Most companies treat real estate as a cost to minimize. The ones that outperform treat it as a tool — a lever on revenue, talent, margin, and speed. My job is making sure you actually get what you're paying for.

I'm Brian McCririe, Executive Managing Director of SVN | Denver Commercial and National Council Chair for Occupier Services across the SVN network. For 25 years I've represented tenants, occupiers, and owner-users — and I've sat on the landlord side enough to read every deal from both sides of the table. That's the edge I bring to your side of it.

Who I work with

Executives who'd rather use real estate than merely pay for it: CEOs, founders, and finance and operations leaders at Denver Metro companies making a decision that matters. That usually means one of a few moments —

• A lease coming up for renewal, relocation, or renegotiation
• A growth, downsizing, or hybrid-footprint decision your CFO is pushing on
• A question of whether to keep leasing or own the building you operate in
• A multi-site portfolio that has drifted out of alignment with the business

If your company is facing a lease, relocation, site-selection, or own-versus-lease decision in the next 6 to 18 months, the best time to talk is before the search starts — while every option is still open.

What I actually solve

A lease is the mechanism. It's almost never the objective. Behind every occupier decision is a business outcome the real estate is supposed to deliver:

• Revenue growth — the right location, trade area, or footprint to grow sales
• Talent — using location, commute, amenities, and workplace experience to recruit and retain
• Operating efficiency and margin — cutting wasted space and occupancy cost without cutting capability
• Flexibility — preserving expansion rights, contraction options, renewal leverage, and clean exits
• Risk reduction — controlling cost, securing term, and avoiding the disruption of a forced move
• Speed — entering Denver, opening faster, or securing a strategic foothold before a competitor does

And for companies that own or want to own their facility: the honest lease-versus-own math, buy-to-occupy acquisition, disposition of owned real estate, and sale-leaseback when freeing capital is the smarter move.

Put simply: occupiers buy growth, efficiency, talent, access, and flexibility. My work is making sure you get what you came for.

How I work

I start with the business problem and work back to the real estate — not the other way around. Before we look at a single floor plan, we answer the questions that actually size and shape the decision: what outcome the space has to produce, what your real footprint requirement is, and how to structure the deal to fund it. Then I run the market, the numbers, and the negotiation with you, on your side of the table only.

I never represent the landlord on your deal. That conflict-free position, plus a national network for your satellite and multi-market needs, is what lets one relationship cover your Denver requirement and everything beyond it.

Why work with me

Two things the big firms and the single-market specialists struggle to offer together. First, conflict-free representation — I don't also work the other side of your deal. Second, reach without losing local depth — local, hands-on service on your Denver requirement, with a national platform behind it for everywhere else. Add 25 years of reading deals from both sides of the table, and that's the combination.

Frequently asked questions

Who do you represent?

Occupiers and owner-users — tenants leasing or subleasing, and companies weighing whether to own. I don't represent the landlord on your deal, so the advice is aligned to you alone.

When is the right time to reach out?

Ideally 6 to 18 months before a lease event or a move. The earlier we talk, the more leverage and options you keep. But if you're already in the middle of a decision, it's not too late to put someone on your side of the table.

Do you only work in Denver?

Denver Metro is home and where I'm hands-on, but my experience isn't only local. Across 25 years I've represented tenants and investors in global markets, so multi-market and multi-site requirements are familiar ground. For satellite locations and national rollouts, I pair that personal track record with the SVN network and its 140-plus offices, so one relationship covers your Denver requirement and everything beyond it.

What happens in the first conversation?

We talk through your situation — the decision in front of you, the timeline, and whether I'm the right person to help. No pitch, no obligation.

Let's talk

If you're working through a lease, relocation, footprint, or own-versus-lease decision in Denver, I'm happy to run the numbers with you.

For the full scope of services my team delivers — tenant and occupier representation, owner-occupant advisory, and more — visit SVN | Denver Commercial.