John Ochoa

John Ochoa, SIOR is a Senior Vice President and Principal at Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura Inc., a full-service commercial real estate company and member of the Lee & Associates group of companies. A seasoned veteran with a well-established client base in Ventura County, Mr. Ochoa specializes in the sale and leasing of industrial, office and investment properties. Together with colleague Grant Harris this team has averaged 45 transactions annually since 2006. Since 2006, they have successfully negotiated over $420,000,000 in sales and leases. In 2018 Mr. Ochoa transacted more than 600,000 square feet of commercial real estate sales and leases valued in excess of $42 million. The team represented Kilroy Realty in the disposition of Mission Oaks Technology Center, 5151-5155 Camino Ruiz, Camarillo, a 265,000-sf development on 20 acres of land sold as part of a portfolio disposition totaling $355 million. Other notable transactions: the sale of 8.75 acres of land totaling $11,250,000 at Mission Oaks Business Park, Camarillo; the sale of Creekside Executive Center, a 127,820-sf business park in Camarillo; a 203,510-sf lease at 6000 Condor Drive, Moorpark; a 104,073-sf lease at Channel Islands Business Park, Oxnard, on behalf of Haas Automation, Inc.; a 100,000-sf lease in Moorpark on behalf of AG Machining; an 85,000-sf industrial lease at Mission Oaks Business Park in Camarillo; a 67,444-sf sale at 4725 Calle Alto, Camarillo; a 67,360-sf industrial lease at 3810 Transport St. in Ventura; and a 48,000-sf lease at 5171 Verdugo Way, Camarillo, to the County of Ventura Department of Child Support Services. In 2008, Mr. Ochoa transacted a lease for 723,555-square-feet of industrial space on behalf of Deckers Outdoor Corp. that was ranked as the largest lease deal of that year by CoStar, and, in 2011 he represented the company in its renewal. Mr. Ochoa has been recognized by the Pacific Coast Business Times in its “Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate” report for five consecutive years. He has ranked among the Top 10 producers and recognized in the Lee & Associates Presidents’ Circle of Excellence for his outstanding performance in 2018, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2008 and 2007. Before joining Lee as Founding Principal of the Ventura office in 2006, Mr. Ochoa served as Senior Vice President for Colliers International from 1996 to 2006 and earned the Colliers Seeley Circle of Excellence Award for four consecutive years. Prior to that, he served eight years with CBRE. Before commencing his real estate career, Mr. Ochoa spent eight years with the Xerox Corporation managing major accounts and sales in the Tri-County Area (San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura) and the San Fernando Valley.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep (Full Service), Tenant Rep
• Languages
  English
• Markets
  Los Angeles
• Property Types
  Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex, Specialty
• Websites
  LINKEDIN PROFILE
• Company Website
  Visit Site
• Education
  University of Southern California, Los Angeles - Received B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing
• Organizations
  SIOR - Society of Industrial and Office Realtors