Lee & Associates of Illinois Principal and Owner John Sharpe, SIOR, CCIM, was the recipient of the “Largest Dollar Volume Member-to-Member Transaction by a Member Associate” at the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) Spring Conference held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 26-29, 2023.
The premier event brings leaders together from around the globe—representing every facet of office and industrial real estate—to share knowledge and hear perspectives on emerging market trends. The awards program honors SIOR designees in several categories, with a special focus on SIOR-to-SIOR business referrals.
Sharpe, a 36-year industrial real estate veteran, was honored for his representation of warehousing, fulfillment and technology solutions company Smart Warehousing in its lease of a 497,952-square foot, cross-dock property at the Sandy Run Industrial Park in Gaston, South Carolina. The newly built speculative building—one of the largest ever constructed in the area—was developed by South Carolina-based Red Rocks Development and is scheduled to open in May 2023.
Sharpe, along with John DeCouto, CCIM of Lee & Associates’ Atlanta office, represented Smart Warehousing in this lease transaction. Chuck Salley, SIOR; Dave Matthews, SIOR; Thomas Beard, SIOR; and John Peebles of Colliers represented Red Rock Developments.
