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Robert C. Smith

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5100 Town Center Circle Tower II
Suite 520
Boca Raton, FL 33486

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Mr. Smith is a senior ranking commercial real estate professional and Top Producer who specializes in the sale and leasing of major industrial, Life Science, office, and vacant development parcels of all types throughout South Florida. Since joining CBRE in 1996, Mr. Smith has been involved with thousands of real estate transactions totaling billions of dollars in sale and lease consideration. A trusted advisor to many of the largest commercial property owners and developers, Mr. Smith prides himself on working relentlessly to creatively add value to commercial assets through repositioning and rebranding with the use of the highest technology marketing methods available today.


Education

  • University of Florida, Bachelor of Business Administration, 1994
  • University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, continuing real estate education
  • Series 7 Securities License

Pro Affiliations / Accreditations

  • Licensed Real Estate Salesperson – State of Florida since 1988 
  • Member, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) 
  • Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) 
  • Member, Palm Beach County Business Development Board 
  • Series 7 Securities License

Achievements

  • 2000 – 2021 reached the “Top 25” for CBRE in the state of Florida for all industry types 
  • 2004 was the youngest broker at the time at CBRE to earn the title of Senior Vice President

Awards

  • 1997 “Rookie of the Year” award for the South Florida offices 
  • 2000 – 2020 reached the “Top 10” for CBRE in South Florida for all industry types 
  • 2002 – 2006, 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2019 #1 Industrial Broker for the Year for the state of Florida for CBRE 
  • 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 – 2021, awarded one of the Top 225 producers within CBRE for all industry types throughout the United States 
  • Graduate of 2005 Emerging Leaders Program 
  • 2008 – State of Florida McCarthy Award

Significant Transactions

  • Duke Realty 
    2,500,000
  • McLane Food 
    630,000 
  • Gran Park at Lewis Terminals 
    310,000 
  • Boynton Commerce Center
    300,000 
  • Brittania Business Center
    258,000 
  • Federal Express 
    250,000
  • Walgreens 
    188,000
  • Marvin Windows
    161,725
  • GE Marquette 
    157,000
  • Federal Express 
    140,000
  • Huttig 
    116,000 
  • Eastern Metal Supply
    109,523 
  • Proscribe 
    105,000 
  • US Foodservice 
    103,000 
  • GMC Properties 
    100,000 
  • Amazon
    96,759

Clients Represented

  • Palm Beach County 
  • Premier Commercial Realty
  • Northbridge 
  • RREEF 
  • Duke Realty 
  • Pratt & Whitney 
  • Donner Properties 
  • Public Storage 
  • Mitchell Property Realty 
  • U.S. Food Service
  • TA Associates Realty
  • East Group Properties 
  • Panattoni 
  • Cheney Brothers 
  • Southeastern Foods 
  • J&J Produce 
  • 84 Lumber 
  • Gulfstream Lumber 
  • Eastern Metal Supply 
  • Palm Beach Atlantic University 
  • Dalfen INdustrial 
  • Napleton 
  • OcwenFinancial 
  • Florida Crystals 

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Provide insight and expertise into their client’s real estate needs throughout the South Florida region.

Jeff Kelly, Robert Smith and Kirk Nelson's goal is to provide insight and expertise into their client’s real estate needs throughout the South Florida region. They, along with their team of production, marketing, and research staff, take a great deal of pride in what they do and strongly believe that absolute honesty, integrity, and a great deal of hard work is the backbone of their continued success.

Our team aligns client business strategies with customized real estate solutions under local market conditions. Supported by up-to-date knowledge of local, regional, and national industrial and office markets, they match the financial, operational and qualitative needs of clients with appropriate real estate opportunities. Uniting the specialization and expertise of their team with the accountability and depth of resources of the world’s leading commercial real estate services firm, Jeff and Robert offer a full-range of integrated services:

  • Tenant and landlord representation
  • Current situation and business plan analysis
  • Access to national market data for competitive studies
  • Leases versus buy analysis
  • Real estate valuation
  • Local, national, and international transaction management
  • Acquisition and dispositions
  • Portfolio management

With almost 50 of years combined experience as the North and South County brokerage market leaders with CBRE, Inc., Jeff ,Robert, and Kirk have completed over 2,300 sale and lease transactions totaling over $2.5 billion in total consideration. They consistently achieve production levels high enough to be recognized nationally within CBRE.

My Team

  • Jeffrey Kelly

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    • Mobile +1 561 866 9313
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  • Kirk Nelson

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    • Mobile +1 561 716 9936
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