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TORRANCE, CALIF. — Costco has acquired a 23-acre parcel in Torrance where it plans to expand one of its local stores. The sales price was not disclosed. The land is located at 2740 Lomita Blvd., between Crenshaw and Hawthorne boulevards.
Costco plans to break ground on a new 164,000-square-foot store in the first quarter of 2015. It is slated for completion by the end of the year. The wholesale warehouse first opened its 148,000-square-foot Torrance location in 1998.
Costco was represented by Steve McArthur of Northwest Atlantic Partners. The seller, the Rockefeller Group, was represented by Todd Taugner, David Prior and Frank Schulz of the Klabin Company.