KELLY NICHOLLS

Principal

(760) 448-2440
(408) 221-3459
(760) 929-9700
knicholls@lee-associates.com
License #00947564

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PROFILE

Kelly Nicholls, SIOR is a Principal with the Lee & Associates-North San Diego County Office in Carlsbad. She specializes in nationwide site-location advisory services, multi-market tenant portfolio representation, build to suites and investment sales.

CAREER SUMMARY

As a veteran Commercial Real Estate Advisor, Kelly provides clients with a customized process to efficiently and cost effectively achieve their real estate goals. Her experience in the commercial real estate industry of Southern California, Greater Northern California, Silicon Valley, and the greater
United States includes assisting companies with strategic planning, facility relocation, real estate portfolio administration, lease negotiations, purchase contract transaction management, project construction management, property dispositions, property acquisitions, build-to-suits, sale-leasebacks
and procurement of economic development incentives.

EXPERIENCE

  • Lee & Associates, Inc., Principal - 2018 to Present 
  • Lee & Associates, Inc., Senior Vice President - 2015 to 2018 
  • Mckinney Advisory Group, Corporate Real Estate Advisor - 2011 to 2015 
  • Bre Grubb & Ellis Company, Real Estate Advisor - 2003 to 2010 
  • Cornish & Carey Commercial, Corporate Real Estate Advisor - 1991 to 2002 
  • Fox & Carskadon Commercial Real Estate, Sales Associate - 1986 to 1991 

Notable Transactions Include: 

  • Ernest Paper Products 1,630,881 sq. ft.
  • Applied Medical Resource Group 707,970 sq. ft.
  • Fleming Foods Corporation 645,925 sq. ft.
  • Brennan Investment Group. 521,261 sq. ft
  • Hasbro, Inc. 397,188 sq. ft..
  • Furniture City 321,122 sq. ft.
  • eMachines / Trigem America 319,000 sq. ft.
  • REEFF 205,000 sq. ft.
  • Evertek Computers 197,471 Sq. ft
  • Asia Source, Inc. 138,000 sq. ft.
  • Intermeg, Inc. 118,000 sq. ft.
  • First Industrial 111,644sq. ft.
  • Border Trade Services 111,644 sq. ft.
  • Masimo Corporation 110,000 sq. ft.
  • Arbor Software 98,000 sq. ft.
  • Sausedo Metal Products 96,000 sq. ft.
  • CED Greentec 85,000 sq. ft.
  • Logitech, Inc. 80,916 sq. ft.
  • JG Lavrato 72,000 sq. ft.
  • Hitachi/Maxell Corporation 63,800 sq. ft.
  • PODS 60,000 sq. ft.
  • UPS 50,000 sq. ft.
  • Sterogene Bioseparation 39,000 sq. ft.
  • Snider Interests 38.19 AC
  • Congress Springs Winery, Inc. 23 acres
  • Shabaz Investments 15 acres
  • WalMart 14 acres
  • Summerfield Hotel Corporation 7.3 acres

EDUCATION

  •  University of California, Berkeley 1983 to 1986 

COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

  • SIOR
  • NAIOP
  • ACG | Association for Corporate Growth
  • CCIM | Member Candidate
  • CREW - Commercial Real Estate Women
  • MIT (Military in Transition) Firefighter for a Day (Co-founder)

CLIENT LIST

  • Applied Medical Devices, Inc.
  • ASI
  • Brennan Investment Group
  • CS Winery
  • CA Rampworks
  • Ernest Packaging Solutions
  • Encore Industries
  • EVERTEK Computer Corporation
  • First Industrial Realty Trust
  • Fleming Foods
  • Furniture City
  • Gables Residential
  • Geeks.com
  • Grundfos
  • Hasbro, Inc.
  • Hazeldon Betty Ford Foundation
  • Hitachi
  • Imperial Toy, Inc.
  • Interlink Language Centers
  • JG Lavrato
  • Lite Machines
  • Masimo Corporation
  • Nikkiso America
  • Profinance
  • REEFF
  • Sierra Suites Hotel
  • Spinergy
  • Summerfield Hotel Corp.
  • Sterogene Bioseparation Inc.
  • Synscapes of California
  • Trigem Computer
  • UPS