Industrial Tenants Ink 292,000 of Leases

LOS ANGELES-Six tenants have signed industrial leases totaling 292,100 square feet with Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust for properties in the South Bay and Santa Clarita. The deals range from a 79,000-square-foot commitment in Rancho Dominguez to a 75,000-square-foot lease in Santa Clarita.

The largest of the leases was for 79,000 square feet at 1944 Vista Bella Way in Rancho Dominguez in the South Bay submarket, signed by JS Apparel Inc. The Bella Way building serves as the company’s headquarters, where JS Apparel develops and produces knitwear for a number of clothing brands.

The JS Apparel deal was one of five leases signed in the South Bay by First Industrial. The other four tenants are the US General Services Administration, Sanko Electronics America Inc., cell phone recycler Flipswap Inc. and CNS Logistics.