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Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has completed the sale of four multi-tenant low-rise office buildings in Irvine for $27 million. The buildings, located at the corner of Jamboree Blvd. and MacArthur Blvd., were acquired by Kelemen Caamano Investments as part of a 1031 exchange. Wind Water Realty represented the buyer. The seller, CIP Real Estate, was represented by NGKF Executive Managing Director, Investment Services Robert Griffith along with Brian Garbutt of Lee & Associates.
The four buildings are part of the high-profile 13.55-acre, eight-building Centerpointe office campus. The properties are 100 percent occupied with tenants that include University of California, Irvine, SGS&B Law, and Elite Education, among others. The four buildings total 105,295 square feet of space and are situated on three separate parcels of land. The mix of one, two and three-story office buildings have been professionally maintained and offer high-quality interior and exterior improvements.
“This is one of the premier locations in Irvine and a first stop for employees that live in Newport Beach and who want to be near the Airport Central Business District,” Griffith said. “The high-profile corner location demanded an excellent price per square foot of $256 with a 5.5 percent cap rate.”
According to Griffith, the new ownership plans to push rents based on a complete creative office remake of the four- building project.
“Similar to this transaction, exchange buyers continue to be a dominant investor pool in Southern California.” Griffith added. Griffith has handled a number of recent investment transactions following this trend, including:
• 2860 Michelle Ave, Irvine: A 41,069-square-foot office building sold for $15.7 million at a 5.7 percent cap rate.
• Calabasas Tech Center, Calabasas: A 282,447-square-foot office building sold for $51.5 million at a 6 percent cap rate.
• Conejo Business Center, Thousand Oaks: A 68,119-square-foot office building sold for $10 million at a 5.5 percent cap rate.
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