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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal
Lee & Associates | City of Commerce

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Mike D. Smith<\/font><\/b>
\nPrincipal<\/em><\/p>\n

O:<\/font><\/b> 323.767.2109
\nmdsmith@lee-associates.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Mike is a native of Southern California, having grown up in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Mike graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. degree
\nin Finance in 1985. He has resided in Palos Verdes Estates since 1992 with his wife, where they raised their three children.<\/p>\n

\nAfter a 3\u00bd-year career in the computer industry with NCR Corp., Mike made a major career shift in 1988, accepting a position in commercial real estate brokerage
\nwith Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate Services (now CBRE) as a sales associate specializing in property sales and leasing.<\/p>\n

\nWhile at CBRE, Mike attained the title of Senior Vice President, recognizing him for exceptionally high earnings over a 10-year period of service with the
\ncompany. At the time, this was the highest title possible for a salesperson within CBRE. While at CBRE, Mike attained the honor of the #1 Salesperson in the Los
\nAngeles office in 1994 and finished as a Top 5 Salesperson in the Los Angeles office (out of 50 salespeople) every year from 1991 to 1999. Mike is recognized
\nas one of the top commercial brokers in Southern California and has earned this recognition through a strong commitment to the local market area and a work
\nethic comparable to none.<\/p>\n

\nIn 1999, Mike accepted a position as Senior Vice President and Principal of Lee & Associates\u00ae Commercial Real Estate Services in the City of Commerce. Over
\nhis career at Lee & Associates, Mike has been recognized as a top producer in the Southern California industrial market.<\/p>\n

\nMike\u2019s focus has been in industrial and commercial real estate in Los Angeles County since 1988 with an expertise of maximizing property value through the
\nconversion or repurposing of industrial space to higher valued or more efficient uses. He has extensive knowledge and experience working with apparel, import\/
\nexport, distribution, logistics, manufacturers, industrial outdoor storage (IOS) and food companies. His core experience has included corporate relocations,
\nsale\/leasebacks, leased investments, landlord and tenant representation, site search and acquisition, build-to-suit projects, land development, and real estate
\nconsultation, with a personal transaction value in excess of $1 billion and totaling over 100 million square feet of space. Over Mike\u2019s 36 year career, he is known
\nfor his creative ability to maximize under performing properties by modernizing or converting an asset to a higher use (creative office, retail, multifamily, incubator
\nindustrial). Mike has extensive experience working with private investors and family trust ownerships with core competencies in sensitive environmental, legal,
\nand tax matters affecting real property dispositions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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