CBRE announced today the hiring of commercial real estate veteran Bruer Kershner, further enhancing the firm’s prominent, market-leading Office Institutional Properties Group led by Robert Fahey in greater Philadelphia. Bruer joins CBRE as a Senior Vice President, and will specialize in large portfolio and single-asset transactions based in the Philadelphia area.

“Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic, our team had an extremely successful year and we’re thrilled to welcome Bruer as we look to expand and build upon our group’s success,” said Fahey. “A top-talent recruit, Bruer’s past experience and market knowledge will only elevate our ability to continue to deliver world-class results for our clients.”

Prior to joining CBRE, Bruer spent more than eight years at Eastdil Secured as a Senior Vice President on the investment sales team in New York City. Primarily focused on the disposition of office properties, Bruer has closed on 33 transactions totaling $10.4 billion in the New York City and Philadelphia markets since 2014. Recent notable office transactions in Philadelphia include the sale of Independence Collection and 2000 Market Street.

“As a Philadelphia native, I’m very excited to join the CBRE team in Philadelphia,” said Kershner.“Robert, Jerry and the CBRE platform have a unique combination of local market expertise, global investor reach, and access to the latest market data points on the ground. I look forward to building on their recent momentum and providing a full range of services to our clients in Philadelphia and across the globe.”

In 2020, the Philadelphia Institutional Properties Group had a record year, arrangingeight property sales throughout the greater Philadelphia region valued at more than $650 million. For 2020, Real Estate Alert ranked CBRE at the top of the pack with a market share of 61.1%.

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2019 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees (excluding affiliates) and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 530 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.