Professional Experience
Robert Walker specializes in all aspects of industrial real estate (tenant, landlord, buyer and seller representation). He assists companies with both the acquisition and disposition of distribution centers, office/warehouse facilities, manufacturing facilities and land.
Robert joined Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky as an Industrial Brokerage Advisor in 2003. Robert is a native Louisvillian and an experienced sales and leasing agent. Robert earned certification by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), a professional symbol of the highest level of knowledge, production, and ethics in the real estate industry. He is also a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), indicating Robert’s expertise in financial and market analysis and his ability to guide clients toward sound real estate decisions.
Education & Professional Affiliations
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance & Business Mgmt. – University of Louisville
- Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
- Greater Louisville Association of Realtors
- Kentucky Association of Realtors
- National Association of Realtors
- Kentucky Commercial Real Estate Association (KCREA) Board Member
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (GSCS)
Awards & Achievements
- 2023 Business First 20 People to Know in Real Estate
- 2023 CoStar Q1 Quarterly Deal Winner
- 2023, 2019 KCREA Industrial Broker of the Year
- 2022 CoStar Q4 Quarterly Deal Winner
- 2021 Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2015, 2012 CoStar Power Broker
Community Involvement
- L-Club – University of Louisville Letterwinner’s Club
- Holy Spirit School – Basketball Coach
- Louisville City Academy – Soccer Coach
Major Transactions
Seller Representation
- Crossdock Development – 147 acres
- The Opus Group – 426,450 sf
- Crossdock Development – 572,000 sf
Buyer Representation
- EQT Exeter – 502,000 sf
- Louisville Overstock Warehouse – 121,705 sf
- EQT Exeter – 380,000 sf
Landlord Representation
- Tradelane Properties – 572,000 sf
- Prologis – 236,554 sf
- Boland Maloney Realty – 328,750 sf
- Oakland Partnership – 255,609 sf
- Hollingsworth Capital Partners – 497,000
- MDH Partners – 178,000 sf
- Roebling Development – 240, 000 sf
Tenant Representation
- Metrie – 308,000 sf
- Hoskin & Muir – 125,000 sf
- AEL SPAN, LLC – 574,075 sf
Clients Served
- AEL SPAN
- The Opus Group
- Kroger
- Oakland Partnership
- Louisville Plate Glass
- Lincoln Property Company
- Boland Maloney Realty
- Kingbrook Commerce Park, LLC
- Hercules Sealing Products
- Aereon
- EQT Exeter
- LKQ
- Masonite
- Prep Sportswear
- Bittners
- Hoskin & Muir
- Pinchal & Co.
- Chatham Imports
- UPS
- Keen, Inc.
- Rainbow Design Services
- Hollingsworth Capital Partners
- General Electric
- MDH Partners
- Michter’s Distillery
- MSD
- Mattress Firm
- Aldora
- H.D. Smith Company
Available Properties