About

Gib Kerr serves as the Managing Director for Cushman & Wakefield’s Kansas City office.

Gib leads the capital markets team in Kansas City specializing in investment property sales and urban development. Over the last ten years, Gib has brokered over $2.2 billion worth of new development projects in downtown Kansas City.

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Gib served as managing principal of Sperry Van Ness in Kansas City and as vice president of Tower Properties. Previously, Gib was a principal of Colliers Turley Martin/Kerr & Company and worked as an asset manager with Wachovia Bank in North Carolina overseeing a national portfolio of office and investment properties.

Assignments

• Berkley Riverfront, multiple development projects valued at over $1.2 billion, including the KC Current soccer stadium
• West Bottoms portfolio sale of multiple historic properties for planned $600 million redevelopment
• “Flashcube” Building, 210,000 SF, $45 million historic redevelopment
• Power & Light Building, 285,000 SF, $67 million historic redevelopment

Affiliations

• Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
• Kansas City CCIM Chapter, Past President
• Licensed Real Estate Person, Kansas and Missouri

Awards & Recognition

• Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame, 2022
• Urban Hero, Downtown Council, 2008
• Commercial Realtor of the Year, Kansas City, 2007
• 40 Under Forty, Ingram’s Business Magazine, 2000

Community Involvement

• Downtown Council, Chairman, 2024-2025
• Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC), Board Member
• Founder and past president of the Downtowners, a leading civic group in Kansas City’s urban core
• Past president of the Commercial Division of the Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors
• Past chairman of the board for Children’s TLC (now Ability KC), a leading provider of educational and therapeutic services to developmentally disabled children in Kansas City

Education

• University of Virginia, Master’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis in real estate & finance
• Washington & Lee University, B.A. degree