Lee & Associates Opens in Ventura County

OXNARD, CA-Lee & Associates has opened its third L.A. North/Ventura region office here, the company’s 33rd location and the sixth new Lee office to open in the US this year. The new 4,500-sf office at Arden Realty’s 1000 Town Center Drive, with seven brokers now on its roster and plans to grow to at least 16, opened with former Colliers International brokers John Ochoa and Grant Harris as founding principals.

Mike Tingus, president of Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura Inc., tells GlobeSt.com that, “Our goal was always to get into Ventura,” which the company sees as a key market both for growth within Ventura County as well as growth coming into Ventura from northern Los Angeles County. Tingus, who directs the new Ventura office as well as the firm’s Calabasas and Sherman Oaks offices, tells GlobeSt.com that Lee’s strategy has been to “create a really good regional presence” with the three LA North/Ventura offices.

Besides Ochoa and Harris, the other brokers at the new Lee office include Bill Hagelis, Linda Hagelis, Paul Capra, David Kim and Chris Staton. All were formerly with Colliers except for Staton, a recent university graduate.