| Copaken Brooks | |
| Type: | Private |
| Key People: | Jon Copaken, Principal Keith Copaken, Principal Bucky Brooks, Principal William Crandall, Principal |
| Industry: | Real estate |
| Founder: | Herman Copaken |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Copaken Brooks, formerly Copaken, White & Blitt is a privately owned full-service commercial real estate developer headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, that acquires, develops, leases, manages and sells various types of commercial assets within the Midwest for its clients and investors.
The firm, originally known as Copaken Realtors, was founded by Herman Copaken in 1922.[1]
In 1965, the company changed its name to Copaken White & Blitt when the brothers-in-law, Paul Copaken, Lewis White, and Irwin Blitt, took over running the company.[2]
In the 1960s and 1970s the company developed several shopping centers including Mission Center Mall, Oak Park Mall as well as the Eastland Mall in Bloomington, Illinois, Hickory Point Mall in Forsyth, Illinois, and Rockaway Townsquare in Rockaway, New Jersey.
The company also sold the property to Sprint and Black & Veatch Corporation to build their corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. In 2008, it developed the headquarters for Applebee's.[3]
In 2010, Copaken White & Blitt merged with First Scout Realty Advisors.[4]
In March 2022, the company celebrated 100 years of business.[5]
In 2023, the company merged with CBC Real Estate Group,[6] which it has been partnering with since 2022.[7]
In 2013, the company won the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce "Mr. K" Small Business of the Year award.[8]
In July 2023, Ingram Magazine awarded Copaken Brooks a silver medal in the “Best Commercial Real Estate Firm” category.[9]