Senior-level retail real estate advisory on a fractional basis — expansion planning, site evaluation, and lease strategy for growing brands that refuse to make eight-figure decisions on instinct alone.
“Growing retail brands make expensive real estate mistakes when they lack strategic leadership.”
Most brands don’t need a full-time real estate executive — but they do need someone senior in the room when the decisions matter. Site selection, lease negotiation, and expansion timing are made on momentum and broker pressure rather than strategy, and the wrong call quietly compounds for the next ten years.
Pressberg Consulting fills that gap. You get a tenant-side advisor who sits on your side of the table, weighs every decision against your unit economics, and gives you the framework to grow with confidence.
David Pressberg is a senior retail real estate advisor with more than sixteen years of experience guiding national and regional brands through growth. As founder of Pressberg Consulting, he serves as a fractional real estate leader for emerging and established retailers — helping them make sharper site, lease, and portfolio decisions without the cost of a full-time executive.
His career spans every facet of the retail real estate lifecycle: tenant-side brokerage, market and site selection, financial underwriting, lease negotiation, portfolio strategy, and construction coordination. That breadth lets him sit on the same side of the table as the operator and weigh each decision against the unit economics, the brand strategy, and the long-term plan — not the next commission.
David founded Pressberg Consulting on a simple premise: brokers represent transactions, but growing brands need someone who represents them. Today he advises DTC labels stepping into retail, fitness and wellness concepts, restaurant and food groups, multi-unit franchisees, and emerging retail brands navigating expansion.
From a single-deal gut check to ongoing fractional leadership — pick the engagement that fits where your brand is right now.
Best for: One-off or first-time decisions
Best for: Brands in active decision mode
Best for: Actively expanding brands
A 30-minute call to understand your goals, current pipeline, and where strategic guidance is most needed. No prep required.
A simple one-page proposal. Once signed, we review your materials, deals, and market context to define immediate priorities.
Ongoing strategy calls, written deal analysis, and direct access to David as decisions arise. You stay in the driver’s seat.
Most retail real estate help comes from brokers paid on the deal. This practice is paid to make the decision right.
Tenant-side retail real estate expertise built across regional and national expansion programs.
From brokerage and site selection through lease negotiation and construction coordination.
Unlike brokers who represent deals, this practice is focused entirely on your long-term strategy.
Pick a time that works. The first call is 30 minutes and there’s no commitment beyond it.
We’ll spend 30 focused minutes on your expansion goals, current pipeline, and where senior real estate guidance would have the highest impact. You’ll leave with a clear sense of fit — whether or not you engage.
Prefer to send some context first? Drop a note below and I’ll respond within one business day. For active deal review or proposal feedback, mention the timeline so I can prioritize accordingly.
Or reach me directly:
david@pressbergconsulting.com
310-625-6208