Konstantin Khriapin

About the Company

What does Royal Empire Realty specialize in?

Royal Empire Realty is a national brokerage and advisory firm specializing in business sales, commercial real estate, and the repositioning of retail assets, including shopping malls, mixed-use properties, and adaptive reuse into data centers and experiential developments.

What types of deals do you handle?

We advise on and broker a wide range of transactions across the United States, including:

Cash-flowing businesses and franchises for sale
Investment-grade commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions
Shopping mall repositioning and redevelopment opportunities
Adaptive reuse projects (including data center conversions)
Large-format retail and anchor space leasing & disposition

From Main Street businesses to 400,000+ SF mall redevelopments, we structure and execute complex deals.

How do you create value for buyers and sellers?

Led by Ilona Antonova, Royal Empire Realty takes a strategic, deal-driven approach focused on maximizing value through:

Confidential business valuations & pricing strategy
Buyer qualification & investor matchmaking
Access to national and international investor networks
Creative deal structuring and financing solutions
Co-brokerage collaboration on a national scale

What makes your firm different?

We specialize in identifying underutilized assets and unlocking value through repositioning strategies, including:

Transforming underperforming malls into event-driven retail destinations
Converting large retail spaces into data centers and infrastructure assets
Structuring deals that align with modern demand drivers (experiential retail, last-mile, edge computing)

We don’t just list assets — we reposition and activate them.

Who do you work with?
We partner with:
Business owners and franchise operators
Real estate investors and private equity groups
Developers and redevelopment specialists
Data center operators and infrastructure users
Retail, entertainment, and experiential tenants