RE License #00452427
Jim Center has 38 years of real estate experience, and has been with the firm since 1972. His total number of transactions exceeds 800 with a value in excess of $1.5 billion. He has personally been involved with the exclusive marketing of more than 10 million square feet of industrial/office space and more than 900 acres of land and has provided tenant/buyer representation services for in excess of 5 million square feet. Mr. Center has been the top-producing salesperson for the firm’s San Gabriel Valley office 10 times since 1985. Between 2006 and 2010, he was involved in 45 separate sale and lease transactions, totaling 5 million square feet of industrial and office space and 30 acres of land, representing $150 million in total transaction value.
Select Clients
- Chemetall
- Crown Enterprises, Inc.
- Ferguson Enterprises
- First Industrial Realty Trust
- Lamps Plus
- McMorgan & Company
- Northern Trust Bank
- Saint-Gobain Calmar
- Unilever
- Vulcan Materials
Recent Transactions
- Lamps Plus - 784,000 SF
- Sanyo - 700,000 SF
- Lamps Plus - 350,000 SF
- Health Valley - 269,114 SF
- Glendale Federal - 252,800 SF
- United Stationers Supply Co. - 214,000 SF
- Hydra Warehousing - 155,000 SF
- Snak King - 140,000 SF
- Saint-Gobain/First Industrial Realty - 132,000 SF
- Lagasse Brothers - 110,000 SF
Professional Recognitions/Affiliations
- Los Angeles Transportation Club
- Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors - member since 1982; Largest Industrial Transaction Award
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
- American Industrial Real Estate Association
- Lambda Alpha International Society Member
- City of Industry Manufacturers Council
Education
Mr. Center holds a B.S. in political science from the University of Oregon.