About Us

Founded in 1976, Black’s Guide delivers actionable data to commercial real estate brokers, owners, developers, property managers and tenants. Published throughout the year, 55 print directories contain information, statistics and trends on more than 80,000 properties in 19 major metropolitan markets. With its companion web site, Black’s Guide provides FREE comprehensive and accurate data that helps dealmakers quickly find and compare properties and then locate the right people to contact.

11.11.2005
Database Partnerships Help Wall Street Journal Expand Coverage

09.2.2005
Blacks Guide Survey Results are in!

08.18.2005
Black's Guide Commercial Real Estate Trends Survey Reveals an Optimistic Industry for the First Time in Five Years

08.3.2005
Blacks Guide 2005 Commercial Real Estate Trends Survey

Exclusive Research Process
Black’s Guide employs an experienced and dedicated team of real estate research professionals who use an exclusive process to ensure we publish the most comprehensive and accurate data available anywhere… for FREE. Listings are verified and updated continuously via telephone, fax, e-mail and via the web. Properties updates are made daily. More than six billion square feet of space are collected, verified and published every year.

Commercial space listings are arranged by sub-markets to make it fast and convenient to search and compare properties. Data listings include:

Building name and address
Name, company and phone number of the person to contact
Cross-reference to corresponding map location
Year constructed
Parking ratio
Average floor and building size
Rental rate and add-on costs
Minimum/maximum/total space blocks available
Black’s Guide Print Directories

Whenever and wherever the need for vital information arises, Black’s Guide is available. Print directories provide the ultimate in ease of use and portability. They’re accessible in the office, in the car or at home. They provide the fastest and most reliable way to get the information you need to get deals done.

The content of Black's Guide includes articles by real estate experts on timely subjects, market and sub-market overviews, and listings of real estate transactions consummated since the previous edition was published. Advice on office moving costs, office floor plans, layouts and a glossary of terms is also included.

Each regional edition also includes a Professional Directory section, which lists by category the market's prominent professional real estate firms, as well as companies that provide building-related goods and services.

Black’s Guide Interactive
Access Black’s Guide NEW website for the largest, most comprehensive and accurate FREE data on commercial properties. Conduct fast property searches or locate real estate professionals across the country, anytime, anywhere. Search by location, availability or price. Use e-mail alerts to be notified for updates and e-mail your selections along with customized reports that include your company logo.

Searching for commercial properties has never been easier or more affordable. Black’s Guide Interactive delivers the trusted data of our print directories along with the functionality of the Internet.

Free to registered users, Black’s Guide is incredibly useful research and marketing tool for commercial real estate brokers, owners, developers and tenants.

Market Coverage
Blacks Guide publishes more commercial FREE real estate data, in more markets, than any other publication or electronic service.

- 19 Markets
- 55 Editions
- 80,000+ Properties
- 56,000 Qualified Real Estate Professionals
- 200,000+ Copies Distributed

City	Office	Industrial
Atlanta	Quarterly	Quarterly
Chicago	Semi-annually
Connecticut/NY	Semi-annually
Dallas	Semi-annually	Semi-annually
Denver	Semi-annually
Houston	Semi-annually	Semi-annually
Jacksonville	Semi-annually
Los Angeles	Semi-annually
Michigan	Semi-annually
New Jersey	Semi-annually	Semi-annually
Orlando	Semi-annually
Philadelphia	Semi-annually	Semi-annually
San Francisco	Semi-annually
South Florida	Quarterly	Semi-annually
Tampa Bay	Semi-annually
Washington DC	Semi-annually