Power Broker
Robert Melsher

Robert Melsher

Principal, Metro Commercial Real Estate

Highland Park, IL 60035

Phone (847) 412-9898 x5014

Retail. Refined.
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep (Retail), Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Retail)
Property Types
Industrial, Land, Retail, Sports & Entertainment, Multi-Family
Markets
Chicago, South Bend/Mishawaka
Languages
English
Bio
Robert Melsher has built a distinguished real estate career and is nationally recognized as a go to retail tenant broker. Over the past 25 years, Melsher has represented and played a pivotal role in major market entries for top tier retailers such as; Planet Fitness, Staples, Burlington, Visionworks, Value City Furniture, Rally House, Topgolf and CVS Pharmacy among many others. Mr. Melsher has facilitated hundreds of transactions throughout Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York for his clients and has represented a myriad of national and local Landlords such as; Visconsi Companies Ltd, Forest City Enterprises, The Zaremba Group, Chody Development, Pacific Star Capital and Gillespie Group. Robert has also provided extensive advisory services and executed multi-property disposition assignments on behalf of financial institutions such as Bank of America and Bank Of New York Mellon. He has spoken at various retail conferences and is a 8 time recipient of the Top Retail Leasing Power Broker Award by CoStar for years 2015 through 2021.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Affiliations
  • International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Awards
2015 Top Retail Leasing - CoStar Power Broker
2016 Top Retail Leasing - CoStar Power Broker