In January, Prudential CRES entered the San Francisco market when it franchised its Prudential-CRES banner to Belvedere Associates Inc., an independent brokerage. The company paid a franchise fee and agreed to pay monthly fees ranging from 3% to 4.5% of gross revenues. Prudential provides funding to upgrade their information systems.

Now Prudential CRES is seeking to expand to the East Bay and San Jose. Every new office will open as a separate franchise using the Prudential CRES name. The company will seek new offices in the Bay Area through acquisitions of small firms and existing brokerages.

According to Prudential CRES officials, the company will concentrate on investments and plans to add retail and traditional representative leasing in mid-size and small office and industrial properties.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.

Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.