Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis

Managing Principal, Lee & Associates

Houston, TX 77024

Phone (713) 744-7441

Chris is a managing principal at Lee & Associates Houston specializing in office leasing.
Specialties
Landlord Rep (Office), Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Office)
Property Types
Industrial, Office, Retail, Flex
Markets
Houston
Languages
English
Bio
Chris Lewis is a co-managing principal at Lee & Associates- Houston. Chris specializes in landlord agency, ownership strategies, and investment sales, with experience also in life sciences, datacenter, and tenant representation in the office sector of the Houston commercial real estate market. With over 25 years of real estate expertise, coupled with his extensive knowledge in tenant relocation, tenant expansion, lease negotiations, market analysis and property marketing, Chris has proven himself to be highly respected in the brokerage community. He utilizes a hands-on approach to oversee the needs of his diverse client portfolio, which allows him to successfully negotiate deals to procure office space and/or execute complex lease transactions. Since 2015 Chris has completed over 685 transactions valued at $480,000,000. Upon completion of college, Chris started a career in real estate with Griffin Partners, Inc. as an analyst. Chris was eventually promoted to Vice President of Brokerage Services for Griffin Partners, Inc., and grew the brokerage arm of the company to lease millions of square feet of space in the Houston area. Chris remained with Griffin Partners for 14 years, until he was offered the opportunity to start the 55th office for the California-based national real estate company, Lee & Associates, in 2014. Chris has grown Lee & Associates from 8 brokers to nearly 45 brokers in the past eight years; putting the company on the map as one of the top 10 brokerage houses in the city of Houston. Chris was nominated for Best CEO of a small company in 2017 by the Houston Business Journal for his efforts. In addition, he has also led and participated in various professional speaking engagements and has been published in a multitude of high-profile business periodicals.
Education
BBA, Information and Operations Management & International Business | Texas A&M
Awards
-Costar Power Broker Award Winner 2018 -Top Office Broker
-Outstanding CEO of a Small Company - Houston Business Journal C-Suite Award Finalist
-Houston Business Journal Heavy Hitter 2022