Biography
Mr. Dan Kruse has been an industrial real estate broker since 1982, and while associated with Grubb & Ellis and Schneider Commercial Real Estate achieved numerous awards for being a top producer. Dan has been a principal and owner of Lee & Associates for over twenty-three (23) years specializing in owner representation and user representation of industrial properties in the Orange County Marketplace, although his client’s requirements frequently take him throughout Southern California. Dan has brokered hundreds of transactions encompassing virtually every industrial street in Orange County in sizes ranging from 1,200 square feet to 230,000 square feet. Dan is an Owner/Principal of Lee & Associates and a Venture Capital Partner in 29 Lee & Associates offices nationwide.

Dan frequently assists clients with requirements throughout the Western United States.

Affiliations/Education
Born in Orange County, Dan attended Anaheim High School and graduated from California State University Fullerton in 1982 with a BA Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate Finance. Recently, Dan received his certification in Marketing from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.

Active Member of American Industrial Real Estate Association (AIR)
Advisory Counsel to the American Industrial Real Estate Association (AIR)
California Real Estate License since 1980
Million Dollar Club Member – Lee & Associates
Future Business Leaders of America (Guest Speaker)
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Ladera Ranch Board of Directors
MLS – Multiple Listing Services (Premium Member)
California State University Fullerton Alumni Association Member
North Orange County Chamber of Commerce Member
Partial Client List
Nordstrom, Inc.
Disney Development
W.W. Grainger
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Trump Organization
City of Placentia
Federal Express
Comfort & Quality Inns of America
Orange County
Association for Retarded Citizens
Mitsui Manufacturing
Boy’s and Girl’s Club of America
Frito-Lay
Joseph Webb Foods
Time Warner Management
Hansen’s Sodas and Juices
Convenience Foods
Sanwa Foods
Busala Bros. Construction
Graybar
Bledsoe Properties
Sears
NAPA Auto Parts
BonSuisse
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Kanstul Music