ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – North San Diego County has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 124 S. Market Place in Escondido. PGP Beach Colony acquired the property from Morris Alkin Revocable Trust for $2.8 million. The 19,525-square-foot industrial building features four suites leased to three tenants. Daniel Knoke and Peter Merz of Lee & Associates represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has secured a 15,000-square-foot industrial lease at 5825 Kelley St. in northeast Houston for BrandSafway Solutions LLC, a provider of scaffolding systems. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 2008. Taylor Schmidt and Reed Vestal of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Munson of Boyd Commercial represented the landlord, Audie Gray Family LP.
FLORENCE, N.J. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $14.7 million sale of a 30.8-acre industrial development site located in Florence, a southern suburb of New Jersey. Located on Railroad Avenue, the property consists of two parcels that have been approved for construction of a 300,700-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility. Details of the construction schedule were undisclosed. Bob Yoshimura, Joe Hill and Eric Mattson led a Lee & Associates team that represented the seller, Foxdale Properties, in the transaction. The team also worked with Robert Lambert of Cushman & Wakefield. Denver-based Black Creek Group was the buyer.
NORCO, CALIF. — Goli Nutrition, a vitamin manufacturer, has inked a deal to occupy 422,432 square feet of industrial space spread across four industrial buildings located at 3300-3390 Horseless Carriage Drive in Norco, approximately 45 miles east of Los Angeles. Goli Nutrition plans to use the multi-building campus, located within Saddle Business Center, to expand its operations, including its distribution efforts. The landlord is CapRock Partners. Jeff Ruscigno of Lee & Associates Riverside, Calif., along with Paul Earnhart, Ryan Earnhart and Brian Pharriss of Lee & Associates Ontario, Calif., represented both the landlord and the tenant in the transaction.
MESA, ARIZ. — California-based Pride Ventures LLC II has purchased an approximately four-acre site, located at 1830 W. Main St. in Mesa. Sycamore Station Fund LLC sold the asset for $3.8 million. The property is Parcel 1 of Sycamore Station, a transit-oriented, mixed-use project currently underway. Pride Ventures plans to develop a 200-unit multifamily community at the site, which offers convenient access to the light rail train line on Main Street. Kimberly Rollins and Dallan Randall of the Commercial Properties / CORFAC International Multifamily team, along with Jeff Hays of the corporate services team and Tate Gunning of Commercial Properties Inc., represented the buyer. Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — San Diego-based Stos Partners has purchased an industrial asset located at 42301 Zevo Drive in Temecula. A private investor sold the facility for $28.9 million in an off-market transaction. Currently, a global, publicly traded healthcare company occupies the entire 228,912-square-foot property. The tenant plans to utilize the facility as part of its distribution network for COVID-19 tests. Scott Stewart of Lee & Associates represented Stos Partners, while Alisa Lovas of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Westcore, an industrial real estate acquisition, development and asset management firm, has entered the Temecula market with the purchase of an industrial warehouse located at 27731 Diaz Road. An undisclosed private investor sold the property for $10.8 million. Situated on 10.6 acres, the currently vacant property features 65,625 square feet of space. The facility offers 14 dock-high doors, 30-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration and a large decomposed granite secured yard. Brad Yates and Stefan Pastor of Colliers International represented Westcore, while Barret Woods of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
WHITTIER, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 8155 Byron Road in Whittier. The undisclosed seller sold the asset to a private buyer for $5.5 million. Built in 1974 on 1.5 acres, the 32,000-square-foot property includes 3,000 square feet of office space, 16 parking spaces, two roll-up doors and 20-foot to 22-foot clear heights. The seller is a company that manufactured racking systems for the grocery industry and vacated the property prior to escrow. The buyer intends to use the building for its business. Chris Maling, David Mailing and Paul Clark of Avison Young represented the seller, while Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
OPA-LOCKA, FLA. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $2.3 million sale of a 32,897-square-foot industrial and office building in Opa-Locka. The property is situated at 4600 NW 128th St., two miles from the 850,000-square-foot Amazon Mega Distribution Center and nine miles north of Miami International Airport. The building comprises 22,620 square feet of warehouse space and 10,277 square feet of office space and the option to build out an additional 3,462 square feet of office space. The facility offers front and rear loading, six dock height doors, one drive-in door, a truck court, 21-foot clear ceiling heights and two freight elevators. The buyer, Blue Ring Plastics LLC, plans to expand its avionics operations at the site. Avionics is the electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites and spacecraft. Matthew Rotolante and Conner Milford of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Brain Power Investments LLC, and the buyer in the transaction.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Santa Monica, Calif.-based BLT Enterprises has purchased two office properties in Hollywood for a total consideration of $20 million. The properties are a creative office asset at 5735 Melrose Ave. and an 18,000-square-foot production and entertainment office compound at 6151 Santa Monica Blvd. BLT plans to transform the Santa Monica Boulevard property into a modern creative industrial compound catering to production catering to production companies, digital advertising agencies and other companies at the convergence of tech and media. The Melrose property already underwent a renovation to fit the needs of the marketplace. Brad McCoy and David Wilson of Lee & Associates represented BLT in both transactions. Adam Hall of TOLD Partners represented the undisclosed seller of the Santa Monica property, while Paul Brehme and Brad McCoy of Lee & Associates represented the seller of the Melrose property.
