Plante Moran Realpoint

What Plante Moran Realpoint does

Plante Moran Realpoint is the commercial real estate advisory service line of Plante & Moran, PLLC, a privately held professional services firm headquartered in Michigan with approximately 3,800 professionals across accounting, tax, consulting, and wealth management. The practice operates with roughly 85 employees and is staffed by partners (Bill Lichwalla, Greg VanKirk, Victoria (Tori) Manix) and principals (Teresa Miller) delivering end-to-end real estate services across seven offerings: Real Estate Tenant & Buyer Representation, Owner's Representation for Capital Projects, Real Estate Consulting, Real Estate Development Consulting, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, and Financing & Capital Markets.

The firm has no proprietary technology platform; engagement delivery is human-expertise-based and supported by Plante Moran's broader content marketing, webinar, and newsletter infrastructure. Revenue is generated through professional fee-based consulting and advisory engagements on a quote-based, project or retainer model, sold via partner-led direct engagement with enterprise clients.

Realpoint serves ten industry verticals: Office, Industrial, Developers, Investors, K12, Government, Healthcare, Higher Education, Senior Living, and Religious Institutes. GTM is enterprise field sales with relationship-led engagement, leveraging cross-functional expertise from Plante Moran's CPAs, attorneys, architects, engineers, and consultants to deliver integrated advisory outcomes spanning consulting, transactions, capital projects, and development advisory.

Name

Plante Moran Realpoint

Legal name

Plante & Moran, PLLC

Website

https://pmrealpoint.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Plante Moran Realpoint is the commercial real estate advisory service line of Plante & Moran, PLLC, providing end-to-end tenant representation, owner's representation, consulting, development advisory, and capital markets services to enterprise clients across ten industry verticals including office, industrial, healthcare, and government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Consulting (Corporate/Institutional) (BPAJANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA), Real Estate Capital Markets Advisory (Debt/Equity Placement, Refinancing) (BPAJANAE), Real Estate M&A / Joint Venture Advisory (Platform Deals, Partnerships) (BPAJANAF), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Real Estate Advisory & Consulting (Strategy, Portfolio & Location) (FSAEAJAH)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate advisory
• Tenant representation services
• Real estate consulting
• Capital markets advisory
• Owner's representation

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Advisory Services: Professional fee-based consulting and advisory services including real estate tenant and buyer representation, owner's representation for capital projects, real estate consulting, development consulting, investing advisory, acquisitions and dispositions, and financing and capital markets services. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements, likely on a project or retainer basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Plante Moran Realpoint is a full-service commercial real estate advisory firm offering end-to-end services including real estate tenant and buyer representation, owner's representation for capital projects, real estate consulting, development consulting, investing advisory, acquisitions and dispositions, and financing and capital markets services. The firm operates as the dedicated commercial real estate practice within Plante & Moran, PLLC, integrating with the parent firm's 3,800 multidisciplinary professionals to deliver advisory services across office, industrial, healthcare, education, government, and senior living sectors.

Product overview

Plante Moran Realpoint is a full-service commercial real estate advisory firm offering comprehensive, end-to-end real estate services. The firm's portfolio includes seven distinct service offerings: Real Estate Tenant & Buyer Representation, Owner's Representation for Capital Projects, Real Estate Consulting, Real Estate Development Consulting, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, and Financing & Capital Markets. These services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of industry-specific experts including real estate consultants, construction experts, project managers, architects, engineers, CPAs, and attorneys, who seamlessly integrate with Plante Moran's 3,800 professionals. The firm serves diverse industries including Office, Industrial, Government, Higher Education, Healthcare, Developers, Investors, K12, Senior Living, and Religious Institutes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Tenant & Buyer Representation

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles10 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cresa: Cresa is the largest global commercial real estate advisory firm that exclusively represents tenants and occupiers, making it a direct competitor to Plante Moran Realpoint's Tenant & Buyer Representation practice. Historically Cresa was affiliated with Plante Moran (formerly Plante Moran Cresa), and the two firms continue to compete in the Midwest occupier representation market.
• Avison Young: Avison Young is a full-service commercial real estate services firm offering tenant representation, capital markets, consulting, and investment sales across North America. Its principal-led, owner-occupied model and integrated service offerings closely mirror Plante Moran Realpoint's structure, making it a comparable competitor for mid-market and enterprise clients.
• Baker Tilly Real Estate: Baker Tilly is a top-10 advisory, tax, and assurance firm with a real estate consulting practice that mirrors Plante Moran Realpoint's multidisciplinary structure. As a similarly-sized accounting-anchored firm, it competes head-to-head for middle-market real estate advisory engagements, particularly in the Midwest.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm, offering investment sales, leasing, valuation, capital markets, and consulting globally. It competes with Plante Moran Realpoint in virtually every vertical and service line, particularly for large institutional and capital markets mandates.
• Colliers International: Colliers is a global professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate advisory, capital markets, and project management. Its enterprise-led, principal-driven model across diverse verticals is structurally similar to Plante Moran Realpoint's delivery approach.
• Deloitte Real Estate Advisory: Deloitte's Real Estate Advisory practice provides strategy, consulting, and transaction services within a Big Four firm, directly comparable to Plante Moran Realpoint's multidisciplinary model. It competes for large enterprise and institutional mandates where integrated tax, consulting, and real estate expertise is required.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): JLL is a global professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management with full-service capabilities across advisory, capital markets, and project management. It competes with Plante Moran Realpoint across virtually all service lines but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm offering agency leasing, tenant representation, capital markets, valuation, and project management. It competes with Plante Moran Realpoint across all major service categories and verticals, particularly in office and capital markets work.
• Newmark Group: Newmark is a full-service commercial real estate advisory firm offering capital markets, leasing, and advisory services across North America. Its growing focus on investment sales and capital markets advisory overlaps with Realpoint's financing and acquisitions/dispositions practices for mid-market clients.
• KPMG Real Estate Advisory: KPMG's Real Estate Advisory practice provides consulting, transaction, and capital markets advisory within a Big Four professional services firm. Its integrated audit-tax-advisory model parallels Plante Moran Realpoint's accounting-anchored delivery, making it a competitor for enterprise clients seeking bundled services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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