About Us

2025 Cristal Award Recipient, Top Companywide Business Brokerage Agent, Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers

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Member, International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)            Member, Georgia Association of Business Brokers (GABB)

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Most Restaurant Brokers Have Never Owned a Restaurant

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Jimmy Carey has owned five.

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Before he ever represented a seller at the closing table, he was on the other side of it — negotiating leases, signing personal guarantees, managing build-out costs, and making the operational decisions that determine whether a restaurant survives its first three years. He founded Jimmy'z Kitchen in Miami South Beach in 2007 and expanded to five locations: South Beach, Wynwood Arts District, Brickell, Pinecrest, and Marietta, Georgia. In 2010, he opened in Wynwood — a Miami warehouse district that most operators passed on. It became one of the most visited neighborhoods in the country. That's the kind of market read he brings to Georgia restaurant owners today. His chef-inspired fast-casual concept became one of Miami's most recognized in its category, earning coverage from major food and lifestyle publications.

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His culinary career moved through 5-star luxury hotels and a management role with the internationally recognized Bice Restaurant Group before landing him at Brasserie Le Coze — the sister restaurant to Le Bernardin in New York City, one of the most decorated French restaurants in the country. From there, he served as Chef de Cuisine at South Beach Brasserie, the Miami restaurant owned by British actor Sir Michael Caine. A graduate of Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts, he brings both formal training and real-world experience at the highest levels of the industry.

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Thirty-seven years of it. That's what he brings to every valuation, every lease negotiation, and every client conversation at Jimmy Carey Commercial Real Estate.

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The Restaurant Brokerage Practice

Jimmy founded Jimmy Carey Commercial Real Estate with a single focus: restaurant and food & beverage brokerage across Atlanta, Savannah, and all of Georgia. Not Multifamily. Not office. Not Industrial. Restaurants and Food & Beverage businesses — sold, acquired, leased, and represented by a broker who has negotiated the same leases, signed the same personal guarantees, and carried the same operational liability his clients are now trying to exit.

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Affiliated with Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers and holding active memberships in the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and the Georgia Association of Business Brokers (GABB), Jimmy brings the infrastructure of an institutional brokerage to a specialty that most generalist agents get wrong. In 2025, Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers recognized him with the Cristal Award — Top Companywide Business Brokerage Agent — the highest production honor awarded company-wide.

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His practice covers Atlanta, Savannah, and all of Georgia. Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, he is one of the few brokers in Georgia equipped to guide foreign buyers entering the U.S. market through restaurant acquisition.

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Services include restaurant business sales, restaurant business valuations, the sale and purchase of commercial real estate, tenant representation for operators seeking space, and landlord representation for property owners with restaurant-use assets.

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Why It Matters to You

Most commercial real estate agents have never owned a restaurant. They've never decided whether to renew a lease in a corridor losing foot traffic, negotiated a tenant improvement allowance from a landlord who knows you need the space, or evaluated whether a restaurant's equipment is worth what the seller says it's worth.

Jimmy has — five times over.

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Every valuation he runs carries an operator's instinct for what the numbers actually mean. Every lease he negotiates is reviewed through the lens of someone who has signed them and lived inside their terms for years. Every seller he represents gets a broker who already knows what buyers will ask before they ask it.

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That's the difference between Atlanta's premier restaurant broker and a commercial agent who handles restaurants on the side.

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"I sold my own restaurants before I ever sold someone else's. That experience doesn't leave you. Every client I work with gets the benefit of everything I learned the hard way." — Jimmy Carey, Atlanta's Premier Restaurant Broker.

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If you're selling a restaurant, buying one, or negotiating a lease anywhere in Atlanta, Savannah, or Georgia — the conversation starts here.

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Call or text: (305) 788-8207 Email: jimmy@jimmycareycre.com Seller platform: sellmyrestaurantatlanta.com

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WORKING WITH JIMMY CAREY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

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Exclusive restaurant focus. JCCRE does not handle general commercial real estate. Every transaction, every client, every market analysis is specific to restaurants and food & beverage businesses. That specialization compounds over time — in market knowledge, in buyer and tenant relationships, and in the accuracy of every valuation.

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Operator-informed valuations. Restaurant valuations require understanding what the numbers behind the numbers actually mean. Food cost ratios, lease-to-revenue exposure, equipment condition, hood and suppression infrastructure, buildouts — Jimmy evaluates all of it from an owner's perspective, not just a broker's spreadsheet.

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Confidential by default. Every listing is managed under a structured confidentiality protocol. Employees, vendors, and competitors are not informed. Buyers are qualified and credentialed before any material is released.

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Bilingual representation. English and Spanish fluency across all client communication, negotiation, and documentation.

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Atlanta. Savannah. All of Georgia. From metro Atlanta transactions to Savannah's growing restaurant market, JCCRE operates statewide with deep local knowledge in Georgia's two most active restaurant markets.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is Jimmy Carey and what does he specialize in?

Jimmy Carey is the founder and principal broker of Jimmy Carey Commercial Real Estate, exclusively specializing in restaurant and food & beverage brokerage across Atlanta, Savannah, and all of Georgia. He is affiliated with Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers and holds memberships in the IBBA and GABB. He is a Johnson & Wales University graduate, former chef, and founder of Jimmy'z Kitchen across five locations in Miami and Atlanta.

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What services does Jimmy Carey Commercial Real Estate offer?

JCCRE offers restaurant business sales, restaurant business valuations, the sale and purchase of commercial real estate, tenant representation for restaurant operators seeking space, and landlord representation for property owners with restaurant-use assets. All services are exclusive to the restaurant and food & beverage sector.

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What areas does Jimmy Carey serve?

Jimmy Carey serves Atlanta, Savannah, and all of Georgia. His primary markets are metro Atlanta and Savannah, with active statewide coverage for restaurant sales, tenant representation, and landlord representation.

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Why use a specialized restaurant broker instead of a general commercial agent?

Restaurant transactions involve variables that general commercial agents are not trained to evaluate — SDE and EBITDA recasting, equipment and infrastructure condition, liquor license transferability, lease assignment clauses, and franchise agreement obligations. A specialized restaurant broker brings both brokerage expertise and operator experience to every deal. Jimmy Carey has owned and operated five restaurant locations across Miami and Atlanta, giving him direct knowledge of what buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants actually face.

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How does Jimmy Carey handle confidentiality in restaurant sales?

 

All JCCRE listings are managed under a structured confidentiality protocol. Buyers are required to submit proof of funds and execute a non-disclosure agreement before receiving any financial or operational information about the business. Staff, vendors, and competitors are not informed during the marketing process.

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