AREA Real Estate Advisors is a Kansas City–based commercial real estate services firm founded in 2002. AREA provides brokerage (tenant and landlord representation), investment sales, research and analytics, and property/project management services across office, retail, industrial, and multifamily assets. Its operating model is service- and advisory-led rather than asset ownership–led, with property management and leasing mandates forming a substantial portion of operations. The firm discloses management of more than 4 million square feet in the Kansas City metropolitan area, reflecting a high concentration of activity in the region and corresponding exposure to local market fundamentals. Top markets include the Kansas City metro (including the downtown/Plaza submarkets), Johnson County, Kansas (Overland Park/Leawood), and St. Joseph, Missouri, where AREA took on leasing and management of the STJ Office Campus in 2024. This geographic focus allows for deep local execution but also concentrates revenue drivers in a single metro and its adjacent nodes. Notable client engagements have included corporate occupiers and institutional owners across sectors. Examples of tenant and client relationships cited by the firm’s leadership and project pages include TEVA Pharmaceuticals, American Academy of Family Physicians, Waddell & Reed, Dairy Farmers of America, Freightquote, Lockton, WeWork, PayIt, and BacklotCars. Retail rollouts highlighted in 2025 include Drybar and Playa Bowls in Johnson County, indicating continued activity in experiential and service retail leasing. Overall, AREA’s strategy emphasizes middle-market advisory, multi-asset brokerage, and fee-based property and project management, positioning the firm as a leading independent services provider in the Kansas City region.