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| Lisa Tamayo |
OXNARD, CA, Sept. 9, 2020 – BLT Enterprises, a
multi-faceted real estate investment company based in Santa Monica, California,
has announced the completion of Oxnard Engineering Campus (OEC) in
collaboration with the firm’s tenant, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
(VWGoA).
The campus, comprised of more than 150,000 square feet and situated
on nine acres of land in Oxnard, California, encompasses the VWGoA Test Center
California (TCC) and both the Audi Engineering and Volkswagen Quality teams,
and is the new home for the VWGoA Design Center California (DCC), which
relocated from Santa Monica.
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| Bernard Huberman |
The successful expansion and upgrades were made possible in
part due to the ongoing relationship between VWGoA and the landlord, according
to Bernard Huberman, Founder and President of BLT Enterprises.
“Our work with Volkswagen Group of America exemplifies BLT’s
‘lifetime landlord’ strategy and mission to adjust to the needs of the
companies that lease from us over the long term,” explains Huberman.
“In our role, we
strive to help tenants of all sizes expand, move, scale back, and remain nimble
as necessary for their business operations – we understand that their successes
are our successes.”
Huberman notes that the firm initially embarked on the
built-to-suit, LEED-certified TCC project, which was completed in 2012.
Lisa Tamayo, Vice President of Development at BLT,
adds that the idea for this project began in 2016, when the landlord
demonstrated the possibility of unified campus environment with the neighboring
building to VWGoA by first upgrading the property with a fresh coat of paint
that matched the TCC.
The BLT team later presented the opportunity to repurpose
the recently vacated, nearly 90,000 square-foot industrial and office property
they owned adjacent to the TCC.
“Through communicating this vision to our tenant and
completing strategic improvements to the facility, we were able to assist in
delivering a customized, cutting-edge space to fit Volkswagen Group of
America’s precise needs and reflect its unique culture,” says Tamayo.
“This project was a testament to BLT’s commitment to not
only form solid landlord-tenant relationships, but to also act as a true,
solutions-oriented partner.”
The state-of-the-art OEC features a new lobby designed by
Gensler, renovated offices, new training and meeting areas, restrooms, stairs,
large workshops equipped with lifts, alignment racks, tire service
capabilities, and EV charging stations.
Exterior renovations completed at the property include the
installation of new roll-up doors, fresh paint, landscaping and parking lot
updates, a new roof, and new rooftop HVAC units. Amenities including car wash
systems and additional EV charging stations will be coming soon.
CONTACTS:
Katie Haga / Elisabeth Manville
Brower Group
(949) 438-6262
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