NAI DESCO was formed in June 2000 when several experienced brokers from other firms partnered with the Schnuck family to create a new independent commercial real estate brokerage firm. Since its founding, NAI DESCO has grown to a total of 18 brokers.

NAI DESCO is a full service commercial real estate firm providing a broad range of services to institutional and individual owners of real estate as well as industrial, office and retail tenants and buyers. The firm focuses on corporate real estate services and brokerage of industrial, office, retail and investment properties.

NAI DESCO is the St. Louis Metropolitan area regional representative of NAI Global, the world’s leading managed network of commercial real estate firms spanning the globe. As the world’s only managed network of commercial real estate firms, NAI works together to help clients strategically optimize their assets. Clients come to NAI for their deep local knowledge and build their businesses on the power of NAI's global managed network. With over 350 offices in more than 45 countries, NAI is connected to the world.

NAI DESCO's sister company, The DESCO Group was transformed in 1993 from a corporate real estate department (formerly of Schnuck Markets) into a full-service commercial real estate company. The DESCO Group still manages, leases and develops the Schnuck Markets portfolio, although the company has found success in the development of non grocery anchored retail centers as well as other real estate sectors. In order to maximize the services The DESCO Group was able to offer its clients, NAI DESCO was formed as a vehicle to expand into the brokerage of office, industrial, retail and investment properties.