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BOUTIQUE SERVICE.

The commercial real estate provider partner
you’ve been searching for.

How can we help?

+ Proven Track Record

+ Custom Solutions

+ No Conflicts of Interest

Do you wonder:

  • If big firms always have your best interest in mind?

  • If there are conflicts of interest at CRE firms that also represent landlords?

  • If you’re squeezing the most value out of your real estate transaction?

  • How much time and energy you're taking away from your business while working on a real estate deal?

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CREA’s Only Agenda, Yours

Impactful Real Estate Options

We don’t bring you a bunch of haphazard results.

Instead, we strive to bring you opportunities that respond to your business needs and allow you to make informed real estate decisions.

Your Time & Energy

We take the real estate burden off your plate so you can focus on what you do best: growing your business.

No Conflicts of Interest

Without the external pressures and influences of a big firm, the CREA team enjoys being able to focus on providing a more customized service to its clients, free of conflicts of interest.

CREA’S Trusted by Growing Companies

  • “CREA was instrumental in the process of securing our new dedicated laboratory and office space that will support our growing team, expand our discovery capabilities, and further accelerate our generation of premium chemical data at unrivaled scale.”

    Jacob Berlin, PhD
    CEO, Terray Therapeutics

  • "We had a plan before we ever toured a building. Eight months later, Erik delivered a space that fits where we're going. A smooth and painless transaction."

    Nathan Mintz
    Cofounder and CEO, CX2

  • “CREA exceeded our expectations throughout the entire real estate process. Their team's extensive market knowledge was crucial in identifying the right building, negotiating favorable terms, and ensuring we moved into our new space promptly. I highly recommend CREA to any hard tech company seeking new space.”

    Simon Waddington
    CEO, Cambium

  • Gustavo Castillo, Pinto Robotics, CEO

    "As a busy founder, Erik's guidance let me focus on building the company while he handled the entire real estate process. He moves fast and makes it seamless."

    Gustavo Castillo
    Founder & CEO, Pinto Robotics

  • “This new building will greatly improve our manufacturing capacity and productivity. As we grow, a greater portion of our revenue will be from volume production of defense and commercial products, and this expansion sets us up for continued success. CREA was integral to the whole process. I highly recommend them.”

    Frank Willis
    President & CEO, Intellisense Systems

  • "As a 100% office-only company, finding the right office space was crucial. Erik was the perfect partner in helping set Athlete to Athlete up for success. He took the time to learn our business, listened to our concerns, provided solutions, and delivered a first-class experience."

    Anthony Waller
    Co-founder and CEO, Athlete to Athlete

  • Morpheus Space

    "Thank you, Erik, for your endless support during our search for the perfect new home for our team. I appreciate all of your time and patience. We love our new space!!"

    Gabrielle Diemand
    Chief of Staff, Morpheus Space

  • Michael Trehan, Co-Founder, HABIT

    "Erik has been our advocate from the very beginning. When we were fresh out of Y Combinator and needed flexible arrangements, he secured us a month-to-month lease. Now, as we scale, he negotiated our first long-term lease while ensuring our operations never missed a beat. That continuity has been invaluable."

    Michael Trehan
    Co-Founder, HABIT

  • “I hired CREA (again) because I knew they could figure it out.”

    Phaedra Randolph
    Head of Operations & Strategy, Charge Robotics

  • "We appreciated Erik’s continuous effort to find the right space to help Smack grow in El Segundo. Every time we needed him, he was there for us.”

    Andy Markoff
    Cofounder and CEO, Smack Technologies

The Goal Of Our Process Is Simple…

Give you the time and freedom to concentrate on growing your business while we take care of aligning your real estate with your business needs.

Here’s how we do it 👉

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  • We schedule a time to talk so that we can gather information to better understand your business and real estate needs.

  • We begin to align your real estate options with your company goals. Based on your feedback, we narrow down the list of options.

  • After we tour the buildings, we further narrow down our list of options.

  • We send out proposals to our remaining options and begin to negotiate lease terms.

    Every industry has different needs. Make sure you work with someone who is familiar with yours.

  • Congratulations! Your transaction is complete, but at CREA, our job isn't done just because the deal is done.

    We're aware of all the headaches that can pop up after you sign a lease. That's why we work with you and your landlord to ensure a smooth move-in process.

    Anticipation and mitigation aren't sexy buzzwords, but they make for satisfied clients.

    And if there are any post-occupancy issues, we are here to advocate for you, as well as manage projects like buildouts and furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E).

Earned Industry Expertise

While research analysts at traditional CRE firms can add value and give your local broker some talking points before he cold calls you, we can’t recall a time we’ve seen an analyst out in the field executing transactions.

Sure, graphs are nice and can explain some things (looking backward, mostly), but if you’ve ever done a real estate transaction for your business, it becomes apparent real quick if your broker has actually done a deal in your industry before.

This disconnect has become CREA’s “lucky break” too many times to count.

And while we’re at it, we keep ourselves sharp by living, breathing, and creating rich, industry-specific commercial real estate content, then sharing it with over 4,000 executives.

Curious? Click on a box below to take a look.

 FAQs

  • Our tenant representation service is provided at no cost to you. The landlord pays our commission.

  • The landlord.

  • Like many services today, the Internet has changed the way businesses are run and perceived. Sure, you can stay up all night on LoopNet and find a solid space for your business, but much of the time, our true value add goes way beyond the rent into more esoteric lease terms that, unfortunately, amateurs only learn about the hard way.

    As you'll see us refer to time and again on this website, we're not done because the deal is done. We help you navigate the post-transaction world of making sure everything that is supposed to happen actually happens. You're busy enough; you hire us so you can focus on what you do best, and we'll handle the real estate.

  • Day-to-day, you'll find us all over greater Los Angeles. However, if our client needs us to get on a plane to help, we're there. In fact, we've transacted business in more than 20 U.S. states and several foreign countries