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Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has completed a 63-month, 306,286-square-foot industrial lease with Custom Companies, Inc. located at 13012 Molette in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The lease is valued at $13.7 million.
Custom Companies, which provides airfreight and truck shipments to and from all points in the US, Canada and Mexico, will be relocating from Carson, Calif. where the firm previously occupied 70,000 square feet in two buildings. The company will use the space for its warehouse, distribution, outside trailer storage and general office needs.
Wesley Hunnicutt and Matthew Moore of NGKF represented the tenant in the transaction. The owner, Oltmans Real Estate Company, was represented by Eric Knirk of Fremont Associates.
Over the past several years, Custom Companies has seen a strong amount of growth and engaged the NGKF team to lead them through a rapid process to identify, negotiate and secure a new facility over a span of just 60 days.
“There were few options to choose from given the 4 percent industrial market vacancy and a 2 percent vacancy for buildings greater than 200,000 square feet in the Los Angeles region,” said Hunnicutt. “We identified this ideal property and negotiated a favorable lease on behalf of my client as it offered a strategic location near major transportation corridors; met building feature requirements; and offered outside storage for 80-plus containers.”
Hunnicutt added that the space was vacant for just three months prior to signing the lease. It was previously leased by Shaw Carpets, which had occupied the building for over 10 years.
Hunnicutt and Moore exclusively represent occupants of industrial real estate in Southern California and have completed in excess of 1.8 million square feet of industrial leases over the last 12 months.
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