
Allen C. Buchanan, SIOR | Principal
(714) 564-7104
abuchanan@lee-associates.com
DRE# 00870947
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Profile
Allen C. Buchanan, SIOR joined Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. – Orange in 1984 after five years in the consumer goods business with Procter and Gamble Distributing Company and the E and J Gallo Winery. Allen Buchanan has spent his real estate career in the industrial arena in North Orange and West Riverside County. His specialties include user representation, owner representation, and investment sales. Allen C. Buchanan became a shareholder in Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. – Orange in 1988. Mr. Buchanan is continually recognized as a Top Five Producer of the Orange office over the last 32 years.Education
- Bachelors of Arts in Economics, University of Arkansas
Accreditations & Community Involvement
- Association of Industrial Realtors (AIR)
- Orange County Register Contributing Columnist
- SIOR Member (Society of Industrial & Office Realtors)
Transactions
- 185,000 SF Sale – La Palma Avenue Anaheim, CA
- 178,000 SF Lease – Lambert Avenue Brea, CA
- 121,000 SF Sale – San Gorgorio, Riversides, CA
- 54,000 SF Lease – Geary Street, Santa Fe Springs, CA
- 48,000 SF Sale – Fee Ana / Miraloma Placentia, CA
- 45,000 SF Lease – Kellogg Drive Anaheim, CA
- 37,000 SF Lease – Trader Center Drive Riverside, CA
- 31,000 SF Sale – Norwalk Santa Fe Spring, CA
- 28,000 SF Sale – Crouse, Corona, CA
- 27,000 SF Sale – Citation, Corona, CA
Partial Client List
- Kilroy Realty
- Trico Realty
- Hager Pacific Properties
- Richardson Properties
- Allied Exhaust
- Raymond Handling Solutions
- Illinois Tool Works
- DMG
- Limbach Company LP
Location Advice
- Leverage: A Friend That Can Turn on You July 18, 2025Leverage is one of those concepts we throw around a lot in commercial real estate. It sounds sophisticated—like something whispered in back rooms by finance guys wearing French cuffs. But really, it’s simple: leverage means using someone else’s money to buy something you couldn’t afford on your own. That “someone else” is usually a lender, and […]
- Seven Things Owners or Occupants of Commercial Real Estate Should Do Before the End of 2025 July 11, 2025With the Big, Beautiful Bill now signed into law—and with interest rates, tax incentives, and construction dynamics shifting in real time—2025 is shaping up to be one of the most pivotal years in recent memory for commercial real estate decision-makers. Whether you own the building, lease the space, or advise someone who does, here are seven […]
- The Big, the Beautiful, and the Bill: What It Means for Commercial Real Estate July 4, 2025I’ve seen a lot of legislation in my decades as a commercial real estate broker—but few come with a name as audacious as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” It sounds like something you’d hear shouted over the din of a campaign rally or stitched onto a souvenir T-shirt. But behind the marketing glitz lies a […]
- My Legacy Project. A Commercial Real Estate Journey June 20, 2025They say everyone has a book in them. Mine has been rattling around for over a decade, occasionally tapping on the inside of my skull and whispering, “It’s time.” Well, that time has finally arrived. Yes, folks, I’ve embarked on a project that more than a few of you have encouraged for years: I’m writing a […]
- What’s Really Holding Back Manufacturing in California? My Readers Had Thoughts. June 13, 2025When I asked whether manufacturing could make a comeback in California, I expected opinions. What I didn’t expect was how many of you would write back—with passion, perspective, and firsthand experience. Several longtime brokers, business owners, and property operators reached out with stories spanning decades—many with a shared theme: California doesn’t make it easy to build […]
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