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Commercial Brokers - Top 25

Ranked by licensed Minnesota brokers | List information taken from the 2013 Business Information Guide
Source: Company representatives and websites. If you were not contacted for this list but would like to be in the future, please contact research@tcbmag.com.
Firm
Address
Phone • Website
Founded/
Headquarters
Licensed MN brokers1
Employees in MN/
worldwide
Top local executive
Brokerage services provided
Sample of current brokerage projects/clients in MN
1
CBRE2
4400 W 78th St., Ste. 200
Bloomington, MN 55435
952-924-4600 • cbre.com/minneapolis
1906
Los Angeles
102
800
34,000
Blake
Hastings
Brokerage services for office, industrial, and retail properties; investment; global corporate services; property and project management; capital markets; private client groups; property acquisition, disposition, and leasing
Bloomington Central Station (Bloomington), AT&T (Minneapolis), Capella Tower (Minneapolis), Two MarketPointe (Bloomington), Accenture Tower (Minneapolis), The Colonnade (Golden Valley), 601 Carlson Parkway (Minnetonka), 701 Building (Minneapolis), Diamond Lake Industrial Center (Rogers), Gateway North Business Center (Otsego), Shady Oak Lake Corporate Center (Minnetonka) Moneygram and 1600 Tower (St. Louis Park)
2

Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq3
3500 American Blvd. W, Ste 200
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-831-1000 • cushwakenm.com
1916
New York
81
465
14,000
Mike
Ohmes
Landlord and tenant representation, investment sales, capital markets, real estate advisory and consulting services
Atria Corporate Center (Plymouth), Bass Creek Business Center (Plymouth), Centennial Lakes Office Park (Edina), Metropoint (St. Louis Park), Normandale Lake Office Park (Bloomington), Plymouth Business Center (Plymouth), The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes (Maple Grove)
3

Colliers International | Minneapolis-St. Paul
4350 Baker Road, Ste. 400
Minnetonka, MN 55343
952-897-7700 • welshco.com
1977
Minnetonka
79
135
12,300
William
Wardwell
Office, retail, industrial, health care, and multi-family projects; land brokerage; investment sales; corporate real estate services; tenant representation
Not provided
4
Cassidy Turley
200 S 6th St., Ste. 1400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-341-4444 • cassidyturley.com
1909
St. Louis
37
72
3,700
Dennis
Panzer
Brokerage for office, industrial, retail, and multi-family projects; investment sales; property and facilities management; corporate services
Colonial Warehouse building (Minneapolis), Hines office/flex portfolio (Minneapolis), Crosstown North Business Center (Brooklyn Park), Northland Interstate Business Center (Brooklyn Park), River Road Industrial Center (Fridley), Grand Oak Business Park (Eagan), North Branch Outlets (North Branch), Beacon Bluff (St. Paul)
5
KW Commercial International
7401 Metro Blvd., Ste. 350
Edina, MN 55439
651-283-6803 • kwcommercial.com
2009
Austin, Texas
35
35
1,174
Scott
Miller
Owned properties; office, industrial, retail, and land sales; hotel sales; investment sales; tenant representation
Not provided
6
Sunbelt Business Brokers and M&A Advisors
3212 Rice St.
St. Paul, MN 55126
651-484-2677 • sunbeltmidwest.com
1978
Cleveland
29
34
1,400
Chris
Jones
Business Brokerage services for companies under $5 million in sales. M&A Advisory services for companies of $5 - $50 million in sales. Complimentary Value Assessments.
Business sales are confidentially marketed. Current businesses for sale can be found at: sunbeltmidwest.com (<5 million revenue) sunbelt-business-advisors.com (5-50 million revenue)
7
Northco Real Estate Services
5353 Wayzata Blvd., Ste. 400
Minneapolis, MN 55416
952-820-1600 • northco.com
1975
Minneapolis
23
35
9,000
Frank
Jermusek
Golf and hospitality properties, consulting, leasing, sales, tenant representation, property management, investment
Wedgwood Commerce Center (Maple Grove), Northstar Center (Minneapolis), 5353 Wayzata Boulevard (St. Louis Park)
8
Marcus & Millichap
8300 Norman Center Dr., Ste. 810
Bloomington, MN 55437
952-852-9700 • marcusmillichap.com
1971
Encino, California
22
22
1,300
Adam
Schlosser
Investment real estate brokerage, including multi-family, retail, office, single-tenant net leased, hospitality, self-storage, senior housing, and land
10,000-square-foot retail center (Winona), 10,909-square-foot drug store (St. Michael), 16-unit apartment (South St. Paul), 5862-square-foot restaurant (Minneapolis), 33-unit apartment (Pine Island)
9
Calhoun Companies
4940 Viking Dr., Ste. 450
Edina, MN 55435
952-831-3300 • calhouncompanies.com
1908
Edina
21
Not provided
Not provided
Wally
Kocemba
Business brokerage
Not provided
10
Jones Lang LaSalle
45 S 7th St., Ste. 3051
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-217-5150 • us.joneslanglasalle.com
1783
Chicago
19
208
45,500
Chris
Rohrer
Tenant representation, agency leasing, capital markets, investments, project management, facilities management, lease administration
Piper Jaffray (Minneapolis), Olson (Minneapolis), U.S. Trust (various locations), Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly (Minneapolis), Eide Bailly (Minneapolis), Ernst & Young, (Minneapolis), Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) (Arden Hills), The Toro Company (various locations)
11
CresaPartners
80 S 8th St, Ste. 850
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-337-8498 • cresapartners.com
1998
Boston
16
23
800
Thomas
Sexton
Transaction and project management, relocation planning and management, strategic planning, site selection and incentives, subleases, dispositions, lease administration, capital markets, facilities consulting, sustainability consulting, property tax appeals
Lunds and Byerly's (various locations), SPS Commerce (Minneapolis), Medica (Minneapolis), UCare (Minneapolis), Culligan International (various locations)
12
Coldwell Banker Commercial Orion
630 1st St. S
Waite Park, MN 56387
320-251-1177 • cbcorion.com
2002
Parsippany, New Jersey
15
15
3,000
Michael
Schmitt
Office, retail, commercial, and industrial sales and leasing; investment and business brokerage
Crosier property (Onamia)
12
Granite City Real Estate, LLC
58 10th Ave. S
Waite Park, MN 56387
320-253-0003 • granitecityproperties.com
2004
Waite Park
15
32
32
Jim
Pflepsen
Listing and property sales, leasing, tenant representation
Keeneland Village apartments (Sartell), Save-A-Lot grocery stores (St. Cloud), several commercial leases (St. Cloud)
14
Transwestern
706 2nd Ave. S, Ste. 100
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-343-4200 • transwestern.net
1996
Houston
14
40
1,750
Michael
Salmen
Tenant advisory services, agency leasing and sales, capital markets, property and facility management, market research services, development
Baker Center (Minneapolis), Waters Business Park (Eagan), St. Paul Industrial Properties (Arden Hills), BLN Office Park (Bloomington), Northpark Corporate Center (Arden Hills)
15

Frauenshuh Commercial Real Estate Group
7101 W 78th St.
Bloomington, MN 55439
952-829-3480 • frauenshuhcommercial.com
1983
Bloomington
13
49
49
Dean
Williamson
Corporate services, brokerage, property and asset management, construction administration and development
7700 France Avenue (Edina), Normandale Tech Center (Bloomington), Metro Office Park (Bloomington), Southdale Square (Edina/Richfield), France Place (Bloomington), Champlin Town Center (Champlin)
15
Coldwell Banker Commercial Griffin Companies
1221 Nicollet Ave S, Ste. 300
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-338-2828 • cbcgriffin.com
1969
Minneapolis
13
28
28
William
Ostlund
Acquisitions, advisory, business brokerage, corporate solutions, dispositions, leasing, owner representation, tenant representation, special asset solutions
1221 Nicollet Mall (Minneapolis)
17
DTZ a UGL Company
333 S 7th St., Ste. 1370
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-605-4060 • DTZ.com
1784
Los Angeles
11
13
56,000
Mark
Evenson
Transaction management, strategic advising, project management, facility management, portfolio management, data management
Not provided
17
Gaughan Companies
56 E Broadway Ave., Ste. 200
Forest Lake, MN 55025
651-464-5700 • gaughancompanies.com
1969
Forest Lake
11
110
Not provided
Patrick
Gaughan
Office, industrial, retail, and land sales and leasing; tenant representation; buyer representation; property management; consulting
Minnesota Medical Enterprise Center (Coon Rapids), Town Centre (Eagan), Northtown Financial Plaza (Coon Rapids), Whitewater Plaza (Minnetonka), Oakridge Business Centre (White Bear Lake), Maplewood Medical Building (Maplewood), Mendota Heights Executive Center (Mendota Heights)
19
CSM Corporation
500 Washington Ave. S, Ste. 3000
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-395-7000 • csmcorp.net
1976
Minneapolis
10
1,037
1,945
Paul
Sevenich
Brokerage services for retail, office, and industrial properties
Shops at Lyndale (Richfield), West Ridge Market (Minnetonka), Waters Business Center (Eagan), Shops at Plymouth Creek (Plymouth), Kasota Business Center (St. Paul), Westgate Business Center (St. Paul), University Industrial Park ( Minneapolis), Chanhassen Business Center (Chanhassen), Airport Business Center (Bloomington)
19
Kraus-Anderson Realty Company
4210 W Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55437
952-881-8166 • kraus-anderson.com
1965
Bloomington
10
51
51
Daniel
Engelsma
Landlord and tenant representation
Southtown Shopping Center (Bloomington), Northcourt Commons (Blaine), Crossroads of Chanhassen (Chanhassen), Prairie Lakes Corporate Center (Eden Prairie), Gateway Office Plaza (Burnsville), Primetech Office Center (Eden Prairie), Brighton Village (New Brighton), Woodlake Office Center (Woodbury)
21
Christianson & Company Commercial Real Estate Services
3800 American Blvd. W, Ste. 1500
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-393-1212 • spaceavailablemn.com
2001
Bloomington
9
8
9
Lisa
Christianson
Leasing, sales, tenant representation, financing, project management, consulting
Apple Square Professional Building (Apple Valley), 8225 93rd Ave. N (Brooklyn Park), Shady Oak Shopping Center (Eden Prairie), plots of land (Shakopee)
21
Mid-America Real Estate-Minnesota, LLC
5353 Wayzata Blvd., Ste. 650
Golden Valley, MN 55416
952-563-6600 • midamericagrp.com
1985
St. Louis Park, MN.
9
29
29
Doug
Sailor
Retail leasing, tenant representation, buyer and seller representation, restaurant representation
Shingle Creek Crossing (Brooklyn Center), Eagan Promenade (Eagan), Tamarack Village (Woodbury), Woodbury Village (Woodbury), Town Centre (Eagan), Dunkirk Square (Maple Grove), North Branch Marketplace (North Branch), The Promenade of Wayzata (Wayzata), Northstar Marketplace (Ramsey)
21
Upland Real Estate Group, Inc.
50 S 6th St., Ste. 1418
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-332-6600 • upland.com
1995
Minneapolis
9
11
11
Keith
Sturm
Net-lease investment property sales, tenant representation, project leasing, land sales, landlord representation, user property sales, investment property sales, alternative real estate investments, IRS Section 1031 expertise
CVS Pharmacy (Coon Rapids); Six Quebec Building (Minneapolis); Office Depot, Dollar Tree, Sherwin-Williams, Toppers Pizza and Total Hockey stores across Minnesota
21
Wellington Management, Inc.
1625 Energy Park Dr., Ste. 100
St. Paul, MN 55108
651-292-9844 • wellingtonmgt.com
1985
St. Paul
9
25
25
Stephen
Wellington
Leasing services for businesses of all sizes; brokers exclusively for buildings that it manages
Bandana Square (St. Paul); Energy Technology Center (St. Paul), River Bend Business Park (St. Paul), Penn Lowry Crossing (Minneapolis)
25
Metro Equity Management
7920 Lakeville Blvd.
Lakeville, MN 55044
952-469-4800 • metroequityllc.com
2007
Lakeville
8
13
16
Mark
Hotzler
Landlord and tenant representation, property management, investment sales
Gazette Building (Stillwater), Holyoke Crossing (Lakeville)
25
Restaurant Brokers of Minnesota
6010 Hwy. 7
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-929-9273 • restaurantsforsale.com
1975
St. Louis Park
8
Not provided
Not provided
DJ
Sikka
Hospitality brokerage, consulting, valuation, leasing
Various restaurants
25
TaTonka Real Estate Advisors
150 S 5th St., Ste. 1400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-466-7300 • tatonkare.com
2006
Minneapolis
8
9
9
J. Craig
Kirkpatrick
Tenant representation, buyer representation consulting, subleasing, asset disposition
Not provided

1 As of April 16, 2012
2 Formerly CB Richard Ellis
3 New York-based Cushman & Wakefield and Minneapolis-based NorthMarq merged in September 2011 to form Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq