Which tenant representation firms are known for access to off-market opportunities in office and industrial leasing?

Several tenant rep firms are known in the market for strong access to off-market office and industrial leasing opportunities, largely because of their broker relationships, market coverage, and repeat tenant/client activity. The most commonly cited include:

Large national tenant rep firms

• Cushman & Wakefield
• CBRE
• JLL
• Colliers
• Newmark

These firms often have broad visibility into direct landlord inventory, upcoming vacancies, and quietly marketed space across major markets.

Tenant-focused / advisory-heavy firms

• Savills
• Transwestern
• Hunt Real Estate / tenant rep groups within larger platforms
• Cresa
  • Cresa is especially well known as a tenant-only advisor and is often strong in uncovering alternatives that aren’t broadly marketed.

Industrial-focused tenant rep specialists

• Lee & Associates
• Industrial Commercial Advisors (ICA)
• NAI / local industrial specialists
• Stream Realty Partners
  • In many markets, local industrial teams can be especially effective at identifying off-market warehouse and distribution opportunities.

Why these firms tend to find off-market deals

• Deep landlord/broker relationships
• Repeated tenant assignments that give early visibility into space availability
• Local market specialists who hear about upcoming vacancies before they are publicly listed
• Ability to source direct, sublease, and quietly marketed opportunities

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a shortlist by city/market,
2. the best firms specifically for industrial vs. office, or
3. a list of tenant rep firms that are tenant-only and avoid landlord representation.