Lee & Associates · Industrial
Smart industrial decisions that build generational wealth.
Allen C. Buchanan, SIOR is a four decades+ veteran of commercial real estate brokerage in Southern California and the Western United States. Many of Allen’s clients are family-owned and family-operated manufacturing and logistics providers who are experiencing a transition. Allen and his team craft commercial real estate strategies which ease these transitions and allow these family-owned and operated businesses to create generational wealth through their commercial real estate. Consequently, these clients can rest easier and focus on building their business legacy.
Who we serve
Family enterprises facing a defining chapter.
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Multi-generational transitions
Succession-driven real estate planning when stewardship passes from one generation to the next.
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Manufacturing facility strategy
Rightsizing, relocating, or repositioning industrial footprints as operations evolve.
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Distribution & logistics
Aligning warehouse, yard, and dock requirements with modern supply-chain demands.
Insights
Issues facing Family Businesses
Oct 26, 2026
Renew or Relocate
I’m penning this from my hotel room overlooking Midtown Manhattan. It’s time for the semiannual SIOR conference, and this year marks the 85th anniversary of our organization. I’m p…
Oct 16, 2026
Delivering the Keys, Commercial Real Estate Decisions that Shape Family Business Success
In 1984, when I began my career in commercial real estate, I could scarcely have imagined the journey that awaited me. Thousands of buildings toured, hundreds of transactions compl…
Oct 9, 2026
The NEW Normal?
“We’re going to see interest rates below 10% for a prolonged period, and maybe even down into the 8% range.” I remember hearing predictions like this early in my commercial real es…
Oct 2, 2026
CREi Summit
Last week, I spent a glorious three days in Savannah, Georgia. You see, “working out loud,” a phrase we discussed last week, rewarded me with the title Commercial Real Estate Influ…
Transitions Eased
Case studies from real transitions.
Selected sale and lease engagements — the questions owners faced and how we navigated them.
Market Reports
The latest on Southern California industrial.
Quarterly briefings on the submarkets where my clients operate — rents, vacancy, sales, and the deal patterns shaping owner decisions.
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Meet our team.
The advisors behind the practice — industrial real estate professionals serving family-owned manufacturers and distributors in Southern California.
Allen C. Buchanan, SIOR
Principal
Joshua Harper
Transaction Coordinator
Let’s talk about what’s next.
Confidential consultations for owners weighing a sale, an expansion, a relocation, or a generational handoff.
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