TORRANCE, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the move of Rusher Air Conditioning into a new headquarters in Torrance. Structured as a reverse exchange, the sale of the previous headquarters and purchase of a new one featured “a combined transaction value of $9.5 million,” according to DAUM. Michael Collins and Dustin Hullinger of DAUM’s Capital Markets Group, with the assistance of Brad Levin, arranged the transaction.
The pandemic has done a lot to the office sector, not the least of which is convince employees they don’t need to sit in a cubicle eight hours a day, five days a week. Turns out, unsurprisingly, many people appreciate the freedom and flexibility that comes with working from home. The average U.S. office vacancy rate was 18.6 percent in the first quarter of 2023, according to Cushman & Wakefield. This was 5.9 percentage points higher than fourth-quarter 2019. Three California regions are also listed on the “Bottom 10 Performers of 2022” list (according to vacancy rate) put out by the National Association of Realtors. These include San Rafael (19.3 percent vacancy), San Francisco (16.4 percent) and Los Angeles (14.4 percent). Yet, leases are still getting signed, particularly at urban mixed-use projects throughout the state. Sean Slater, senior principal in RDC’s San Diego office, thinks this type of environment is a no-brainer for companies looking to bring employees back to the office. “Office workers want choice, especially with the current work-from-anywhere trend,” he says. “For a long time, suburban office parks have lacked choice of food and beverage, a diverse population of tenants, and a meaningful connection to their community. …
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — The REMM Group, a property management company headquartered in Santa Ana, has been assigned as operator for eight Southern California multifamily properties totaling over 1,000 units. The largest of the properties is McComber Creek Apartment Homes, a 348-unit community in Buena Park. McComber Creek offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as amenities such as a pool and two tennis courts. The other seven properties include: Villa Creek Apartment Homes in Cypress; The Jagger in Los Angeles; Pasadena Village Apartment Homes in Tustin; Fountain Park Apartment Homes in Buena Park; Orange Creek Apartment Homes in Orange; Courtyard at La Pat Place Westminster; and Lincoln Village in Anaheim.
SAN DIEGO – Barron Team and CAPRO Network Financials have acquired a 22,532-square-foot office building in San Diego for $6.4 million. The building is located at 10085 Carroll Canyon Road in the Scripps Ranch submarket. The new buyers plan to occupy the building, which is currently 50 percent leased. The 11,339-square-foot second floor is fully leased to short-term tenants. The 11,193-square-foot bottom floor is available for the buyer to occupy. Chris Powers, Matt Pourcho, Anthony DeLorenzo, Nick Williams and Matt Harris of CBRE Investment Properties represented the seller, Rosner Law & Mansfield, in the transaction.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — EverWest Real Estate Investors has acquired a 101,175-square-foot warehouse facility in Long Beach. The facility is situated immediately off interstates 710 and 405, just north of the Ports of Long Beach/Los Angeles. The building features up to 22-foot clear height, 12 dock-high and three grade-level doors, a separate truck court and a secured fenced storage yard. It is fully leased to FLS Warehouse and Distribution. The site also offers significant acreage deployable for a variety of uses, including industrial outdoor storage (IOS). Abie Kassin, Ikey Betesh and Michael Schoenbrun of Meridian Investment Sales represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Milan Capital Management has received a $12.1 million loan for the refinancing of Mission Promenade, a 105,700-square-foot retail center in Oceanside, approximately 40 miles northwest of San Diego. Built in 1972 and renovated in 1999, the property was 97 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants including El Super and dd’s Discounts. Jeff Sause and John Chun arranged the 10-year loan through a regional bank on behalf of the borrower.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — San Antonio Regional Hospital has acquired a 127,000-square-foot office building in Rancho Cucamonga for $22.2 million. The building is located at 11000 Eucalyptus St. San Antonio Regional Hospital is an Upland-based regional healthcare provider that will convert the asset into medical office space. Graham Gilles of the Hoffman Company represented the buyer in the transaction. Gary Goodgame, Jeremy Dee and Max Browne of Kennedy Wilson Brokerage represented the seller, Mercury Casualty Co.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Wilshire Capital Partners has sold a 70,964-square-foot office building in Irvine to an owner-user for an undisclosed sum. The vacant, Class A building is located at 17900 Von Karman in the Irvine Business District (IBD) submarket. The new owner plans to occupy the property after making renovations. Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Bryan Johnson, David Dowd and Jennifer Whittington of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged a $15 million loan for the refinancing of Lincoln Square Shopping Center in Oakland. Safeway anchors the property, which comprises three buildings with 14 tenant suites. Other tenants at the center include CVS/pharmacy, Peet’s Coffee, Jamba Juice and the UPS Store. Originally built in 1963, the property underwent extensive redevelopment in 2019. Shaun Moothart, Bruce Francis, Doug Birrell and Bob Ybarra of CBRE arranged the non-recourse, 10-year, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, a California-based private retail real estate operating company.
NEWBURY PARK, CALIF. — NEXGEN has acquired a 23,919-square-foot industrial life sciences/laboratory facility in Newbury Park for $6.2 million. The facility is located at 3615 Old Conejo Road within the USA Business Park in the Conejo Valley industrial market. Century 21 represented NEXGEN in the transaction. Matt Ehrlich and Marcos Villagomez of NAI Capital Commercial represented the seller, Dao Bui Holdings. Ehrlich and Villagomez spent more than a year on the project, facilitating the lease termination and departure of the former tenant and assisting as de facto property managers.