BUELLTON, Calif.—January 23, 2018—Lee & Associates has completed a $1,700,000 sale of a 10,611 square-foot Industrial building located at 35 Easy Street in Buellton. Tom Davidson with the Los Olivos office represented the buyer and the seller in the purchase of the Industrial complex consisting of two (2) buildings. The property is located on the corner of Easy Street and McMurray Road with excellent access to Highway 101. Front building offers 1,800 square of first…
Passion Project – Making Great Pinot Noir Without Going Sideways
To certain wine lovers, the thought of planting vineyards and producing wine along California’s Central Coast is hardly an extravagant idea, and it may account for the fact that wineries in these parts seldom change hands. So, what’s it take to get in on the fun? To keep costs down, most people start making wine in leased space or in space shared with another winery and using grapes purchased locally. Others plant vineyards on leased…
Welcome to Brick-and-Mortar Retail 2.0
By Geoffery Metz Retail has gone from big-box real estate, offering everything for everyone, to smaller footprints targeting customers through data-driven marketing. Thanks, Amazon! SANTA BARBARA, CA November 21, 2017 – Clarice Clarke sees a lot of irony in the current retail real estate dynamic. “When Amazon was starting in the book business,” the president of Lee & Associates Central Coast explains, “there were some powerful big-box, category-killer retailers in that space. Amazon came along and…
Lee & Associates Completes Industrial Lease in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – October 30, 2017 – Lee & Associates has completed a 3,096 square-foot lease industrial property located at 126 Haley Street in Santa Barbara. President, Clarice Clarke, and Principal, Steve Leider with the Santa Barbara office represented the tenant, Renegade Wines in the transaction. Renegade Wines is a one-stop shop for quality wines in Santa Barbara. With an assortment of fine wines from around the world, there is sure to be something to suit…
Lee & Associates – proud Sponsor of Noozhawk’s Reimagine: Santa Barbara Special Report
Reimagine: Santa Barbara – PART 1 Presented By: Noozhawk The city has a slew of initiatives focused on “downtown concerns,” and putting more authority figures and outreach workers on State Street is a major push right now. Current and former employees with the city and business owners have said that the issues of homelessness and aggressive panhandling have been around since the 1980s. A lot of the nuisance crimes and inappropriate behavior downtown is linked to alcohol consumption and people trying…
Lee & Associates Completes Retail Lease Downtown Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—September 5, 2017—Lee & Associates has completed a 1,400 square foot lease for a retail space at 1331 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Clarice Clarke and Natalie V. Wagner with the Santa Barbara office represented the Landlord. This charming retail space with a large skylight and excellent natural light is located in the heart of Santa Barbara’s Historic Theatre District. It will be a new location for Early California Antiques Shop. …
Lee & Associates Welcomes Evan Lash
Lee & Associates – Central Coast is pleased to welcome Evan Lash as an Associate. Evan joins us with over 17 years of combined commercial & residential sales transactions, along with leasing and property management experience. He has transacted more than 150 leasing sides in total, with lease values over $5 million, representing both landlords and tenants. Prior to joining Lee, Evan was President of Grand Avenue Real Estate in Los Olivos. Evan is a long-standing member of the Santa Ynez…
Lee & Associates Negotiates Sale of Former L.M Caldwell Pharmacy Building
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—May 4, 2017—Lee & Associates has completed a $1,050,000 sale of a 1,550 square-foot Medical office building located at 1509 State Street in Santa Barbara. Rob Adams with the Santa Barbara office represented the buyer in the purchase of the downtown Santa Barbara office building. The former L.M. Caldwell Pharmacy site, which closed after 70 years in business, was one of the last locally owned pharmacies in the city. The building will be the new site…
Clarice Clarke Recognized as SoCal’s Most Powerful Women
The Real Estate Forum recognized Lee & Associates President, Clarice Clarke as one of SoCal’s Most Powerful Women. This special report published with the March/April 2017 print edition features the areas most prominent Commercial Real Estate members. Clarke was included in a list of real estate professionals who stands out from their counterparts for achieving high career goals, pioneering concepts and demonstrating creativity and tenacity in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Clarke was selected as being a…