California

LOS ANGELES – The University of Southern California (USC) has completed its new Wallis Annenberg Hall at Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The $40-million project features 88,000 square feet situated over five levels. The new building is near the USC Central Campus in Los Angeles. It will house broadcast network equipment, media classrooms and laboratories. The project was constructed by Bernards and designed by Dan Benjamin of Harley Ellis Devereaux. This is Bernards’ third major project with USC. The building was named for the benefactor, Wallis Annenberg, president of the Annenberg Foundation and the longest-serving USC trustee.

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SAN DIEGO – Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation has renewed its lease for 182,870 square feet of office space at the Kearny Mesa Spectrum Center. The three-building office campus is located at 9326 and 9356 Spectrum Center Blvd. and 4830 Ruffin Road in San Diego. Northrop Grumman is the property’s original tenant. It has occupied this space for nearly 10 years. The campus was built in 2005. It features a large data center, 608 surface parking spaces, electric vehicle charging stations and a cafeteria with multiple outdoor eating areas, among other things. Northrop Grumman was represented by CBRE’s Tom Martinez and Evan Knutsen. The landlord, American Fund US Investments, LP, was represented by Tom Wilcox and Jay Arnett of Colliers International.

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PERRIS, CALIF. – Duke Realty has announced plans to build a new 783,407-square-foot spec bulk warehouse building in the Inland Empire East submarket of Perris. The new building will be located near the Ramona Expressway and I-215. The building will be called Perris Logistics Center II. It is currently pre-leasing. The building is scheduled for completion in August 2015. Steve Bellitti and Thomas Taylor of Colliers serve as the leasing agents.

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SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. – Ellis Partners LLC has acquired a 130,237-square-foot office building in San Rafael for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 4040 Civic Center Drive. The seller was an institutional investor. Cushman & Wakefield will handle the leasing of the property and CBRE will take on the property management assignment for the new ownership. This acquisition represents the fourth purchase by Ellis Partners with capital partner Artemis Real Estate Partners.

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LOS ANGELES – ThinkFactory Media has leased 33,444 square feet of office space in Los Angeles. The space is located at 1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd. ThinkFactory will use this space for its corporate headquarters and production services. The landlord, Ocean West Capital Partners and Westbrook Partners, was represented by JLL’s Carl Muhlstein, Hayley Blockley and Jaclyn Ward.

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VALENCIA, CALIF. – IAC has broken ground on a new 1.3-million-square-foot industrial development in Valencia. The new project will be called IAC Commerce Center. It will be the largest industrial center to break ground in North Los Angeles County in 25 years, according to CBRE, which has been retained to market and lease the property. The center will be situated on 70 acres along Witherspoon Parkway, adjacent to the Valencia Commerce Center. It will be completed in three phases. The first phase will include 400,000 square feet. It is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2016. Land development is anticipated to take about 12 months.

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HAYWARD, CALIF. – A 10,000-square-foot retail property in Hayward that is net leased to Kelly-Moore Paints has sold to a private investor for $2.2 million. The property is located at 28722-28724 Mission Blvd. The paint retailer subleases a small portion of the building to a local flooring retailer. The building was constructed in 1970. Kelly-Moore has occupied this space for about 44 years. In 2006, it signed a new lease for an additional 15-year term. The seller, a private investor, was represented by Bryan Webb and Bill Allen of Marcus & Millichap.

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LOS ANGELES – Ergobaby has leased 16,378 square feet of office space in Downtown Los Angeles. The space is located at 617 West 7th Street. The consumer baby products company will occupy an entire floor. The company will be relocating from its existing headquarters at nearby 888 Figueroa early next year. Ergobaby was represented by Andrew Lustgarten and Sonya Schmidt of Studley. The landlord, The Swig Company, was represented by CBRE’s John Zanetos, Chris Penrose and Mark O’Brien.

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With the scarcity of vacant land in Orange County and the need for antiquated properties to be updated, the trend seems to be redevelopment with an eye on mixed-use retail, including a multi-story residential component. There are currently several new development projects either in the planning or construction phase. Los Olivos Marketplace – Irvine The Irvine Company plans to build Los Olivos Marketplace, a new 120,000-square-foot retail center across from its Los Olivos Apartment Community on Irvine Center Drive near the 405 Freeway in Irvine. This development would be situated adjacent to its existing 62,000-square-foot retail center, and just minutes from the firm’s Irvine Spectrum Cente. Whole Foods Market has already signed a lease for 40,000 square feet at the center. It plans to open in spring 2016. The Source – Buena Park On a more international scale, M+D Properties is building a 400,000-square-foot, mixed-use center known as The Source in Buena Park. It would include world-class, high-end retailers and restaurants, a 150-room Hyatt Place, a seven-story office building, a 1,200-seat movie theater, and a 54,000-square-foot performing arts center called YG Land, from South Korea-based entertainment company YG Entertainment. The project is expected to be complete early next year. Pacific …

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