Brett Dedeaux

Dedeaux Properties is one of the most active logistics real estate developers in Southern California, with a portfolio spanning more than 13 million square feet in large, open-air land parcels zoned for industrial use. The firm is helmed by Dedeaux, who has had to walk in some famous footsteps. The company was founded by Dedeaux’s grandfather, legendary baseball coach and business icon Rod Dedeaux.

The firm began in 1938 as Dart Warehouse, a trucking and logistics company offering third-party facility management, warehousing, e-commerce fulfillment and transportation. Dedeaux Properties grew out of that platform, acquiring industrial properties for its own use and over time shifting to industrial real estate development and investment. Headquartered in a Santa Monica facility the firm repositioned, the company has expanded into speculative development and sale-leaseback projects. Dedeaux Properties maintains a project pipeline of approximately 2 million square feet, and has been ramping up development in the Inland Empire.

While industrial leasing activity was down in the Inland Empire, Dedeaux Properties managed to score a tenant for an 165,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Fontana, California. The July 2025 deal was valued at more than $11 million, according to L.A. Business First.

— Lauren Elkies Schram