Cresa
 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (January 2025) |
| Industry | Real estate |
|---|---|
| Genre | Real estate advisory |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 50+ |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ray Anderson (CEO) Gary Gregg (Executive Chairman) Greg Schementi (President) Tom Birnbach (Vice Chairman) |
Number of employees | 1,250 (2025)[1] |
Cresa is an international commercial real estate firm headquartered in Chicago, IL. Cresa is notable for its occupier-only real estate representation services.
Awards
[edit]Cresa has received multiple awards and has been included on top achievement lists, including Site Selection's Service Provider of the Year, American Business Journals’ Best Places to Work,[2] INC. 5000,[3] and Realcomm's “Top Ten Most Innovative Brokerage Firms.[4]” Several Cresa offices have been consistently honored with Best Places to Work recognition.[5]
In 2010, Cresa was certified as a "Sustainable Business Leader",[6] having completed the Sustainable Business Leader Program (SBLP) -- a program of the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) that provides guidance, support and technical assistance to facilitate the "greening" of small and medium-sized businesses.
United Space Alliance awarded Cresa its 2010 Small Business of the Year award[7] for the firm's work in developing USA's “workplace of the future” office standards.
Notable personnel
[edit]Tod Lickerman was appointed CEO in 2021; Mr. Lickerman joined Cresa's Board in 2019 and has extensive commercial real estate experience spanning over 35 years. Mr. Lickerman previously served as Global President and Americas CEO at Cushman & Wakefield. Prior, he served as Global CEO of DTZ, where he led the firm in taking the company private and acquiring Cassidy Turley and Cushman & Wakefield. In total, he helped acquire and integrate 20 companies into the global platform company that Cushman & Wakefield is today with revenues in excess of $7 billion. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lickerman served as CEO of Corporate Solutions Americas at JLL and ran several divisions including healthcare, energy, and European facility management.[8] In February 2026, Ray Anderson was appointed chief executive officer of Cresa, succeeding Tod Lickerman.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cresa LinkedIn Profile". Cresa Company LinkedIn Page.
- ↑ "Business Journal announces Best Places to Work for 2010". American Business Journals. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Inc. 5000 Company Profile: Cresa Partners". Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Top 10 Most Innovative Brokerage Firms in North America!". Realcomm. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.globest.com/2023/04/03/best-places-to-work-2023/?slreturn=20250305-40423
- ↑ "Boston Companies Go Green". Sustainable Business Leader Program. Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ↑ "United Space Alliance Honors Suppliers". United Space Alliance. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ↑ Drummer, Randyl (3 February 2021). "Cresa announces CEO transition plan".
- ↑ Sciortino, Mikayla (4 February 2026). "Cresa Appoints New CEO". Commercial Property Executive. Retrieved 24 June 2026.