IRVINE, CALIF. — Taiwan-based Skyline Group International has acquired Glen Bell Way, a Class A office and R&D campus located in downtown Orange County’s Irvine Spectrum. The 273,180-square-foot campus includes: 1 Glen Bell Way, a five-story office building; 3 Glen Bell Way, a one-and-two story R&D and office headquarter building; and 5 Glen Bell Way, a four-level, 911-stall parking structure. The campus is 100 percent triple-net-leased to Yum! Brands and Ford Motor Co. There are 91,457 square feet of remaining entitlements associated with the campus that can be utilized for potential future expansion/office intensification for 3 Glen Bell Way. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Ken White, Brunson Howard and Brandon White of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.
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By Terrison Quinn, Managing Principal, SRS Real Estate Partners Despite a recent uptick in vacancy from 4.07 percent to 4.5 percent and a softening of rents from $32.99 to $32.55 per square foot, Orange County remains Southern California’s tightest retail market. And retail investors remain bullish for good reasons. Theaters, gyms and other uses shuttered by the pandemic have reopened to greater-than-expected customer demand. In fact, several health club chains have reported they are back to pre-COVID membership numbers. A multitude of entertainment groups and theaters are also communicating positive messages about demand and expressing an interest in expanding. Theater operators have generally said their limitation is more related to content than demand. The reopening success is even more obvious in categories like grocery stores and drive-thru restaurants. This is apparent in nearly every Orange County city as parking lots are visibly impacted and cars continue to spill out of fast food drive-thru lanes. Most notably, Amazon Fresh is aggressively opening new stores, while fast feeders like Raising Cane’s, Chick-fil-A and Starbucks can’t seem to open new stores fast enough. Sit-down restaurants have also experienced a resurgence in demand with many national and regional groups setting record same-store sales. Clearly, …
Grosvenor Americas Purchases 218,645 SF R&D/Office Property in North San Jose, California
by Amy Works
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Grosvenor Americas has acquired Orchard-Trimble, an office and R&D campus located at Orchard Parkway and West Trimble Road in North San Jose’s Golden Triangle. The acquisition price and name of the seller were not released. Toshiba America Electronic Components, the U.S. storage and semiconductor division of Toshiba Corp., occupies the 218,645-square-foot property, which features R&D lab space. The campus is near San Jose International Airport and provides access to downtown San Jose via the VTA Light Rail.
Paragon Commercial, Canyon Partners Acquire Village Center in Fountain Valley for $14.8M
by Amy Works
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIF. — Paragon Commercial Group and Canyon Partners Real Estate have purchased Village Center, a multi-tenant shopping center located in Fountain Valley. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $14.8 million. Originally built in 1965 and owned by the same family until this purchase, Village Center features 92,386 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Big Lots, Rite-Aid, Dollar Tree and Bank of America. Additionally, Sprouts Farmer’s Market is slated to join the roster as an anchor tenant. The ownership plans to implement an extensive capital improvement program that will update and modernize the shopping center, which has not been significantly updated in more than 50 years. This acquisition marks the eighth investment completed by Paragon through its joint venture with Canyon Catalyst Fund.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Tourmaline Capital has purchased Marina Center, a retail strip center located at 6200-6252 Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. A private investor, who owned the asset for more than 23 years, sold the property for $16.2 million. The 32,757-square-foot property was 84 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Ortho Mattress, Belmont Shore Veterinary Hospital, Subway, Image Rx, Audio Concepts, Lavender Nails, Golden State Tanning, Honey’s Cleaners, Enrique’s Mexican Restaurant and First Bank. Gleb Lvovich and Daniel Tyner of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
Kidder Mathews Brokers $3.1M Sale of Net-Leased Retail Property in Costa Mesa, California
by Amy Works
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of a net-leased retail property located at 400 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. A Newport Beach-based investor sold the asset to Massachusetts-based Henley Enterprises (dba Valvoline) for $3.1 million, or $3,454 per square foot. Since 2000, Valvoline has occupied the 902-square-foot building. The property was triple-net leased to the tenant, which is now the owner-operator. Michael Walseth of Kidder Mathews Walseth Net Leased group represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
Nuveen Real Estate Acquires 236,700 SF Inland Empire Industrial Property from Myers Power Products
by Amy Works
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Newport Beach-based Nuveen Real Estate has purchased an industrial building, located at 2950 E. Philadelphia St. in Ontario, from Myers Power Products in a sale-leaseback transaction for an undisclosed price. Myers Powers, the tenant, is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of engineered-to-order power distribution equipment. The company occupies the freestanding, 236,700-square-foot building and utilizes the facility for its full in-house manufacturing capabilities, including metal fabrication, state-of-the-art paint systems, assembly, integration and testing. Situated on 12 acres, the building features two oversized, grade-level loading doors, 35 dock-high loading positions, a 155-foot truck court, 4,000 amps, a fenced yard and is naturally divisible. Chris Migliori of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services handled the transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Redwood City-based Dollinger Properties has acquired Valley Creative Center, a six-building R&D and office campus located at the confluence of Zanker Road, Bering Drive and Charcot Avenue in San Jose. Vista Investment Group sold the asset for $56 million. Located at 2235-2249 Zanker Road, 2340-2390 Bering Drive and 225-245 Charcot Ave., the complex features 166,928 square feet of space with grade-level loading, ample parking and new exterior façade upgrades. Alan Guterman, Jon DeCoite, Steve Horton and Kelly Yoder of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal. Additionally, the team will service as leasing agents for the multi-tenant property.
CERRITOS, CALIF. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a retail center located at 12221-17312 Norwalk Blvd. in Cerritos. The asset traded for $14.8 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Situated 19 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, the 52,382-square-foot property is anchored by a grocery store. Peter Sengelmann, Eric Diesch and Jackson Coon of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Torrance FRM LLC has completed the disposition of Torrance Technology Campus, a five-building industrial facility situated on 27 acres in Los Angeles’ South Bay market. Rexford Industrial acquired the campus for $182 million. Located at 3100-3110 Lomita Blvd. and 3121 Skypark Drive, Torrance Technology Campus offers 575,976 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent leased to three credit tenants. L3Harris (S&P: BBB) occupies 80 percent of the campus. Other tenants include Torrance Memorial Medical Center and various parking tenants. Kevin Shannon, Scott Schumacher and Ken White of Newmark represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.