Keith Sturm

Keith A. Sturm, CCIM

Principal & CEO


Direct
Email 50 South 6th Street | Suite 1418
Minneapolis, MN | 55402
Main: 612.332.6600 | Fax: 612.376.4

Education

Bachelor of Science—Real Estate
Herberger Business School
St. Cloud State University

Affiliations
  • Certified Commercial Investment
    Member (CCIM) an affiliate of the
    National Association of Realtors
    -- Designee
  • International Council of Shopping
    Centers (ICSC)
  • Minnesota Commercial Association of
    Realtors (MNCAR)
  • Minnesota Shopping Center
    Association (MSCA)
  • National Association of Relators (NAR)
  • St. Cloud State Real Estate Alumni
    Association (SCSU REAA)
  • Retail Brokers Network (RBN)
    Board of Directors Secretary
 
Completed Transactions With
(not limited to these tenants)

7-Eleven
Advance Auto
Aldi
Allina Health
Applebee’s
Arby’s
Aspen Dentral
Bank of America
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Buffalo Wild Wings
Burger King
Caliber Collision
Camping World
Caribou Coffee
Chase Bank
Chick-Fil-A
Chipotle
Circle K
CVS Pharmacy
Dollar General
Dollar Tree
Duluth Trading Co.
Fairview Health
Family Dollar
Fresenius
Gander Mountain
Goodwill
Grease Monkey
Harbor Freight
Jack in the Box

Jiffy Lube
KinderCare
Kohl’s
Kum & Go
LA Fitness
Mattress Firm
McDonald’s
Michaels
National Tire & Battery
Northern Tool & Equip.
Office Depot
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Perkins
Petco
Pizza Hut
Royal Farms
Sherwin-Williams
Starbucks
SuperAmerica
Taco Bell
Tires Plus
Top Golf
Tractor Supply
Trader Joe’s
Tesla
US Bank
Valvoline
Walgreens
Wawa
Wells Fargo Bank

With over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, Keith Sturm is the Principal and CEO of Upland Real Estate Group, Inc., which he founded in 1995. Under his leadership, Upland has been consistently recognized as one of the top commercial real estate brokerage firms by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Keith and Upland have consistently received the “Power Broker” award as a Top Brokerage Firm in Sales Transactions by Real Estate Forum and CoStar.

Keith has many responsibilities as Principal and CEO of a small firm, working to create big business services with the attentiveness you expect from a boutique shop. Besides the day-to-day tasks of running a business, Keith also oversees both net lease sales and the brokerage team. Keith has completed over 900 net lease transactions, totaling more than $2.8 billion in national real estate investment sales. In addition, he has represented both landlords and tenants in leasing over 2 million square feet of office, industrial, and retail space.

Passionate about his profession, Keith is an active member of the local and national real estate communities. He has served on many boards and committees over the years, including President of the Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter of CCIM in 2004, former President of the St. Cloud State Real Estate Alumni Association, and current member of the St. Cloud State Foundation’s Real Estate Committee. Keith has also been recognized as a Top Agent Who Scored Highest in Over Satisfaction by Twin Cities Business. He is currently serving as an officer of the Retail Brokers Network consisting of 58 national members offices.