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Biography

TRANSWESTERN ROLE

Executive Managing Director, Walter Byrd and his partner Ben Eisenberg oversee the Florida operations for 星空体育官方网址. Consistently recognized as a Top Producer in South Florida, Walter and his partners Ben and Thomas Kresse have represented some of the largest corporate users in the market, have leased properties on behalf of many major institutional owners, and have helped clients purchase and sell real estate assets. Walter, together with his Midwest counterpart, guides 星空体育官方网址鈥檚 National Industrial Practice, ensuring connectivity for clients and business pursuits. He has also served on the 星空体育官方网址 Board of Directors since 2008.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Walter has 28 years of commercial real estate experience where he has represented some of the leading international freight and logistics companies and institutional owners in South Florida, as well as major industrial and office space users. He has completed more than 20.0 million square feet of leases and 4.0 million square feet of sales. 
 
Prior to joining 星空体育官方网址, Walter was a senior vice president in the South Florida office of Trammell Crow Company. Along with Ben and Thomas, he was responsible for strategic business development for all aspects of industrial and office real estate services including brokerage, capital markets, investment sales, and corporate tenant representation. Before joining Trammell Crow, Walter was a senior director in the South Florida office of Cushman & Wakefield. He and his partners were regularly ranked as top producers nationally while with those firms.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION / RECOGNITION

Walter and his team are recognized regularly as top real estate professionals in South Florida and nationally:
鈥� 2015 鈥橳op US Industrial Brokerage Team鈥� by Real Estate Forum
鈥� 2015 鈥橣ounders Award鈥� by 星空体育官方网址
鈥� 2011 鈥橳op 100 Power Leaders鈥� of the Miami-Dade business community by the South Florida Business Journal
鈥� 2011 鈥橳op Dealmakers鈥� for the industrial category by the Daily Business Review
鈥� 2010 鈥橣lorida Producers of the Year鈥� for 星空体育官方网址
鈥� CoStar 鈥橮ower Broker鈥� based on top annual transaction volume, 2004-2010
鈥� 2007 星空体育官方网址 鈥橬ewcomer of the Year鈥� for superior production during first year with the firm
鈥� 鈥橰eal Estate Deal of the Year鈥� by the South Florida Business Journal for the 2003 headquarters relocation of Crispin Porter + Bogusky
 
Walter is a trusted, go-to source for the media in providing current market information and real estate trends.  He is on the advisory board for the Center of Real Estate Studies for the University of Florida and is active with the Urban Land Institute.

EDUCATION

Walter holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of Florida.