What is CP Partners?
CP Partners is a national boutique commercial real estate investment sales firm specializing in shopping centers, net lease retail, medical, office and industrial real estate. For more than 20 years, the firm has advised developers, institutional investors, and private owners on acquisitions, dispositions, portfolio sales, 1031 exchanges, and sale leasebacks. CP Partners has completed more than $10.2 billion in transactions and is consistently ranked by MSCI among the top 15 firms nationally for sales and transaction volume. That track record brings deep sector expertise and market intelligence shaped across multiple market cycles. The firm approaches each assignment from the owner’s perspective, using careful analysis and access to qualified capital to create competition, strengthen price and terms, and navigate challenges. From initial strategy through closing, CP Partners protects its clients’ position to deliver maximum value.
What sets CP Partners apart from other net lease brokerage firms?
CP Partners focuses exclusively on commercial real estate investment sales and approaches each assignment from the owner’s perspective. Deep sector expertise, market intelligence, and access to qualified capital allow us to position assets effectively and maximize value. Our national platform also connects sellers with active private, 1031 exchange, and institutional investors.
What does CP Partners specialize in?
CP Partners specializes in commercial real estate investment sales, including acquisitions, dispositions, portfolio sales, 1031 exchanges, and sale leasebacks. Our specialty groups provide additional expertise in single-tenant net lease assets, multi-tenant shopping centers, restaurants, automotive properties, education assets, and healthcare real estate.
Where is CP Partners located?
CP Partners has offices in San Francisco and Irvine, California, with brokers also located in various markets on the East Coast. Our national commercial real estate platform serves clients and properties across the entire United States.
Do you only work in California?
No. CP Partners is a national commercial real estate investment sales firm representing buyers and sellers across the United States. Our brokers transact in markets nationwide.
What types of properties do you sell?
CP Partners sells retail, office, and industrial investment properties nationwide, including single-tenant, multi-tenant, and ground lease assets.
What is a net lease property?
A net lease property is an investment property where the tenant pays some or all property operating expenses in addition to rent. In a triple-net, or NNN, lease, the tenant typically covers the costs of property taxes, insurance, and maintenance. CP Partners specializes in net lease investment sales nationwide.
What types of net lease properties does CP Partners sell?
CP Partners sells single-tenant net lease properties nationwide across retail, restaurant, automotive, education, and healthcare sectors. Properties include big box stores, drugstores, banks, dollar stores, restaurants, automotive locations, medical offices (urgent care, dental, and renal care facilities), and other single-tenant assets. Our team sells both existing properties and new construction.
How do I find net lease properties for sale?
You can view active net lease properties for sale through CP Partners’ property page or contact one of our investment sales brokers directly. Our team helps investors identify properties that match their location, tenant, lease, return, and investment criteria.
What is a ground lease?
A ground lease is a long-term lease of land in which the landlord retains ownership of the land only, and the tenant retains ownership of the improvements. The tenant pays ground rent and typically bears the full cost of developing, maintaining, and operating the property, making it one of the most passive net lease investment options. Depending on the lease terms, the improvements may revert to the landowner when the lease expires.
What is a 1031 exchange, and how does it relate to net lease properties?
A 1031 exchange allows qualifying real estate investors to defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting proceeds into another qualifying investment property. Generally, investors have 45 days to identify a replacement property and 180 days to complete the exchange. Net lease properties are frequently used as 1031 exchange replacements because they can offer long-term leases, predictable income, and limited management responsibilities. Learn more about CP Partners’ 1031 exchange process. Investors should consult their tax and legal advisors regarding individual requirements.
Can you help me with a 1031 exchange?
Yes. Our team has helped clients complete hundreds of 1031 exchanges and guides investors through the replacement-property search and acquisition process. We help clients evaluate available properties, protect exchange timelines, and close on investments aligned with their objectives.
Does CP Partners sell shopping centers?
Yes. CP Partners has extensive experience selling anchored and unanchored shopping centers nationwide. Our team understands how tenant mix, lease rollover, anchor dynamics, rent growth, and buyer demand influence shopping center value.
What’s the first step to selling my property?
The first step is understanding your objectives and the asset in question. From there, CP Partners typically prepares a broker opinion of value (BOV) including recommended pricing, disposition strategy, and other important details.
Why should I choose CP Partners to sell my property? What is the competitive
advantage?
CP Partners combines specialized investment sales expertise with a national network of qualified buyers. We analyze each property closely, identify the factors that drive value, and position the opportunity for investors most likely to value those strengths. This approach creates competition, protects leverage, and helps owners maximize sale proceeds.
Who are your typical clients?
CP Partners advises private property owners, developers, institutional investors, family offices, companies, and other commercial real estate investors. Our clients range from individual owners to organizations managing large portfolios nationwide.
Do you help buyers as well as sellers?
Yes. CP Partners advises both commercial real estate buyers and sellers. We represent investors pursuing acquisitions, 1031 exchange replacement properties, portfolio purchases, and other investment opportunities nationwide.
How do you find qualified buyers?
CP Partners maintains relationships with active private investors, 1031 exchange buyers, institutional investors, and the brokers who represent them. We combine direct outreach with national commercial real estate marketing platforms to reach the widest relevant buyer pool. Our transaction experience also helps us quickly identify buyers with the resources and ability to close transactions.
Does CP Partners handle commercial real estate portfolio sales?
Yes. CP Partners advises owners on portfolio sales ranging from small groups of properties to large national portfolios. We analyze whether assets should be marketed together, individually, or through a combination of strategies to maximize value.
Can CP Partners help with a sale leaseback?
Yes. A sale leaseback allows a company or operator to sell owned real estate to an investor and simultaneously lease the property back for continued use. CP Partners structures commercial real estate sale leasebacks for companies seeking to unlock capital from their real estate, helping align lease terms, pricing, and the buyer process with the company’s broader objectives.
Can CP Partners sell a property before construction is complete?
Yes. CP Partners can structure a pre-sale for qualifying new developments, allowing the property to be marketed and sold before construction is complete. A pre-sale can help owners secure a buyer before completion, take advantage of favorable market conditions, and reduce future market uncertainty.
Do you provide property valuations?
Yes. CP Partners provides complimentary broker opinions of value, or BOVs, for commercial investment properties. Our valuations factor current transactions, comparable sales, investor demand, property fundamentals, and prevailing market conditions, into our underwriting.
How does CP Partners determine the right asking price for a commercial
property?
CP Partners combines thorough asset level underwriting with comparable sales data, current buyer demand, property fundamentals, and market intelligence. Our goal is to push pricing while maintaining credibility and creating the conditions for competitive offers.
What career opportunities are available at CP Partners?
CP Partners recruits investment sales professionals and support staff who want to build their careers as part of a collaborative, specialized brokerage team. The firm offers direct access to senior leadership, marketing and technology resources, attractive commission splits, and a platform designed to support professional growth. Learn more on our Careers page.
How can I contact your team?
You can contact a CP Partners broker directly through the Our Team page, call us at 415-274-2700, or email us at info@cppcre.com. You can also submit an inquiry through our contact form.