College Business Park is situated at the northeast intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue. The county line traverses through the property along Monte Vista.
The site is a block east of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of five undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions as well as a central organization that provides services shared by all students, faculty and staff. The Koll Co. represented itself in the transaction, in which seller Wohl was represented by the Palmer Team.
The concrete tilt-up buildings at College Business Park range from 13,369 to 22,426 sf, with tenant sizes ranging from 600 sf to 14,000 sf. The project comprises more than 200 suites, with 13 of its buildings offering small-unit warehouse and flex space with varying percentages of office-build-out. The other four buildings include 100% build-out. With 1,067 total parking stalls, the project has a parking ratio of 3.4 spaces per 1,000 sf of building space.
According to Armando Enriquez, acquisitions manager for the Koll Co., the investment firm was attracted to the property by its "exceptional location in a strong market area, great visibility, outstanding curb appeal and functional site layout."
Enriquez notes that the property is one of the largest multi-tenant business campuses in Southern California, providing the flexibility of offering 100% office build-out and flex and industrial space in one project. This variety of product appeals to a diverse set of tenant types and the diversification "helps limit risk exposure to any one tenant type," Enriquez says.
Enriquez also points out that lack of available large land parcels for development in the area, coupled with high land prices, creates barriers of entry that will minimize, if not prevent, future development of comparable product nearby.
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