Robert Wagner

He has a diverse real estate background that began in 1976 while working for an international specialty sporting goods chain, helping guide the company through an extremely aggressive period of growth, personally opening over 160 stores for the Company and expanding their presence from twenty-four (24) locations primarily throughout the southeast, to over 255 locations throughout the United States and abroad. In 1985, he joined the Tampa office of Chicago-based Sudler Marling, Inc. to identify and market a variety of high-end real estate projects throughout the United States for the firm and its’ clientele, both domestic and international. During his tenure with the company, he successfully completed transactions with both German & Japanese clients, one of which was the successful sale of Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, the home of the Chrysler Greater Greensboro Open, a major PGA Tour event. In 1989, after a period of troubleshooting several shopping malls throughout Florida which included court-appointed receiverships, he joined forces with M&J Wilkow, Ltd., also based in Chicago, as Asset Manager for a distressed shopping mall in Fort Myers, Florida. There, he and his team were able to stabilize the project, achieve optimum levels of occupancy and position the property to achieve positive cash flow so it could be marketed for disposition. He was then able to secure an overseas buyer for the property. In 1996, he became associated with Dallas-based Trammell Crow Company, providing commercial real estate services throughout the southwest Florida region and was able to significantly build the Company’s book of business in southwest Florida, while completing successful transactions and assignments for clients such as Bank of America, AEW, Builders Square/K-Mart, Aetna, Denny’s, KFC, and other players within the commercial industry. He was also responsible for the Facilities Management for both General Electric (CBSI) in Fort Myers and MCI Worldcom in Tampa. In 2005, he joined forces with friend of many years Bob Evans, to form Evans & Wagner Commercial Group, offering professional, personalized commercial real estate services to clients throughout southwest Florida and beyond. his commitment to the success of clients, tenants and those around him clearly reflect the passion and detail necessary to achieve positive results. He is a member of the Real Estate Investment Society, Commercial Investment Professionals of Southwest Florida & International Council of Shopping Centers, and is a past-Member of the Southeast United States/Japan Association and the Florida/Korea Economic Committee..

• Markets
  Southwest Florida
• Property Types
  Industrial, Office, Retail, Flex
• Company Website
  Visit Site
• Organizations
  International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)