The company was looking for possible locations near its Sacramento plant, according to Bruce Lish, Blue Diamond Growers general manager of industrial operations. Ken Giannotti, McClellan Park's senior vice president of leasing, says that the business park is planning extensive interior and exterior renovations to accommodate Blue Diamond. The improvements will include renovating the offices and restrooms, adding new truck dock doors and, most importantly, upgrading the building's cooling system to meet Blue Diamond's specifications.
The rail-served industrial building, used as a supply house by the Air Force, was constructed with eight-inch-thick concrete walls and a four-inch-thick concrete ceiling, providing better insulation and significant energy savings. Located on Lang Avenue, the new facility provides accessibility to I-80, where future roadway improvements are planned at the Main Ave entrance to McClellan Park.
Blue Diamond Growers is the world's largest tree nut processing and marketing company. It led the development of California's almond industry from a minor domestic specialty crop to the world leader in almond production and marketing.
The Blue Diamond deal was one of a number of industrial and office leases signed in Northern California recently, including 75,000 square feet of lease transactions at Prometheus Real Estate Group's Civic Executive Center in Walnut Creek. Located at 201 North Civic Dr., the building is now 96% occupied in a market with over a 20% vacancy rate.
The largest of the Prometheus leases was the 56,168-square-foot, 10-year renewal of Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering and consulting firm. Dean Panfili of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant while Prometheus was represented by Penni Burgess.
Prometheus also completed a lease extension with Liberty Mutual for 3,328 square feet and an expansion with Alamo Capital for 3,381 square feet. Other recent activity includes deals with the Law Offices of Donnelly, Nelson, Depolo & Murray for 7,087 square feet and with HF&H, an environmental consulting firm, for 5,113 square feet. Ed Del Beccaro and Jeff Weil of Colliers International represented the tenants in these transactions while Tom Fehr and Alex Grell represented Prometheus.
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