Barney Upton,
Senior Vice President
Lic. 00404021
T: 760.346.2577 | C:760.702.7373 | F: 760.346-2502
Email: bupton@leedesert.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Prior to joining Lee & Associates in July 2015, Barney spent the previous 8 years with Baxley Properties in Palm Desert, CA and the preceding twenty-five years with Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., based in San Francisco, serving as a broker and in leadership positions including Executive Vice President and head of U.S. Industrial Brokerage, and Executive Vice President and head of Global Corporate Services. He was a member of the company’s Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Global Management Committee.

SIGNIFICANT ASSIGNMENTS
Since moving to the desert, Barney has established a position of market leadership in providing brokerage services to Coachella Valley Industrial and Office Landlords, Tenants, Investors and Developers. A partial list of successfully completed transactions includes:

  • 47,880 sq. ft. industrial building sale- 19531 McLane St., Palm Springs
  • 34,200 sq. ft. industrial building lease- 19533 McLane St. Palm Springs
  • 48,363 sq. ft. industrial buildings (8 leases) – Madison Street Business Center, Indio.
  • 48,363 sq. ft. industrial buildings investment sale (8 bldgs.)- Madison Street Business Center, Indio.
  • 29,062 sq. ft. industrial building lease- 63665 19th, Palm Springs
  • 25,439 sq. ft. industrial building lease- 82611 Fleming Way, Indio.
  • 8,357 sq. ft. office lease- 36919 Cook St. Palm Desert
  • 8,493 sq. ft. office lease- 75280 Hwy. 111, Indian Wells
  • 5,013 sq. ft. office lease- One El Paseo Plaza, Palm Desert
  • 6,785 sq. ft. office lease- 36947- Cook Street, Palm Desert
  • 5,500 sq. ft. office lease- 73771 Dinah Shore Drive, Palm Desert

Achievements

Actively engaged in industrial and office real estate brokerage since 1970, Barney has         extensive experience representing a broad spectrum of corporate, institutional and   private investor clients with new site or facility acquisition, surplus property disposal, land assemblage for development, new development project marketing, financing and investment property sales.

Professional Affiliations

Barney is a member of the Socity of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and has served as President of the Northern California Chapter. As a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), he has served on the Industrial and Office Park, and Corporate Real Estate Councils. As a member of CoreNet Global and its predecessor, the International Development Research Council (IDRC), he served on the Research Foundation Board of Directors, as Co-Chair of the Leadership Development Committee and on the Financial Review Board. In addition, he served as member of the Board on Certification for Corporate Real Estate (BCCR) Board of Directors.

Education

  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
    Bachelor of Science in Finance.