GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Axle on Demand has signed a 126,075-square-foot pre-lease at Echo Park 303, a 676,336-square-foot industrial development in Glendale. The renter is the property’s first tenant. The transaction represents Axle on Demand’s sixth metro Phoenix location. It will fill more than half of Echo Park 303’s Building A almost four months before the Class A industrial project is scheduled for completion. Axle on Demand will use the space for third-party logistics services spanning warehousing, fulfilment and IT operations. Echo Real Estate Capital is developing the project. Anthony Lydon, John Lydon and Kelly Royle of JLL represented Echo Real Estate Capital in the pre-lease transaction. John Grady with CBRE represented Axle on Demand.
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Rubi Laboratories Signs 16,884 SF Lease at Radius @ Harbor Bay Campus in Alameda, California
by Jeff Shaw
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Rubi Laboratories, a California-based biotechnology company, has signed a 16,884-square-foot lease at the Radius @ Harbor Bay campus in Alameda. Radius is a nearly 700,000-square-foot life sciences and innovation campus located at 1501 Harbor Bay Parkway. The property features a new backup power generator, HVAC service with 100 percent outdoor air, 13-foot clear heights and an outdoor screened equipment pad. Newmark’s Conor Ranahan represented the landlord and ownership group, Paceline Investors and True North Management Group, while the firm’s Daniel Pivnick and Ari Rokeach represented Rubi Laboratories. Newmark previously represented the landlord and ownership group in the 43,645-square-foot, full-building lease to Vivani in December 2022 at the same campus.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $36.5 million sale of Bristol Place, a 61,454-square-foot retail center located in Santa Ana. Built in 1968, the property was renovated in 2019 and was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale. Matt Burnett, Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley represented the seller, a joint venture between an affiliate of Cadence Capital Investments and Oakwood Real Estate Partners. Ron Duong of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a California-based private investor.
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Diamond Realty Holdings has purchased an industrial flex/office building in El Segundo for $6 million. The property is located at the intersection of Lairport Street and East Mariposa Avenue. A long-term tenant currently occupies 2,400 square feet of the main, 14,400-square-foot structure. The remaining 12,000 square feet is available for lease and fully divisible. The new ownership plans to complete interior and exterior renovations to improve the façade and access to the site, as well as create open flex industrial space that can accommodate a variety of uses. CBRE’s Bob Healey, John Lane, Richard Melbye and Jane Healey represented both the buyer and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — CBRE has arranged leases for four new tenants at a 22-story, Class A office building in Salt Lake City. The building is located at 222 South Main St. and is now fully occupied. The new tenants include UMB Bank, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, CBRE itself and HKS Architects. CBRE’s Scott Wilmarth and Nadia Letey represented the landlord, KBS, in the lease transactions.
Pasadena Child Development Associates Leases 16,163 SF Medical Office Space in Pasadena, California
by Jeff Shaw
PASADENA, CALIF. — Pasadena Child Development Associates (PCDA) has leased 16,163 square feet of office and medical office space in Pasadena. The lease encompasses two adjacent buildings, one located at 790 East Green St. and the other at 118 South Oak Knoll Ave. Both buildings are located in Pasadena’s Central Business District. The East Green space is an 8,027-square-foot office medical building. The Oak Knoll space is a two-story office building covering 8,136 square feet. Tina LaMonica of NAI Capital Commercial represented the tenant in the lease transactions.
WASHINGTON — Veda Living, the management company spin-off of ETROS Management Firm, has taken on a 10-property management agreement in Washington state. ETROS Management Firm, founded in 2016, specializes in turnaround management solutions for underperforming senior living assets. The properties are all branded as Greenlake Senior Living communities, which target middle-market seniors in the Pacific Northwest. With this most recent management deal, Veda Living now operates a portfolio of 15 properties across the nation.
NORCO, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has completed Palomino Ranch Business Park Phase I and Saddle Ranch South, two new LEED Silver-certified industrial complexes in Norco. Palomino Ranch Business Park Phase I is the first of a three-phase development. CapRock claims that, at total completion, Palomino Ranch will be the largest industrial real estate development in Norco’s history, offering about 2 million square feet across 24 buildings on about 112 acres. Saddle Ranch South is located a prime infill development consisting of three industrial buildings ranging in size from 100,000 square feet to 155,000 square feet. It is designed for local and regional manufacturing and distribution companies. The site is located approximately two miles north of Palomino Ranch.
CEDAR CITY, UTAH — A private equity group has sold Storage General Cedar, a 456,758-square-foot storage facility in Cedar City, for an undisclosed sum. Featuring 2,133 units and 456,758 total net rentable square feet, Storage General Cedar is the largest self-storage asset in Utah, according to Marcus & Millichap, which brokered the sale. The facility features electronic gate access, drive-up units with roll-up doors, wide drive aisles, RV/boat/trailer storage and parking, commercial shops available for rent, online rentals and unit management. The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller via Jordan Farrer of the firm’s Salt Lake City office and Adam Schlosser of the firm’s Denver office. The buyer and price were not disclosed.
SEATTLE — Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) has broken ground on Residence Inn by Marriott at Northgate Station, a hotel in Seattle. This will be the first hotel at Northgate Station, a mixed-use, transit-oriented development. The hotel will join the newly upgraded Northgate Sound Transit light rail station and Kraken Community Iceplex, the official training facility for the Seattle Kraken NHL team and regional hub for ice sports in the Pacific Northwest. Further details were not disclosed. Simon Property Group is a REIT focused on retail and mixed-use properties.