Saturday, March 7, 2015

Avison Young completes $9.9-million sale of six-building industrial/flex property in Lakewood, WA


Lakewood 512 Business Park, Lakaewood, WA


Dan Vittone
Irvine, CA – Avison Young, the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm, announced today that it has completed the $9.9-million sale of Lakewood 512 Business Park, a six-building industrial/flex property totaling 136,500 square feet (sf) in Lakewood, WA, a suburb of Tacoma.

Avison Young Principals Dan Vittone and Alan Pekarcik, based in the company’s Orange County office, represented the buyer, Newport Beach, CA-based WLA Investments, Inc.
The seller was SSC Acquisitions, Inc, an entity owned by Public Storage. The property was 83% leased at close of escrow and closed at an 8.13% cap rate.

Built in phases from 1978 to 1981 and located at 10111 South Tacoma Way, the property includes grade-level loading doors, ample parking, office and warehouse space and suites ranging from 2,000 sf to 12,000 sf.

Centrally located, the business park is easily accessible from 32nd Avenue South, South Tacoma Way, SR-512 and I-5, and is minutes from Lakewood Towne Center, which comprises a civic center with a city hall as its centerpiece, a power center, entertainment center and neighborhood center.

Alan Pekarcik
“This is the buyer’s first acquisition in the state of Washington. WLA Investments’ portfolio to date comprises similar industrial product, multi-tenant office buildings and multi-family assets in California, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Arizona,” comments Vittone.


 “The buyer was drawn to this asset because of the in-place yields, prominent presence on Interstate 5, and the ability to increase yields over time, as current rents are approximately 40% below peak levels.

" WLA intends to invest significant capital into the project and launch an aggressive tenant outreach program in order to lease up the remaining vacant space.” 

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Darcie Giacchetto
949.278.6224

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