About
John Robinson opened the JLL Indianapolis office in 2008 and was the Market Director and Top Producer through 2017. John is an active professional servicing a wide array of investor services clients. He also helps oversee the market-leading agency leasing team which represents more than 15 million square feet of office space throughout Central Indiana.
For the past 33 years, John has been a dominant player in the Indiana office market having represented tenants in three of the State’s largest build-to-suit office leases. Transitioning to agency leasing full time in 2009, John is the exclusive leasing agent for Carmel Gateway, a 1.5 million square foot suburban office park, and Lakefront at Keystone, an 830,000 square foot suburban office park; all representing the two largest and most prestigious listings in Indiana. Known as a broad thinker, John constantly provides new strategy, pricing & marketing ideas to his clients to differentiate their product and leasing process.
Achievements
- NAIOP Broker of the Year – 2016
- JLL Top Gun (Top 3% in U.S.) – 2015, 2016, 2017
- JLL Gold Achiever – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Midwest Real Estate News – Hall of Fame Class Inductee 2011
- Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” - 2000
- Duke Realty Corporation – Top 10 Office Broker Award – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012
- JLL Midwest Region Top 10 Income Producer
- JLL Midwest Executive Committee (2010-2017)
- 6 time Ironman Finisher – Chattanooga – 2018, Lake Placid – 2015, Louisville – 2009 and 2013, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – 2012, and Wisconsin – 2006
- The Monon 50 – Ultra marathon of 50 miles – 2017
Affiliations
- 2012 Indianapolis’ Super Bowl Host Committee - Finance Operations
- Dynamo F.C. Soccer Club, 2010-2011, Board of Directors
- Big Brothers of Greater Indianapolis, 1994-2001, Board of Directors, 2007-2009
- Pathway Family Center, 1999-2000 Board of Directors
- Penrod Society, member
- CAW Inner City Football League – Fundraiser, 2008-2013
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing – Indiana University
Representative Clients
(partial list)
- Landlord Representation
- CBREI
- Corporex Co.
- DRA Advisors
- Equus Capital Partners
- Gibraltar Properties
- Hertz Investment Group
- Hendricks Commercial Properties
- Keystone Realty
- LaSalle Investment Management
- M&J Wilkow
- Strategic Capital Partners
- Rubenstein Partners
- The RMR Group
Tenant Representation
- Adesa – 160,000 sf
- Autobase – 40,000 sf
- BMO Harris – 45,000 sf
- Blackbaud – 350,000 sf
- Brightpoint – 80,000 sf
- Pearson Education – 80,000 sf
- Software Artistry – 107,000 sf
- Interactive Intelligence – 200,000 sf