Meet Ken Robertson
Ken has brokered, developed, owned and financed property, managed it for institutional investors, and served on the investment committees that approved it.
Ken has spent more than thirty years in real estate. He began in brokerage, then co-founded and ran a retail development company for nearly a decade. He went on to executive roles at institutional investment firms, with investment committee responsibility for portfolios owned by their investors.
Both vantage points come with him to private owners.
Sierra Creek is an advisory practice first. The focus is the Southern California coast, and the work extends past any one property to business development, strategic relationships and bringing the right people together.
Background
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1996–2003
The Staubach Company
Senior Vice President. Advised corporate occupiers of office and industrial space on site selection, tenant representation and complex leases across Southern California.
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2001–2010
Treadwell-Robertson, Inc.
Co-founder and principal. A Southern California development firm that designed and built retail shopping centers in partnership with investors and public agencies.
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2010–2020
Institutional investment management
Central Region President and Senior Vice President at KBS Realty Advisors, then Executive Vice President at Buchanan Street Partners. Executive, investment committee and fundraising responsibility for institutionally owned office portfolios across major U.S. markets.
At KBS, his teams routinely led the firm nationally in occupancy by bringing hospitality-style amenities and programs to office properties.
$5B+portfolio overseen 6M+ square feetof portfolio responsibility -
2020 on
Laguna Beach
Advisory and brokerage for private owners along the South Orange County coast, with the same discipline an institution would expect. Third-generation in real estate. MBA, USC Marshall School of Business. Licensed California broker.
The name
It comes from fishing trips with my father in the Sierra.
A creek teaches patience. You watch the water for a while before you do anything, and you solve the problem in front of you with what you brought. I learned real estate the same way, by watching and asking questions, and it is still how I approach an owner's situation.
Ken Robertson
From a client
I wish more realtors were like Ken—ethical, experienced, and smart. He sold my mother’s home, which was emotional for us, so we needed someone calm and not pushy. He was thoughtful and analytical in setting the price, and within a week secured an offer above asking. He went above and beyond during the process to accommodate our needs.
What matters
This is about more than a transaction.
Grounded in ownership, shaped by experience, and focused on long-term value.
