Adam Robinson |

SAN DIEGO—Resurgence and growth among startups in the biotech, manufacturing and tech fields in North County have led to a sharp rise in demand for build-to-suit projects, RAF Pacifica Group Inc.'s founder Adam Robinson tells GlobeSt.com. The Encinitas, CA-based firm will be developing a brand-new 83,000-square-foot build-to-suit distribution facility in Carlsbad, CA, for San Diego Hat Co. at Lot 7, Whiptail Loop E.

The class-A industrial facility will be situated on a roughly 7.57-acre parcel that the manufacturer recently acquired from Hughes Whiptail LLC for $5.9 million. RAF Pacifica assigned the land-ownership rights over to San Diego Hat Co. during its own initial escrow process and has designed the new building.

Aric Starck of Cushman & Wakefield's Carlsbad office represents RAF Pacifica in all real estate negotiations affiliated with this site. San Diego Hat Co. is represented by brokers Rich Porreco and Glenn Friedrich of Cresa.

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.

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