Raleigh-Durham’s premier corporate real estate advisor, helping tenants and users of commercial real estate achieve the most advantageous and cost-effective outcome for their purchase or leasing of space.
Our team of Raleigh-Durham corporate real estate advisors are dedicated experts working together to produce strategic real estate solutions that help our clients succeed. Whether you’re looking for office, life science lab, industrial, manufacturing facilities or more, Hughes Marino can assist in finding the most favorable lease, purchase or construction build site for your needs. Our extensive list of services includes tenant and occupier representation, program, project & construction management, lease administration, lease audit, planning and design, owner user services, capital markets, corporate real estate finance and everything else you might need for your company’s real estate.
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Raleigh-Durham Tenant Representation
As Raleigh-Durham’s premier commercial real estate firm specializing in representing tenants, we’ve helped some of the nation’s most admired companies grow their businesses with creative and strategic real estate solutions, and we can put our experience to work for you.
Office, life science and industrial tenants and buyers can rest assured knowing that our experienced team has what it takes to reach the most optimal real estate outcome for their business.
Our PM team has nearly 100 years of combined experience orchestrating the design and construction of virtually all types of projects—corporate, residential, nonprofit, education, health services and much more.
Hughes Marino is proud to offer our full suite of services nationwide and around the world.
Why Hughes Marino
Confidential
The details of your real estate transaction are no one else’s business. Confidentiality is a must at every turn, and we’ll make sure it stays that way.
No Conflict
Unlike most brokerage firms, we specialize in helping companies who need commercial real estate to operate their business. Our clients appreciate our one stop, vertically integrated service lines and proprietary product offerings focused on the needs of businesses.
Specialization
Our team is comprised of real estate experts, attorneys, construction managers, architects, designers, financial analysts, lease auditors, lease administrators and operations management to create an outstanding outcome for our clients.
Respected
Our bespoke team is comprised of the most accredited experts in their field, including licensed brokers, MBAs, MSREs, JDs, financial analysts, architects, designers and LEED project managers. And we’re honored to be recognized among some of the nation’s very best companies.
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A Different Kind of Commercial Real Estate Company
Expanding your office in 2026 requires more than just extra square footage. It calls for data-driven decisions, flexible negotiations and strategic foresight. Market conditions are shifting, hybrid work is evolving and build-out costs remain volatile. This checklist distills industry best practices, negotiation strategies and key financial insights to help commercial tenants execute expansion plans with confidence. Whether you’re adding adjacent…
A commercial lease is one of the largest financial commitments your business will make. Unlike investors who can refinance or sell, tenants are bound to the terms they sign, often for five to ten years. The steps below are written specifically for tenants: companies leasing office, industrial, lab or flex space for their own operations. Each one is designed to…
Because now is a great time to be a tenant By John Jarvis I am often asked about where we are today in the commercial real estate market cycle. We can’t trust the headlines, when one headline suggests that the market is suddenly tight again as a result of AI leasing demand, while another headline laments the demise of our…
As 2026 unfolds, the commercial real estate landscape is undergoing one of its most strategic shifts in a decade. Companies reassessing their real estate portfolios are turning to buyouts as tools for flexibility, capital optimization and risk realignment. A commercial real estate buyout, where a party acquires an ownership stake or assumes a lease position to unlock value or exit…
We have worked with Hughes Marino since 2007. Since that time they have assisted with over 10 lease negotiations, several build outs and multiple moves. They take the phrase “full-service” to a whole new level as experts in not only getting the deal done but helping the business remain productive during construction associated with moves and expansions. We look forward to continuing to grow with them.
Bill Kuncz
Former CFO & VP of Finance and Administration, GreatCall
If you are looking for a professional commercial broker that will always keep your best interest in front and work to ensure that you and your company’s needs are met every step of the way, then you should hire Hughes Marino. They think outside the box, ask detailed questions, and went beyond our expectations. I strongly advise anyone looking for a commercial lease to contact Hughes Marino.
Tim Ney
COO, Feeding America
As a spin out of a larger company, Agena had less than 12 months to hire an executive management team and build the infrastructure to support a new company with worldwide revenues approaching $50 million. This included IT systems, finance and administrative teams, as well as a new corporate headquarters including R&D and manufacturing. Hughes Marino listened closely and helped guide an efficient and highly effective, accelerated process of selecting and negotiating a new facility in just four months. Hughes Marino’s unique in-house construction management team seamlessly took it from there, delivering an on-time, on-budget tenant buildout from the ground up in just five months. We could not have asked for more, or been more happy with the results.
Terance Kinninger
CFO, Agena Bioscience, Inc.
We believe if you represent both plaintiffs and defendants there’s an automatic conflict, whether it be real or perceived. So it only made sense to choose Hughes Marino, a company that represents tenants only, to handle our lease negotiations in New York, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston. With over 150 lawyers and 275 support staff, we have very specific space and technology requirements and Hughes Marino has the expertise to manage our leasehold improvements. We’ve certainly benefited from their tenant-only focus and full range of services. They are tireless in their efforts.
Hughes Marino supports the Greater Raleigh-Durham community.
We sincerely believe that it is our duty as a local business to give back to the community that nurtures us. That’s why we are proud to support the many nonprofit organizations that make Raleigh-Durham a great place to live and work.
