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INLAND EMPIRE NEWS
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MCA Realty Spends $37 Mil on Two Inland Empire Properties

9/17/15

MCA Realty recently paid $36.8 mil for two multi-tenant industrial assets totaling more than 500k sf in the Inland Empire. The company has also just launched a property management arm, MCA Property Management Inc, which will manage each of these new acquisitions, as well as local assets in the investment firm’s existing portfolio.

“The industrial market in the Inland Empire is performing tremendously well, with extremely low vacancy rates driving up both demand and rental rates for properties throughout the area,” says Tyler Mattox, a Principal at MCA Realty. “This makes the timing of these acquisitions extremely favorable. We intend to exploit the potential in these assets, and expect them to deliver long-term, stabilized cash flow.”

MCA Realty, with joint venture partner Saunders Property Company (SPC), has acquired a multi-tenant industrial complex totaling 481k sf in Riverside for $30.5 mil ($63/sf). The property, located at at 1600-2060 Chicago Ave and 1614-1616 Marlborough Ave, was acquired from AEW Capital Management, L.P., which sold the property on behalf of one of its separate account clients.

MCA and SPC have partnered successfully on several previous acquisitions, and have a long operating history amongst the respective principals. SPC owns over 60 assets in excess of 4 msf throughout the United States.

“The sheer size of this complex makes this acquisition somewhat unique in this asset class,” notes Mattox, who explains that the property consists of 17 buildings and 127 units situated along Chicago Ave in the growing Hunter Industrial Park neighborhood.

“Quality multi-tenant industrial buildings of this size, caliber, and location are extremely difficult to find,” continues Mattox. “The asset’s location at the convergence of three major freeways in the area, and the strength of this growing submarket makes this an ideal asset to attract new incubator industrial tenants and maximize property value over time. The incubator multi-tenant product has lagged traditional industrial product in this recovery, and we feel that the combination of renewed tenant demand, no current or planned new construction, and a recent trend upward in rents will provide attractive yields going forward.”

At the time of the acquisition, the industrial buildings were 76% occupied. MCA Realty will market the vacant space for lease. MCA Realty also plans to implement an extensive renovation of the vacant suites in order to make them more marketable.

“Our planned property upgrades will boost the property’s value, helping to increase rents and occupancy,” says Mattox. “Further, we plan to increase the ratio of industrial to office space in the complex by converting some of the existing office suites back into industrial space. Currently there are a handful of vacant office units on Chicago Avenue that we will convert into industrial units in order to accommodate the strong demand for small industrial space in this market.”

Gary Stache, Anthony DeLorenzo, Michael Kendall, and Darla Longo of CBRE assisted MCA Realty in this transaction. Amos Smith of Walker & Dunlop arranged the acquisition financing for MCA Realty with MidCap Financial.

In the other deal, MCA Realty acquired a 91.3k sf, two-tenant industrial building in Temecula for about $69/sf. The property, which was acquired from a local San Diego family, was 47% occupied during the acquisition, however MCA Realty secured a lease during escrow that brought the property to 100% occupancy at close of escrow.

“The Temecula industrial market is extremely tight, with sub 3% vacancy, making space between 20k sf to 80k sf very difficult for tenants to find,” says Mattox. “The exceptionally strong demand for industrial product in the area made acquiring this asset the right decision for MCA Realty.”

Just under half of the building is currently occupied by Quiet Cool, an HVAC manufacturing company. During escrow, MCA Realty secured a lease with Deco Breeze, a global product manufacturer, which is now leasing the remainder of the building.

MCA Realty plans to implement a series of capital upgrades to the property, located at 43350 Business Park Dr, including both exterior upgrades and interior tenant improvements.

Scott Stewart of CBRE and Gordon Mize of Lee & Associates assisted MCA Realty in this transaction. Steve Hollister of NorthMarq arranged acquisition financing for MCA Realty with Copper Point Mutual Insurance Company.






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