| 1998 |
John Carpenter and John Robbins form the firm with the intent of providing tenant representation services to local business and government entities in the Tri-Valley area of San Francisco, California. |
| 1999 |
First major challenge was not becoming a real estate internet company. |
| 2000 |
Award of the first General Services Administration (GSA) contract for the San Francisco area and the development of a two-pronged business approach - Private Sector & Public Sector. |
| 2001 |
Concentration on Private Sector Execution - Expand GSA & Public Sector Statewide. |
| 2002 |
Awarded Broker of the Year by the East Bay Business Times - Private and Public strategies blend for regional recognition. |
| 2003 |
Second major challenge 'referral euphoria' - too many small leases and sales take business in an unintended direction. |
| 2004 |
Re-establish Private Sector focus on mid-sized firms in SF Bay Area - Recruit & Train for Private Sector build-up - Third major challenge - GSA assigns two years of work in one day. |
| 2005 |
Execute on GSA assignment crunch - diversify and expand in the public sector - Fourth major challenge - Win National Department of Veterans Affairs contract as 'Prime Contractor' - Negotiate favorable multi-year regional contract with Studley, Inc. to provide services to GSA in Western USA. Carpenter/Robbins in 4 states. |
| 2006 |
Fifth major challenge - GOOD TO GREAT! Staff-up & train group for Targeted Tenant Representation only effort. Carpenter/Robbins in 5 states. |
| 2007 |
Sixth major challenge - Stop representing all the landlords - Publish "Top of Market Alert," suggest short & moderate term holders Sell. Start moving Private Sector tenants to short term leases before market decline. Carpenter/Robbins in 7 states. |
| 2008 |
Repositioning private sector companies ahead of the real estate crash. Develop "Rent Estimating Tool™" for GSA. Carpenter/Robbins in 9 states. |
| 2009 |
Conduct National Relocation study for Department of Veterans Affairs. Seventh major challenge - Develop Carpenter/Robbins real estate consulting practice. Carpenter/Robbins in 12 states. |
| 2010 |
Eighth major challenge - Win new multi-year National Contracts for Department of Veterans Affairs. Expand GSA contracts to include eight western states & Alaska. Execute major multi-year sub-contracts with CBRE Commercial Real Estate and Studley, Inc. for services in the western United States. Carpenter/Robbins providing services in 18 states. |
| 2011 |
Ninth major challenge - Carpenter/Robbins becomes a government-focused Real Estate Company. Carpenter/Robbins providing services in 21 states across U.S. |
