Industrial

ONTARIO, CALIF. — Sares Regis Group (SRG) has purchased 150 acres of land in Ontario for an undisclosed sum. The land is part of the undeveloped, 243-acre Meredith International Centre, which extends nearly a mile along the north side of Interstate 10, between Archibald and Vineyard avenues. SRG plans to develop a 3-million-square-foot industrial distribution campus on the site. Following the initial acquisition, the largest of the site’s seven planned buildings was recently pre-leased to QVC. It will act as the video and e-commerce retailer’s first West Coast distribution hub. QVC’s lease will include 1.5 million square feet. The building will be completed by next July. It will include 30,000 square feet of office and employee cafeteria space. Joe McKay of Lee & Associates represented SRG in the land acquisition and lease. CBRE’s Erik Wanland and Mike Barker represented QVC. Chuck Noble, John Hatzis and Dave Hunsaker of Lee & Associates represented the seller, the Meredith family.

SAN DIEGO — Westcore Properties has acquired an eight-building industrial portfolio from MetLife for $69.4 million. The properties contain a total of 634,289 square feet throughout four projects in Southern California. The acquisition includes a 300,896-square-foot business park in Buena Park that is leased to tenants like Isuzu Motors and Hochiki America Corp.; a 165,070-square-foot, single-tenant warehouse/distribution building in San Dimas that’s leased to Western Pacific Storage; an 88,323-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial building in Ontario leased to NGOC Hoang Gia LLC and Kelleher Corporation; and an 80,000-square-foot, single-tenant industrial building leased to Spartech Polycom. CBRE’s Darla Longo and Barbara Emmons represented MetLife in the transaction. San Diego-based Westcore Properties now owns more than 2.5 million square feet of commercial space throughout Southern California.