RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA-A first mortgage loan of $12.75 million was secured through Security Life of Denver Insurance Co. for the purchase of Empire Lakes Corporate Center, a 241,000-sf Class A office project about a mile from the Ontario International Airport.
CYPRESS, CA-WOHL plans a "major renovation" of the building, which was built in 1981. The property has additional potential to grow in value, he says, because it is only 75% leased and demand for industrial space is picking up in Cypress.
VICTORVILLE, CA-Catellus could build up to 43.5 million sf of distribution space at the 5,000-acre air base, which is being redeveloped as a distribution center and cargo hub by Laguna Hills-based Stirling Airports International in a venture with Southern California Logistics Airport Authority.
IRVINE, CA-Option One Mortgage, a subsidiary of H&R Block, adds 246,000-sf to its leased holdings at Irvine Spectrum. The space is in new buildings in the development's Discovery Business Center.
LOS ANGELES, CA-The five-year lease for about 27,500 sf at 2600 Wilshire Blvd. was signed on behalf of the Social Security Administration, which is housed on floors one and two of the five-story building.
SUN VALLEY, CA-In an expansion of its operations here, Western Studio Service Inc. signs a 10-year lease for 180,000-sf of industrial space at 9175 San Fernando Rd. The building owner is Berendo Property.
SANTA MONICA, CA-With about a year left on its lease for part of the eighth floor at the 21-story, 245,000-sf office tower at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue, Raleigh Enterprises inks a six-year lease extension.
CARSON, CA-In the largest of the deals, Garment distribution specialist Global Apparel Express Inc. signed a seven-year, $4.5 million lease for a 107,525-sf building, where it is has expanded from a 35,000-sf facility in nearby Rancho Dominguez, Calif.
GARDEN GROVE, CA-Voit Cal Partners Phase I sells a 35,268-sf manufacturing facility here for $2.7 million and a 15,000-sf building for $1.2 million. The buyers were Water Systems & Supplies and FMGM Advisors LLC, respectively.
LOS ANGELES, CA-Despite continued negative absorption, CB's Lewis Horne, senior managing director of the Los Angeles region, notes that suburban office markets during the second quarter "lent credence to the belief that the market may be heading toward the road to recovery.