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Pete Klees

Cushman & Wakefield

Senior Director

Job Functions: Investment Sales & Acquisitions, Research

Bio

Profile

 

For the past 30 years, Pete has worked in the corporate real estate industry specializing in the areas of leasing and sales of Industrial properties. During his career, Pete has closed over 1,300 transactions with a total consideration exceeding $925 Million.

 

Experience

 

9/2015 – Present: Cushman & Wakefield formerly DTZ, AZ

 

2010 – 8/2015: Cassidy Turley dba DTZ, AZ

 

2001 – 2010: Grubb & Ellis | BRE Commercial Industrial Group, AZ

 

1997 – 2001: Insignia/ESG – Industrial Division/Top Producer, AZ

 

1988 – 1997: Koll – Industrial Division/Top Producer, AZ

 

1987 – 1988: August Financial Corporation (AZ) – Leasing Manager / Southwest Region

 

1985 – 1986: DAUM – Office Properties Division, AZ

 

Professional Recognition

 

Nominated 1993 Industrial Broker of the Year by NAIOP

 

Top 10 Industrial Broker at Cushman & Wakefield in 2015, 2017

 

Mesa's Broker of the Year 2000

 

Top 20 Brokers - Grubb & Ellis and Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial during 2001, 2002, 2005-2007, 2011 and 2015

 

Top Industrial Broker at Insignia in 1997, 1998 and 1999

 

Top Industrial Broker at Koll in 1993, 1994 and 1995

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)

 

Assignments

 

Major Transactions

 

Shidler/Broadway I.P. 550,000 SF / 46 Building Sales

 

LNR 538,000 SF REO Disposition/Investment Sales

 

CMD Portfolio 312,000 SF Investment Sale

 

United Solutions 305,000 SF Lease (Various Lease/Renewal/Expansions)

 

I-Place 272,000 SF Investment Sale

 

NAE 182,000 SF Lease

 

VJ Properties/Federated Bldg. 174,000 SF Investment Sale

 

Broadwood Business Centre 156,200 SF Investment Sale (1999) and (2007)

 

Alameda Center 125,000 SF Investment Sale

 

Timken 125,000 SF of Subleasing

 

Wilkinson Trust 125,000 SF Building Sale

 

Trader Joe's 116,000 SF Lease

 

Triumph Group 114,000 SF Lease

 

Monterey Tile 110,000 SF Lease and Expansion

 

US Bank/Warner Commerce 85,557 SF REO Disposition

 

Anderson Business Center 85,000 SF REO Disposition

 

Longust Distributing 80,000 SF Build-To-Suit

 

Air Products 74,000 SF Lease

 

Plastics General 69,347 SF Lease Extension/Expansion

 

WRPC 67,452 SF Lease and Purchase

 

CDT/Heritage Door 62,500 SF Investment Sale

 

Shidler Group 58,000 SF Investment Sale

 

Mutoh Building 54,000 SF Investment Sale

 

Emser Tile 51,282 SF Lease

 

Aztech Controls 40,000 SF Build-To-Suit

 

Arizona Bank & Trust 37 Acre REO Disposition

 

Stehly Enterprises 35 Acre Land Sale

 

I-10, Ray/FDIC 26 Acre Land Sale

 

Fountainhead Corp. Park 20 Acre Land Sale

 

The Parking Spot 10 Acre Land Lease/Purchase

 

Recent Transactions

 

United Solutions 170,000 SF (2) Leases

 

MidFirst Bank 168,750 SF REO Disposition

 

MTD Products 105,000 SF Lease

 

Silagi Development 74,083 SF (5) New Building Sales

 

Javinett Trust 63,000 SF Building Sale

 

JP Morgan Chase 61,725 SF REO Disposition

 

Greenlee / Textron Disposition 57,000 SF Building Sale

 

Presto-Fit 56,535 SF Lease

 

Mings Mark 55,000 SF Lease

 

Pitney Bowes 50,000 SF Lease Renewal

 

Layne Water 46,250 SF Building Sale

 

Javinet Trust 30,000 SF Investment Sale (2nd leg of 1031)

 

Nortek HVAC 30,000 SF Sublease

 

SRS Roofing 30,000 SF Lease

 

Westcore Ind. 28,000 SF Building Sale

 

Harrison Properties 26,000 SF REO Disposition

 

Washington Federal 25,750 SF REO Disposition

 

ATC Services 25,000 SF Lease Renewal

 

Rigid Industries 24,000 SF Lease

 

LAM Sublease 24,000 SF Office Lease

 

Birchwood Circle Investors 24,000 SF Investment Sale (2nd leg of 1031)

 

Birchwood Circle Condos 23,577 SF of Building Sales (4)

 

Birchwood Circle Investors 23,577 SF Investment Sale

 

MicroBlend 23,443 SF Lease

 

Monterey Tile 23,205 SF Building Sale

 

Flextronics/Techmold 22,000 SF Lease

 

Arch Neutraceutical 20,300 SF Lease

 

Strategic Industrial 20,250 SF Building Sale

 

Aurora Bank 20,050 SF Two REO Dispositions

 

DeMichele Group 18,000 SF Building Sale

 

DC Solar 17,500 SF Lease

 

Kaman Aerospace 16,000 SF Lease

 

Piper Plastics 14,000 SF Lease

 

Teknipure 13,200 SF Lease

 

BOK/Chandler 11,600 SF Sale (REO Disposition)

 

All in One Poster 11,200 SF Building Sale

 

Air Products & Chemicals 7,500 SF Office Lease

 

Canteen Vending 7,000 SF Lease

 

US Bank REO 40 Acre Land Sale

 

Silagi Development 6 Acre Land Sale

 

Clients

 

Air Products & Chemicals

 

Presto-Fit

 

Arizona Bank & Trust

 

ProLogis

 

BOK Bank

 

Pitney Bowes

 

The Hewson Co

 

Kett Engineering

 

United Solutions

 

Westcore Industrial Properties

 

US Bank

 

LAM Research

 

California Bank & Trust

 

Greenlee / Textron

Areas of Interest

Deal Type
Acquisition, Development, Ground Lease, Loan Purchase, Opportunity Zone, Partner Buyout, Pre-Development, Recapitalization, Refinance, Rehabilitation