Trammell Crow Company

Trammell Crow Company is a United States-based real estate development firm with international operations. The company was founded in 1948 by Trammell Crow and became associated with the development of commercial real estate on a substantial scale. Its business identity is centered on real estate development rather than consumer products: the company creates and manages property projects and operates within the broader commercial real estate ecosystem. The company is closely linked to Dallas, Texas, where its founder established the business and where it was historically associated with the Trammell Crow Center. Dallas remains important to the company's corporate identity, although the headquarters later moved from the Trammell Crow Center to 2100 McKinney Avenue in 2010. A major turning point came in June 2006, when Trammell Crow Company announced that it would be acquired by CBRE Group. The transaction placed the development business within one of the world's largest commercial real estate services organizations and changed its ownership structure from an independent real estate company to a CBRE subsidiary. Trammell Crow Company nevertheless continued to operate as a distinct real estate development brand. The company is described as a global real estate development firm. Its scope is therefore best understood through property development and related commercial real estate activity, rather than through a portfolio of packaged goods, retail brands, or technology products. Publicly available reference material identifies the company principally by its development role and its relationship with CBRE Group; detailed information about individual projects, current executives, financial performance, and geographic business units is not established in the supplied sources. Today, Trammell Crow Company remains an active subsidiary of CBRE Group. Its historical importance derives from the scale and longevity of the organization founded by Trammell Crow, its role in commercial property development, and its incorporation into CBRE's broader real estate platform in 2006.

Trammell Crow Company was founded in 1948 by Trammell Crow in the United States. From its beginning, the company was organized around real estate development, placing it within the commercial property sector rather than the consumer-brand economy. Its name became associated with a long-running development business headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and with the wider growth of professionally organized commercial real estate in the United States. The company's historical identity is tied particularly to Dallas. The Trammell Crow Center became an important corporate address and a visible representation of the founder's connection with the city. The company later described itself as a global real estate development firm, indicating that its activities extended beyond a single metropolitan market and beyond a purely local development operation. The most significant ownership change in the company's history occurred in June 2006. Trammell Crow Company announced that it would be acquired by CBRE Group. The acquisition shifted the company from an independent ownership structure into the corporate organization of CBRE, a major commercial real estate services group. After the transaction, Trammell Crow Company continued as a subsidiary and retained its identity as a development-focused business within the larger CBRE platform. This relationship connected the company's development capabilities with CBRE's broader real estate services network. In 2010, the company moved its headquarters from Trammell Crow Center to 2100 McKinney Avenue. The relocation marked a change in corporate premises while preserving the company's Dallas base. It also provides a later point in the documented history of the business after its integration into CBRE Group. The available reference material gives limited detail about specific projects, executive succession, financial results, or individual business divisions. What is clear is the continuity of the Trammell Crow Company name, its foundation in 1948, its principal activity in real estate development, its international positioning, and its status since 2006 as a CBRE subsidiary. The company remains an active participant in the real estate development sector, with its corporate history combining an independent Dallas origin, long-term commercial property activity, and ownership by a global real estate services group.

• 2010

  Headquarters relocated

  [1]Trammell Crow Companyen.wikipedia.org

  The company moved its headquarters from Trammell Crow Center to 2100 McKinney Avenue in Dallas.

• 2006

  Acquisition by CBRE Group announced

  [1]Trammell Crow Companyen.wikipedia.org

  In June 2006, the company announced that it would be acquired by CBRE Group, becoming part of the larger commercial real estate organization.

• 1948

  Company founded

  [1]Trammell Crow Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Trammell Crow founded the company in the United States as a real estate development business.

A commercial real estate development specialist operating as a distinct subsidiary within CBRE Group.

• Real estate development · 1948

  Commercial real estate development

  The company's core offering is the development of commercial real estate. Its business is based on creating and advancing property projects rather than selling consumer goods or operating a conventional retail product portfolio. Public reference material identifies Trammell Crow Company primarily as a global real estate development firm, while the supplied sources do not provide a complete breakdown of project types or current development segments.

• 2010

  Headquarters relocation to 2100 McKinney AvenueStrategy

  Background

  The company had been headquartered at Trammell Crow Center in Dallas.

  Action taken

  Trammell Crow Company moved its headquarters to 2100 McKinney Avenue.

  Aftermath

  The relocation maintained the company's Dallas base while changing its principal corporate premises.

  Source

• 2006

  Acceptance of acquisition by CBRE GroupM&A

  Background

  Trammell Crow Company announced in June 2006 that it would be acquired by CBRE Group.

  Action taken

  The company entered the CBRE Group organization as a subsidiary while continuing to operate under the Trammell Crow Company name.

  Aftermath

  The transaction placed the development firm within CBRE's broader commercial real estate platform.

  Source

• 2010

  Trammell Crow Company moves headquarters to 2100 McKinney Avenue[1]Trammell Crow Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The company moved its headquarters from Trammell Crow Center to 2100 McKinney Avenue in Dallas.

• 2006

  Trammell Crow Company announces acquisition by CBRE Group[1]Trammell Crow Companyen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  In June 2006, Trammell Crow Company announced that it would be acquired by CBRE Group. The transaction made the development firm a subsidiary of CBRE and integrated it into CBRE's broader commercial real estate platform.

1. 1Trammell Crow Companyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2CBRE Completes Acquisition of Telford Homes Plcfinanznachrichten.de