Carlos R. Robles, SIOR, joined Newmark in 2019 as the firm’s Managing Director Market Leader in Central America. Based in Costa Rica, Mr. Robles and his team, provide comprehensive Brokerage, Property Management, Valuation and Advisory services to clients in key Central American markets, including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
An 18-year industry veteran, Mr. Robles specializes in market analysis, investment and brokerage. He previously served for three years as president of Newmark Grubb Central America, an Newmark affiliate also based in Costa Rica.
Throughout his career, Mr. Robles has been involved in Real Estate Transactions (selling, purchasing, leasing and investment structuring) totaling more than 40 million square meters (430 million square feet) in various real estate different markets, including office, retail, industrial, multifamily, and hotel and resort. His clients have included Booking.com, Bticino, Chevron, Citibank, Cummins, Novartis, RIU Hotels, Scotiabank, Sony Music and Walmart, among others.
Prior to joining Newmark Grubb Central America, in late 2015, Mr. Robles served as the representative in Costa Rica for NAI Global. He received that firm’s President’s Award in 2012 and Best Office Award in 2010. Mr. Robles began his career as a real estate consultant in 2002, when he founded MerKapro S.A., a consulting and private real estate fund.
Carlos became the first professional designated by the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® (SIOR) in Central America. The SIOR designation is a professional achievement for highly qualified commercial real estate practitioners with a strong transactional history in brokerage, fee-based services, or executive management.