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X Team Retail Advisors adds three new affiliate firms as national platform continues expansion

Phoenix, AZ X Team Retail Advisors has added three new affiliate firms to its growing platform. The new affiliates include RTL Partners in New York City; LOGIC Commercial Real Estate in Las Vegas and Reno, NV; and Catalyst Property Group in Kansas City, Missouri.

The additions further strengthen X Team’s presence in key gateway, growth, and Midwest markets. The additions underscore the platform’s continued momentum as regionally-based, retail-focused advisory firms seek collaborative national platforms to pair their local market expertise with to better serve retailers and landlords.

“We continue to see strong demand from best-in-class retail advisory firms that want to grow alongside a like-minded, retail platform,” said Dave Cheatham, president of X Team Retail Advisors. “RTL Partners, LOGIC Commercial Real Estate, and Catalyst Property Group each bring deep local knowledge, strong leadership, and a shared commitment to excellence. Their addition reflects our continued focus on expanding strategically with market-dominant teams that enhance the value we deliver to retailers, landlords, and investors nationwide.”

RTL Partners – New York City, NY

Lee Block

RTL Partners joins X Team as the platform’s newest affiliate in New York City, one of the most competitive and influential retail markets in the world. The full-service real estate brokerage, consultancy and advisory firm headquartered in Manhattan specializes in retail leasing and advisory services for retailers and landlords throughout the city’s core neighborhoods and emerging corridors.

“Joining X Team gives us the ability to pair our New York City market expertise with a powerful national platform of retail specialists,” said Lee Block, president of RTL Partners. “This alliance and synergy with other best-in-class boutique firms creates meaningful collaboration opportunities while allowing us to remain focused on delivering strategic, hands-on advisory services to our clients in one of the world’s most dynamic retail environments.”

LOGIC Commercial Real Estate – Las Vegas, Reno, NV
LOGIC Commercial Real Estate expands X Team’s footprint in Nevada, serving the Las Vegas Metro and Reno markets with a focus on retail brokerage, investment advisory, landlord and tenant representation, receivership, and property management services.

“X Team’s acute focus on retail and collaborative culture made this a natural fit for our firm,” said Jeff Jacobs, chief executive officer of LOGIC Commercial Real Estate. “As Las Vegas and Reno continue to evolve and attract new retailers and investment opportunities, being part of a national platform allows us to better serve our clients while staying closely connected to trends shaping retail across the country.”

Catalyst Property Group - Kansas City / Kansas, MO
Catalyst Property Group is a highly experienced team of commercial real estate professionals focused on retail, multifamily, and investment properties throughout the Midwest. The firm was founded by Jonny Lefko, Jeff Berg, and Mark McConahay in 2025 and serves retailers, developers, property owners and investors.

“Joining X Team allows Catalyst to extend our reach while staying true to our mission of collaboration, innovation, and market-leading advisory,” said Lefko. “We’re excited to align with a platform that values local expertise, data-driven strategy, and long-term partnerships as much as we do.”

Cheatham said, “The leadership teams and depth of talent make each of these new firms perfect additions in New York, Nevada and the Midwest. Their approach reflects exactly what we look for in affiliate partners — entrepreneurial, collaborative, and deeply committed to helping clients navigate an evolving retail landscape.”

With these additions, X Team Retail Advisors continues to build a national platform designed to connect top retail advisors across markets while providing retailers and property owners with seamless, integrated service nationwide. X Team’s National Retailer Services business line continues to offer retailers a suite of outsourced services that quickly allows retail brands to conduct research, complete site selection assessments, execute lease roll-out plans nationally or regionally, restructure leases, or develop, plan, and construct new stores.

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