Jeffrey Read serves as an Executive Managing Director with Newmark in the Irvine office. Mr. Read specializes in industrial property acquisition/disposition, sale/lease transactions, development analysis and investment analysis throughout Southern California as well as corporate services on a national level. Active in the commercial real estate industry since 1989, he consistently ranks among the firm’s top producers, earning awards both locally and nationally. Throughout his career, Mr. Read has represented a variety of national, regional and local developers, owners and corporations and has conducted sales and leasing transactions totaling more than $4.0 billion.
Recent Transactions
- Seller representation for 167 acres of industrial land in Long Beach, California (2 separate transactions)
- Seller representation for 106 acres of industrial land in Huntington Beach, California (3 separate transactions)
- Landlord representation for 883,971-square-foot industrial building in Long Beach, California
- Landlord representation for 433,865-square-foot industrial building in Huntington Beach, California
- Seller representation for a 276,585-square-foot industrial building in Garden Grove, California
- Landlord representation for 256,572-square-foot 2-building industrial campus in Long Beach, California
- Landlord representation for 233,588-square-foot industrial building in Huntington Beach, California
- Seller representation for a 209,715-square-foot industrial building in Anaheim, California
- Tenant representation for a 115,870-square-foot industrial building in Huntington Beach, California
Partial Client List
- AEW
- American Realty Advisors
- Anvil International
- Coors Brewing Company
- EastGroup Properties
- Goodman
- JP Morgan
- LBA Realty
- Penwood Real Estate
- Principal Real Estate
- Prologis
- Rexford
- Sares Regis Group
- TA Realty
- Western Realco
- Young’s Market Company
Professional Achievements and Affiliations
- 19-time recipient, Circle of Excellence Top 100 Award
- Four-time Number One Producer, Orange County
- Number One Producer, Western U.S., 2009
- Number One Industrial Producer Nationally, 2002 and 2006
- Excellence in Brokerage Award, 2003
- Number Two Overall Producer Nationally, 2002
Education
- Mr. Read holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.