BUENA PARK, CA—Manhattan Beachwear has signed anew, 191,000-square-foot lease at 6300Valley View St. here with an undisclosed owner. Thelong-term lease consolidates three existing locations into one forthe women's swimwear manufacturer, which is reexamining itsprocesses to become more efficient in itsdistribution capabilities.

David Trinkle, the manufacturer's SVP and CFO,says it is consolidating the three locations into approximately thesame square footage all in one new location. “We are also changinghow we utilize the space, moving from a 'garments on hanger'storage method to 'flat-pack' storage in racks and addingconveyors, pick module, sorters and 'put-to-wall' technology tostore and pick our products more efficiently.”

Rooney Daschbach and EricDaschbach of Cushman & Wakefield'sL.A. South/Long Beach office represented Manhattan Beachwear in thelease transaction, teaming with the firm's Orange County-basedRichard Ellison and Randy Ellison on behalf of the owner. Accordingto Rooney Daschbach, the search for an appropriatesite for the tenant “focused on a 15-mile radius of the company'scurrent distribution facilities. Manhattan Beachwear has continuedto grow—this facility met their requirements, and it was close totheir headquarters in Cypress. The building will also have a newESFR fire sprinkler system and 9,000 square feet of new officesbuilt to Manhattan Beachwear's specs.”