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James E. Klein
President
KLEIN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
SIORSIOR Member since 1996
Distribution & Logistics, Investments, Landlord, Sale/Leasing, Tenant Representation1204 W Gardena Blvd Ste A, Gardena, California 90247-4873
About
Jim was born and raised in New York City where he retains strong family roots and long term friendships. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1981 with a B.A. in History and began his professional career in Los Angeles working for a succession of large and small industrial real estate brokerages.
After 15 years practicing real estate, Jim opened Klein Commercial Real Estate in 1997. KCRE maintains an office in downtown Gardena and specializes in industrial property throughout the Greater Los Angeles region. Clients include developers, international corporations, and private investors, in both sale and lease transactions.
Jim also holds a New York State broker’s license enabling him to serve East Coast clients and is frequently involved in out-of-state transactions through his professional network of highly qualified real estate brokers.
Jim has held leadership roles in both civic and business organizations including BRICA (Broadway/Rosecrans Industrial Commercial Association), LASVP (Los Angeles Social Venture Partners) and SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors), for which he was recently elected to the Board of Directors. His hobbies include tennis, swimming, literature, travel, and music. Jim occasionally writes about the industry. He lives in Santa Monica with his family.
Active Committees (2)
- Global Business Growth Group
- SPB - Distribution and Logistics
Past Committees (32)
- SIOR Foundation University Engagment Committee
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Industrial Member Steering Committee
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Industrial Member Steering Committee
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Member Coalition Council
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Nominating
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Industrial Member Steering Committee
- Member Coalition Council
- Performance Oversight and Monitoring Committee
- Board of Directors
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Committee Council Leadership
- Education Work Group
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Specialty Practice Board Committee
- Innovation and Technology Committee
- Education Council
- Education Council
- Conference Education Committee
- SPB - Land
- Education Committee
- Technology
- Education Committee
- Chapter Leadership Council
- Chapter Leadership Council
- Technology
Events Attended This Year (3)
- Additional Guest Opening Cocktail Party Ticket (otherwise included with registration)
- SIOR'S Fall 2026 Event
- 2026 Spring Event
Lifetime Events Attended (96)
- Additional Guest Opening Cocktail Party Ticket (otherwise included with registration)
- SIOR'S Fall 2026 Event
- 2026 Spring Event
- 2025 Fall Event
- 2025 Spring Event
- 2024 Fall Event
- 2024 Spring Event
- Fall 2023 Event
- 2023 Spring Event
- 2022 CREate 360
- Webinar: Overcoming Construction Challenges: A Contractor’s Perspective 03/01/2022
- 2021 CREate 360
- Industrial Networking Roundtables (July 14, 2021)
- How to Look Professional Online | Happy Hour
- 2021 TransACT 360
- Webinar: Investment Deal Share & Market Update
- Webinar: Technology Trends for the Industrial Warehouse
- Virtual Lunch with Robert O'Neil
- ndustrial Member Group Networking Roundtables: East Coast
- ndustrial Member Group Networking Roundtables: West of the Mississippi + Mexico & Western Canada
- Industrial Member Group Networking Roundtables (December 9, 2020)
- The Third Decade - What to Expect?
- Taking You From ""Working the Room"" to ""Working the Zoom""
- Happy Hour
- 2020 CREate 360 Virtual
- Industrial Member Group Networking Roundtables (August 12, 2020)
- Virtual TransACT 360: Industrial Roundtable Discussions
- TransACT 360 Virtual General Session
- 2022 TransACT 360
- Virtual TransACT 360: IBG - Running Teams & Working With Clients Virtually
- Webinar: Distribution & Fulfillment Center Optimization
- Holiday Party 12/12/2019
- 2019 Fall World Conference
- SIOR Night 2019
- Webinar: Analysis to Opportunity: The Role of Data in CRE
- Prologis Spring Networking Event
- 2019 Spring World Conference
- March Madness - SIOR IEOC
- Bowl-A-Rama 02/07/2019
- SIOR Night 12/07/2018
- SIOR Night 10/25/2018
- Industrial Networking Forum 10/13/2018
- 2018 Fall World Conference
- 2nd European International Conference
- Spring Dinner
- 2018 Spring World Conference
- March Madness 2018
- Holiday Party 12/01/2017
- Holiday Party 12/01/2017
- 2017 Fall World Conference
- SIOR Night 2017
- Pacific Industrial Beach Party
- 2017 Spring World Conference
- March Madness Networking (with IEOC)
- Holiday Party 12/02/2016
- Holiday Party 12/02/2016
- 2016 Fall World Conference
- SIOR Night 2016
- 2016 Spring World Conference
- 2015 Fall World Conference
- 2015 Leadership Conference
- 2015 Spring World Conference
- 2014 Fall World Conference
- 2014 Leadership Conference
- 2014 Spring World Conference
- 2013 Fall World Conference
- 2013 Spring World Conference
- 2012 Fall World Conference
- 2012 Spring World Conference
- 2011 Fall World Conference
- 2011 Spring World Conference
- 2010 Fall World Conference
- 2010 Spring World Conference
- Leadership Conference 2009
- FWC 2009
- 2009 Spring World Conference
- 2008 Fall World Conference - Minneapolis, MN
- 2008 Spring Convention
- 2007 FPC
- Leadership Conference - St. Louis, MO
- 2007 Spring Convention
- 2006 Fall Professional Conference
- 2006 Spring Convention
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- 2003 Fall Professional Conference
- 2003 Spring Convention
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- AC98 - Conversion
- 1998 Spring Convention
