INDIO, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of two retail strip centers — Rubidoux Plaza and South Rubidoux — in Indio. The assets sold for a combined total of $4.6 million. Totaling nearly 20,000 square feet, the retail centers are located along Highway 111 and serve the entire Coachella Valley area. Tom Chichester of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller in the transactions. The names of the seller and buyers were not released.
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SAN DIEGO — An undisclosed developer has broken ground on RB Vista, the first new speculative industrial building in Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego in 10 years, according to JLL. Situated on 10.1 acres on Via Del Campo, RB Vista will feature a 141,027-square-foot industrial building that can accommodate a variety of requirements ranging from 70,000 square feet to 141,027 square feet. The facility will include 32-foot minimum warehouse clear height, 36 dock-high loading doors, manufacturing power, 135-foot court, ESFR sprinklers and a highly secure site. Completion is slated for first-quarter 2020. JLL’s Andy Irwin and Jay Alexander are overseeing leasing of the property.
CAMARILLO, CALIF. — Oakmont Senior Living has opened a welcome center at Oakmont of Camarillo, its upcoming seniors housing community in Camarillo, approximately 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The 86,839-square-foot property is scheduled to open around the end of the year. When completed, the three-acre community will offer 60 assisted living and 25 memory care apartments. Ted Burgess is executive director of Oakmont of Camarillo.
Valencia Pipe Co. Leases 170,990 SF Industrial Space at Vista Business Park in Southern California
by Amy Works
VALENCIA, CALIF. — Valencia Pipe Co., a division of VPC Global, has signed a lease for 170,990 square feet of industrial space at Vista Business Park in Valencia. The lease is valued at $10.1 million. Located at 28305 Livingston Ave., the Class A property features heavy power, 22 ground-level loading doors, two dock-high doors, 30-foot clear heights and 344 parking spaces. The landlord, Valencia LLC, is currently adding 7,000 square feet of corporate office space on the site. Once completed, Valencia Pipe Co., a manufacturer of steel tubing and pipes used in retail and wholesale, will vacate its current facilities in the Valencia Commerce Center on Industry Drive in Valencia and relocate to the new property. Matt Dierchman, David Harding, Greg Geraci and Billy Walk of CBRE represented the tenant, while Nigel Stout of JLL and Rob Fuelling and Brady Thomson of IDS represented the landlord in the transaction.
INDIO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property, located at 82360 U.S. Highway 111 in Indio. An individual/personal trust acquired the 9,888-square-foot property for $2.1 million at a 6.7 percent capitalization rate. Edwin Mariscal of Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario, Calif., office represented the buyer in the deal.
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — TA Realty has acquired 101 Continental, a soon-to-be-vacant office tower in El Segundo, for $138.5 million or $400 per-square-foot. VEREIT Inc. (NYSE: VER) sold the property. Developed by Continental Airlines in 1972, the 340,000-square-foot property was upgraded in 2008. The building is fully leased to Northrop Grumman and features floor-to-ceiling glass on every floor and unobstructed ocean views. TA Realty plans to begin a comprehensive building renovation at the end of May when Northrop Grumman’s lease expires. A timeline for the completion of the renovation was not disclosed. The property is located at 101 Continental Blvd., 18 miles southwest of downtown Los Angles and two miles south of Los Angeles International Airport. Selling 101 Continental decreases VEREIT’s office exposure and strengthens its overall portfolio, according to Thomas Roberts, chief investment officer of the company. As of Dec. 31, 2018, VEREIT managed and owned a 4,000-property, 95 million-square-foot portfolio that spanned across retail, office, restaurant and industrial space in 49 states. When Phoenix-based VEREIT purchased the property in 2014 for $98 million, it was fully leased to Northrop Grumman. VEREIT engaged Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) to market the property as a redevelopment opportunity. “The opportunity to acquire …
Harvest Properties, Invesco Real Estate Buy Three-Building Office Development Site in Silicon Valley
by Amy Works
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — A joint venture between Harvest Properties and Invesco Real Estate has acquired a three-building, Class A office development site in Silicon Valley’s Sunnyvale submarket. Terms of the transaction were not released. The acquisition marks the eighth joint venture that Harvest and Invesco have completed together. The fully entitled, shovel-ready development site is situated in Peery Park, minutes from downtown Sunnyvale. The project totals approximately 540,000 square feet across three buildings and can be delivered in phases. The partnership plans to break ground immediately and deliver the first building, a 190,000-square-foot asset at 684 W. Maude Ave., in the third quarter of 2020.
SAN FERNANDO AND SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has acquired two industrial properties, comprising six buildings, for a total of $139 million. The acquisitions were funded using cash on hand and draws on the company’s line of credit. The company purchased San Fernando Business Center within the LA-San Fernando Valley submarket for $118.1 million, or $200 per square foot. At the time of acquisition, the industrial business park was 88 percent occupied. The park consists of three single-tenant industrial buildings and two three-tenant industrial buildings, totaling 591,660 square feet on 28.6 acres of land. The property features 24-foot minimum clear heights, extensive dock-high loading and proximity to four freeways. Additionally, Rexford acquired 10015 Waples Court within the Central San Diego submarket for $21.3 million, or $200 per square foot. Situated on 5.4 acres, the vacant industrial building features 106,412 square feet with 31-foot clear heights and is divisible for two tenants.
LANCASTER, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has directed the sale of two multi-tenant pads adjacent to the Walmart Supercenter in Lancaster, approximately 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. San Diego-based The Niki Group and Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Wood Investment Cos. sold the properties to a Los Angeles-based private buyer for $6 million. Eric Wohl, Ed Hanley and Andrew Cunningham of Hanley Investment Group represented the sellers, while James Chin of Los Angeles-based Realtex Properties represented the buyer in the deal. Built in 2003, the fully occupied buildings total 13,760 square feet. AT&T, Papa John’s, Advance America and Mi Ranchito Mexican Bar & Grill occupy the 7,500-square-foot Pad B building, which is located at 1721 E. Avenue J. Panda Express, Smoke Rings, GameStop and It’s a Grind occupy the 6,260-square-foot Pad G building, located at 44421 20th St. East.
CBRE Brokers Sales of Two Smart & Final Grocery Stores in Central California Totaling $14.8M
by Amy Works
FRESNO AND PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the sales of two Smart & Final grocery stores in Central California. A private investor acquired the properties as corporate leasebacks for a combined total of $14.8 million. Matt LoPiccolo of CBRE and John Glass of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Smart & Final, a Los Angeles-based grocery chain with more than 300 locations in the western United States. Jerry Suyderhoud of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer in the deal. The properties are a 33,150-square-foot Smart & Final, located at 2425 Blackstone Ave. in Fresno, and a newly built, 31,341-square-foot property at 1419 W. Olive Ave. in Porterville. The Fresno asset was built in 1991 and renovated in 2018.