees: Strategic planning, process management, and coordinated service delivery for corporate real estate needs.
3. Advisory/Consulting Services: Value analysis, strategic planning, market research, and complete outsourcing services provided through Commercial Retail Advisors subsidiary.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Commercial Retail Associates is a commercial retail real estate brokerage firm providing tenant representation, landlord representation, site selection and leasing, corporate real estate advisory, investment sales and acquisitions, and property management services to retail chains and property owners throughout the New York Metro area. The firm's "Partners in Success" program allows it to operate as a fully outsourced real estate development department for clients, supplementing their internal teams with proprietary territorial databases and decades of market expertise.

Product overview

Commercial Retail Associates (CRA) operates as a single integrated platform offering four core service lines: Corporate Real Estate Services, Brokerage Services (encompassing tenant and landlord representation), Investment Services, and Property Management. Additionally, the company operates a sub-brand called Commercial Retail Advisors, which provides advisory services (value analysis, strategic planning, market research, and outsourcing) that can be paired with CRA's brokerage services via a hybrid advisory model. The services collectively span the retail real estate lifecycle from market research and site selection through transaction completion, entitlements, and ongoing property management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Real Estate Services Strategic planning, process management, coordinated service delivery, and access to worldwide resources to help corporate clients build their retail real estate strategy around site selection, branding, and profitability/brand equity considerations.
• Brokerage Services Tenant representation, landlord representation, and financial services for retail real estate, including site searching and leasing to identify profitable locations aligned with clients' corporate objectives.
• Investment Services Consultation, financial services, and sales and acquisitions to implement investment strategies for retail sites, combining local market knowledge with brand-building strategy and financial acumen.
• Property Management Asset management including building operations, response infrastructure, site inspections, tenant relations, and receivership, with principals leading proactive management and supervising field staff.
• Commercial Retail Advisors (Advisory Services) Advisory services—value analysis, strategic planning, market research, and complete outsourcing of real estate development—delivered through the Commercial Retail Advisors sub-brand, available as a hybrid model paired with CRA's brokerage services.

Named customers15 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm with a dedicated retail practice. It competes with CRA for large national retail chains' multi-market mandates and offers services spanning investment sales, advisory, and property management at global scale.
• Cushman & Wakefield: One of the largest global commercial real estate services firms, Cushman & Wakefield has a retail services practice that competes with CRA for enterprise retail accounts. It offers integrated capital markets, valuation, and facilities services that a small specialist cannot match.
• JLL: JLL is a global real estate services firm with retail brokerage, capital markets, and property management offerings. It competes with CRA for enterprise retail clients expanding in NY Metro and similar high-density markets.
• Newmark Group: Newmark is a major global commercial real estate services firm with retail tenant rep and capital markets capabilities. It competes with CRA for larger retail mandates but offers a far broader service portfolio across property types and geographies.

Others

• Kimco Realty: Kimco is one of the largest retail REITs in the U.S. with a substantial NY Metro presence. CRA may represent tenants in Kimco-owned centers, making Kimco both a potential client and a competitor for landlord representation work.
• Phillips Edison & Company: Phillips Edison is a publicly traded retail REIT and owner/operator of grocery-anchored shopping centers. While not a direct brokerage competitor, it overlaps with CRA's landlord representation and tenant relationships in NY Metro retail submarkets.
• Brixmor Property Group: Brixmor is a publicly traded retail REIT that owns and operates open-air shopping centers, many in the NY Metro area. It is a meaningful counterparty for landlord representation work that CRA pursues.

Direct peers

• Ripco Real Estate: Ripco is a retail-specialized brokerage in the NY Metro area providing tenant representation, landlord representation, and investment sales for retail properties. It directly competes with CRA in the same geography and same retail sub-sector with a similarly mid-sized specialist profile.
• SRS Real Estate Partners: SRS is one of the largest retail-specialized commercial real estate brokerage firms in the U.S., offering tenant and landlord representation, investment sales, and property management. Like CRA, it focuses exclusively on retail and serves national retailers with site selection, making it the most directly comparable specialist peer.

Emerging players

• The Shopping Center Group: The Shopping Center Group is a retail-specialized CRE firm focusing on tenant and landlord representation across the U.S. It is comparable to CRA as a retail-only specialist but operates across a broader geographic footprint, representing a regional expansion model for a firm like CRA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/comretail

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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