Real Estate Forum: Forum 100
ChainLInks Retail Advisors
Brokerage | Rank: # 13 (Score: 86 )
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Company:   ChainLInks Retail Advisors    
Address: 2 Ravinia Drive, Suite 1550  
City: Atlanta  
State: GA  
Zip:   30346  
Phone: 678-336-8960  
Fax: 678-336-8965  
Email: jedwards@chainlinks.com  
Website: www.chainlinks.com  
Key Executive    
1. Name: David Schulman  
    Title: President / CEO  
2. Name: Jema Edwards    
    Title: Business Development Manager  
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* Number of Offices: 72 12
* Number of Employees: 1296 14
* Gross Revenues Fiscal Year 2006: 246.1 million 17
* Projected Revenues Fiscal Year 2007: 282.1 million 14
Selected Areas of Specialization: Retail-only brokerage and consulting services - includes restaurant and hotel operators.  
Company Overview: ChainLinks Retail Advisors is the largest full-service real estate organization specializing in the retail industry. We are composed of privately-owned, entrepreneurial companies with offices in 60 major metropolitan markets across North America. We have been serving our clients for the past 30 years. At ChainLinks Retail Advisors, we leverage our extensive knowledge of your brand and the local market to pinpoint the ideal location for your sites —whether it’s across town, across state or all across North America. We utilize sophisticated mapping technology, comprehensive market research, established relationships with reputable owners, and the collaborative expertise of 600+ handpicked local retail broker specialists. Not only do these specialists represent more than 200 million square feet of exclusive management and leasing contracts, but they also completed more than 6,500 retail transactions in 2006 – many of which were on behalf of restaurant operators - totaling in excess of 60 million square feet. With such an impressive retail portfolio and track record, it's easy to see why ChainLinks Retail Advisors is uniquely qualified to handle any size client or expansion plan. Our comprehensive services include: - Lease and purchase negotiations on behalf of tenants and owners - Property sales and acquisitions - Site location and analysis - Surplus property disposition - Real estate consulting - Strategic planning for market penetration and re-positioning  
*Total Number of Transactions Closed in 2006: 6948 12
Total Number of Leases: 6038  
Total Number of Sales: 910  
*Total Value of Transactions Closed in 2006: 9.6 billion 17
Total Value of Leases: 5.6 billion  
Total Value of Sales: 4.0 billion  
Percentage by Property Type:    
Office: 0  
Industrial: 0  
Retail: 99  
Apartments: 0  
Hotels: 1  
Other:  
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Percentage by Geographic Area:    
Northeast: 15 %  
Southeast: 18 %  
Midwest: 28 %  
Southwest: 16 %  
West: 23 %  
International: .5 %  
Average Transaction Volume per Broker:    
Number of Deals: 13.44  
Value 18.6 million  
    Raw Score:   86