Pete Klees

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