jslaught@lee-associates.com
Office: 805-962-6700
Direct Line: 805-560-3307
License #: 859033


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Biography
Jim Slaught is recognized as one of California's most successful real estate development and investment professionals. Throughout his 20+ year career, Slaught has managed and directed the leasing, acquisition, disposition and development of more than three million square feet of properties, valued in excess of $700 million, in California. Some of his notable transactions in Santa Barbara County include Pavilion @ Paseo Nuevo, Mesa Center, Montecito Inn and Town Center West. Within San Luis Obispo County, he has completed repeated transactions on the SLO Promenade, Higuera Plaza, Pismo Plaza, and Atascadero Factory Outlets. Additionally, Jim has sold and leased centers in Camarillo, Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley in Ventura County.

Slaught joins Lee & Associates Central Coast from his Director of Acquisitions position at LBG Realty Advisors LLC, an opportunistic real estate investment firm specializing in the acquisition of retail assets and distressed debt. Prior to LBG, he served as VP, Director of Acquisitions and Asset Manager at Investec Commercial, Inc., where he was responsible for over 1 million square feet of shopping center developments and investments throughout California.

Slaught graduated from the University of Califronia, Irvine, with a Bachelor's degree in Economics.

Career History / Professional Recognition
Director of Acquisitions
LBG Realty Advisors
2010

Vice President, Director of Acquisitions & Development
Investec Commercial, Inc.
1997-2009

Vice President & Retail Properties Director
Pacifica Commercial Realty
1986-1996