BKREA

BKREA is a New York City commercial real estate brokerage specializing in investment property sales, debt and equity placement, and capital markets advisory. Founded in 2024 by Bob Knakal, the firm exclusively represents property owners and sellers across all five boroughs.

WHAT WE SELL

Development sites, apartment buildings, mixed-use properties, office buildings, retail, parking garages, and special use assets in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

HOW WE WORK

BKREA was built as the first AI-driven investment sales brokerage in New York City, pairing four decades of street-level market knowledge with proprietary data tools: the Knakal Map Room 2.0, the Knakal Land Index, and a dataset of more than 29,000 NYC property transactions spanning 40+ years.

SERVICES

- Exclusive seller representation and investment property sales

- Debt and equity placement

- Development site and conversion advisory

- Policy and zoning consulting via our dedicated Zoning SWAT Team

- Land arbitration, expert witness, and court testimony

- Joint venture structuring and property valuation

Founder Bob Knakal has brokered the sale of more than 2,400 NYC buildings valued at approximately $24.6 billion since 1984. He co-founded Massey Knakal Realty Services in 1988, sold it to Cushman & Wakefield in 2014, and led New York investment sales at both Cushman & Wakefield and JLL before launching BKREA.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

The Bob Knakal Show, The BKREA Brief, and the Development Site Monthly newsletter deliver ongoing analysis of NYC land values, zoning policy, and investment sales trends.

WHO WE SERVE

Private property owners, family offices, developers, institutional investors, estates, and nonprofit organizations selling New York City commercial real estate.

Thinking about selling your building or want to know what it is worth? Call 917.509.9501 or visit bkrea.com.