a neighborhood supermarket that was losing money. He turned it around and sold it for a substantial profit two years later.

In 1986, Shawn settled in Southern California. He acquired a poorly managed auto repair shop in Hollywood, and again turned it into a very successful business, this time adding car sales, a towing company and a taxi and limousine service. Shawn purchased his first Las Vegas property in 1990 and has been active in this market ever since.  He owns a number of properties in his personal portfolio and expanded this market to Arizona.

In June of 1995, Mr. Barashy decided to make real estate a full time career and he became part of the Lee & Associates Team. He brings an extensive knowledge and proven track record for acquiring, managing and turning around failing businesses. He has been an owner, user and investor of product for many years; this experience makes him ideally suited for his focus on land and properties. In his association with Lee, he has completed transactions including developer representation in land acquisitions and tenant representation with Boise Cascade, Bigelow Aerospace Development, Masco Corporation, UPS Logistics Group, Cartridges USA Cobronze Corp., Nevada Countertop, Pacific Snax, Wilmax, C.D.T., Potatoes and Vegetable Express, Water Dynamic International, Glass Emporium and Cox Communication, to name a few.

Since 1996, Mr. Barashy has been involed in the acquisiton, design, rezoning and marketing from the ground up successfully leasing and selling in Industrial Development such as Sunrise Industrial Park, Lake Mead Industrial and Cecile Business Center, to name a few, as well as office and medical complexes, such as Emerald Business Center and Southern Palms Medical Plaza and retail centers.

Over the past 13 years Mr. Barashy has been successfully representing property owners, investors, buyers and tenants in the Las Vegas area and is well respected in the real estate arena. He currently is marketing a number of projects in the Valley and is targeting and calling end users and developers requiring land. Mr. Barashy was promoted to Senior Vice President in October 1997 and holds a Shareholder position. He has been the Top Producing Agent for the past six years in a row (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007) in the Las Vegas Lee & Associates office and one of the Top 5 Agents of Lee & Associates company wide. Through Lee & Associates, he is an affiliate member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and the National Association for Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). His enthusiasm, experience, dedication to hard work and good-natured manner make him an important member to our team.

Mr. Barashy is licensed in the State of Nevada and is a Senior Vice President and Industrial Division Manager with the firm.