Professional Experience
Associated Office
Brian Conroy is a Senior Vice President in CBRE’s Advisory & Transaction Services group, specializing in end user representation. Brian focuses on both managing national real estate portfolios and advising and executing transactions in the Cleveland market.
With over 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, he brings a wealth of experience and creativity to every assignment. His strategic consulting approach to real estate service delivery is customized to each client, whether locally or nationally based, to align real estate activities with corporate business goals for requirements of any size or degree of complexity. Brian has key experience in acquisitions and headquarters, qualifying him to consult on major corporate events such as mergers and acquisitions, and the portfolio rationalization that follows.
Prior to joining CBRE in 2020, Brian served as Senior Vice President at JLL. With a development and brokerage representation background, Brian’s experience serves to further inform and leverage the negotiation process he applies in the course of end-user representation. Brian’s ultimate goal is to align client business concerns with real estate strategies, creating competitive advantage. Some of Mr. Conroy’s key deals include:
- Brian Conroy represented Frantz Ward in securing a 63,000 SF office Expansion and Renewal lease in Cleveland, aligning the firm’s long‑term workplace needs with a high‑quality, strategic location. His tenant‑focused approach ensured Frantz Ward achieved optimal terms and a space that supports both current operations and future growth.
- While representing a Multi‑national Corporation in the acquisition of its new headquarters in Singapore, Mr. Conroy guided the company through a complex cross‑border office transaction. His strategic advisory approach ensured the client secured a premier location that supports long‑term global growth and operational efficiency.
- Mr. Conroy advised an undisclosed industrial company in securing a 215,000 SF distribution center in South Carolina to strengthen its eastern U.S. supply chain operations. His decisive expertise enabled the tenant to acquire a facility that elevates logistical performance and positions the organization for sustained regional expansion.
Team Overview
Dedicated to Office and Industrial occupiers through strategic tenant representation and corporate account management.
CBRE’s Occupier Solutions Pick-Conroy Team is a market-leading advisory platform headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, delivering best-in-class real estate solutions to sophisticated corporate occupiers worldwide. Led by Scott Pick and Brian Conroy, the team brings over 50 years of combined experience advising Fortune-level organizations on complex, high-value real estate strategies.
We operate as trusted advisors to executive leadership, partnering directly with the C-suite to shape decisions that impact enterprise value. Our work extends far beyond traditional brokerage—integrating advanced analytics, institutional-grade market intelligence, and a relentless focus on outcomes to deliver a true competitive advantage.
The Pick-Conroy Team is distinguished by its ability to execute flawlessly in high-stakes environments, whether across global portfolios or within the Northeast Ohio market. We are consistently engaged on our clients’ most critical initiatives—where precision, discretion, and performances are non-negotiable.
Our platform delivers a fully integrated, end-to-end solution across the corporate real estate lifecycle—from strategic visioning and portfolio optimization to execution and ongoing asset alignment. The result is a level of insight, execution, and value creation that sets a new standard for occupier advisory.
Why Clients Choose Us
With advanced resources and market knowledge at our disposal, we offer customized solutions that are measurable and tailored to your specific requirements. Our expertise lies in growth strategies, encompassing areas such as selecting optimal sites, workplace strategies, expanding into multiple markets, negotiating leases and sales, providing corporate capital markets consulting, managing projects, and overseeing portfolios. We are well-equipped to optimize your corporate real estate strategies.
Let's Build Something Together
Partnering with us means gaining access to a legacy of experience and a commitment to excellence. We are dedicated to supporting your vision and contributing to your organization's success.
Portfolio Projects
Firms Represented
- AML Rightsource
- Amware
- Ashland Chemical
- Austin Company
- Bluepoint Capital Partners
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Cohen & Co
- CT Consultants
- Cleveland Teachers Union
- Convergys
- Deloitte
- Diebold
- Eastman & Smith
- Eurofins
- Frantz Ward LLP
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hanna Campbell Powell
- Key Bank
- Keyfactor
- KPMG
- Life Line Screening
- Lincoln Financial Group
- MedData
- MF Cachat
- Northwestern Mutual
- OM Group
- Omnova
- ORC Digging
- Oswald Insurance
- Proformex
- RE Warner
- Risk International
- Ruf Briquettees
- Securitas Technologies
- Sequoia Financial
- SGT
- Stemco
- Undisclosed Medical Equipment Company
- Summa
- TMW Systems
- Undisclosed Industrial Company
- Williams Companies
- Winston Products
- ZIN Technologies
RUF Briquetting Systems
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