Most companies continue to struggle with their post-pandemic real estate outcomes. Increased cost pressure and hybrid work have reshaped how success is measured and achieved.
AxisPoint CRE helps small and midsize firms boost EBIDTA and Net Income by implementing strategies to optimize their corporate real estate.
We are comprised of ex-Accenture, Deloitte, and McKinsey consultants and former Heads of Real Estate for Fortune 500 companies.
Leverage
AI data analytics to capture insights and build strategy at pace
Create
a balanced CRE insource-outsource model that reduces cost and enables scale
Maximize
ROI on real estate assets, employee engagement, and productivity
Build
an optimized footprint by leveraging location analytics, market intel, and occupancy metrics
Prioritize
capital spend based on financial return and reduction of maintenance debt
AxisPoint CRE specializes in implementing strategies to reduce OpEx through real estate efficiency. Each of our advisors possesses a minimum 20 years of experience as a corporate real estate practitioner.
From strategy through implementation, we leverage our deep subject matter expertise to quickly uncover opportunities, capture savings, and improve forecasts.
Quick win identification and execution
Cost reduction through location strategy, footprint rationalization, lease vs. own analysis
Lower service cost through streamlining and simplification of business processes
Increased visibility to operational and financial data
AI-powered intelligence to capture insights and uncover opportunities
Improved speed of services delivery through increased digital automation and governance
Reduced service demand through site condition analytics and predictive maintenance
Improved capital project governance to reduce scope, budget, and timing
Portfolio Strategy
Alignment of real estate footprint with hybrid work strategy. Business case development for growth, consolidation, disposition, or financial restructuring.
Org and Op Model Design
Optimized labor mix onshore / offshore / nearshore, spans and layers analysis, taxonomy and capability assessment.
Technology Enablement
Platform and point solution assessment and roadmap. Digital solution design and systems integration.
Workplace Strategy
Alignment of physical workplace with hybrid work strategy. Enhanced employee experience to improve engagement, attraction, and retention.
Supplier Rationalization
RFP management, scope reduction, supplier consolidation, pricing transparency, centralized technology platform.
Capital Projects
Rolling forecasts, improved scenario planning, benchmark evaluation, scope control, approval gates, improved alignment to business goals.
M&A Integration
Synergy capture through rationalized footprint and suppliers. Redesigned organizational and operational models.
Lease Administration
Assessment of tools for AI-generated reporting, analysis, critical date management, and automated lease abstraction and translation.
Transaction Management
Broker evaluation, selection, contract negotiation, and management. Oversight of strategy implementation and transactions.
Gabe Burke is a seasoned corporate real estate strategist with more than 25 years of industry experience. He previously led Portfolio Strategies for Accenture’s Real Estate & Workplace Solutions consulting practice. His work focuses on helping organizations optimize their real estate portfolios for a post-pandemic workforce—balancing cost efficiency, flexibility, and performance.
Gabe’s thought leadership on workplace transformation and return-to-office strategy has been featured in leading publications such as U.S. News, Barron’s, and The Mercury News.
He has led complex real estate projects in all major global markets. Clients include CVS Health, AIG Insurance, AdaptHealth, Union Pacific, Logitech, and BlackBerry. Prior to Accenture, Gabe served as a Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield and a Senior Vice President with Colliers International.
Michael O’Farrell is a Corporate Real Estate Leader with more than 25 years of experience who most recently was Head of Real Estate for Couchbase. He possesses deep experience in all aspects of corporate real estate including workplace strategy, project management, design and construction, facilities management, location analysis, and footprint rationalization.
Michael has developed global workplace teams for both mid-sized and start-up companies, created service strategies to complement cultural norms around the world. He has been responsible for bringing on office space on time and on budget with particular expertise in the US, Western Europe and South Asia.
Prior to Couchbase, Michael served as a real estate leader for Cohesity, Nutanix, Jive, and Palm Computing.
Marty Newhouse previously spent more than 20 years with Accenture and was a leader in their CRE consulting practice. He focused on Connected Buildings advisory, a team that provided digital, IoT, and analytics solutions for buildings and real estate stakeholders. While at Accenture, he completed 40+ projects for 20 different leading global corporations and public sector organizations.
Marty has a passion for harnessing technology and managing change to improve operations, drive innovation, and enhance sustainability and resilience in the built environment.
Marty is excited to offer his experience to assist organizations with tailored real estate services that capture opportunities in technology, energy, and sustainability.
Luigi Sciabarrasi is a former Senior Vice President of Global Real Estate for AECOM and has more than 35 years of industry experience. Throughout his distinguished career he has overseen global real estate operations and driven strategies that advance corporate objectives through innovative solutions. His expertise spans corporate real estate strategy, financial analysis, org and op models, workplace strategy, capital planning, and transaction management.
He has built resilient and efficient real estate operations by leveraging collaboration and data-driven insights. He has empowered organizations to enhance operational stability and employee satisfaction while navigating complex challenges in changing environments.
Prior to AECOM, Luigi served as a Vice President and Head of Global Real Estate for Symantec, Veritas, and Imperva, and as a Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield.
Sanyam Bhardwaj is a corporate real estate technology leader with over 20 years of experience helping organizations modernize how they manage portfolios, leases, finance, and capital projects. His work focuses on improving clarity, reducing manual analysis, and enabling better, more defensible decision-making.
He has held senior roles and led large-scale initiatives at firms including Deloitte and Accenture, partnering with global clients across industries to implement real estate technology that operates effectively in complex, real-world environments.
More recently, Sanyam has designed and built a proprietary intelligence platform that connects to existing real estate systems and documents to surface risks, trends, and recommendations in a controlled and auditable way. He brings an operator’s mindset to applying structured logic, analytics, and AI, with a strong focus on trust, accountability, and practical outcomes.
Phil Kirschner is a workplace strategy and change-management leader with more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of real estate, employee experience, and technology. He helps executive teams redesign how work happens, minimize resistance and drive measurable outcomes.
Previously, Phil was a Senior Expert at McKinsey & Company in the Real Estate and People & Organizational Performance practices, advising leaders on distributed work, real estate optimization, and the purpose of the office. Prior to McKinsey, he was VP of Enterprise Experience and Workplace Strategy at WeWork. He also led Workplace Strategy Consulting for JLL in the Northeast U.S. and served as Global Head of Workplace Effectiveness at Credit Suisse, where he co-created the award-winning “Smart Working” program.
Phil publishes The Workline newsletter, is a LinkedIn Top Voice and Forbes contributor, and speaks frequently on the future of work.
