December 15, 2020, 10:00AM
Newmark announces it has arranged the sale of 75 acres of land in Oxnard, CA for an undisclosed amount. The transaction marks the second largest industrial land sale (by sales price) in Los Angeles County and Ventura County year-to-date [1]. The buyer plans to develop a 1.5 million-square-foot fulfillment center, which will be occupied by Amazon, according to a press release from the City of Oxnard. The project is anticipated to be fully operational by the end of 2021.
Newmark’s Executive Managing Director John DeGrinis, SIOR and Senior Managing Directors Patrick DuRoss, SIOR and Jeff Abraham, SIOR represented the sellers, Sakioka Farms and AMS Craig, LLC. The developer, Seefried Industrial Properties, was represented by Cushman & Wakefield.
“As e-commerce users continue to expand their delivery network with large building acquisitions, sizeable parcels such as this are extremely scarce in urban locations like the San Fernando Valley,” said DeGrinis. “This transaction validates the strength of the Ventura County industrial market and its labor force and will significantly bolster the local economy, creating approximately 1,500 jobs.”
“The Sakioka Farms Business Park has been a 20-year endeavor between the Sakioka Family and the City of Oxnard. We are excited to kick off the first phase of our park with a regional Amazon distribution center and a locally owned, state-of-the-art, cold storage facility,” said Jeremy Sakioka. “With a significant portion of the infrastructure improvements currently underway, we look forward to continuing work with our team to establish a new economic center for the City of Oxnard and bringing additional businesses to the park.”
DuRoss added, “Having worked with the Sakioka Family for several years, this transaction marks the first step towards their master planned, 430-acre project. There is an incredible economic opportunity in Ventura County and continued demand for modern industrial product in the Los Angeles North basin from e-commerce, biotech, food and beverage, manufacturing and entrainment users.”
Located at the southeast corner of Rice Avenue and the 101 freeway in Oxnard, the Sakioka Farms Business Park is ideally located in the Ventura County market and presents accessibility to major surrounding markets, including Ventura, Santa Barbara and the Conejo Valley area. The 430-acre property is one of the last large pieces of land in the city of Oxnard with the potential for development, according to the release.
[1] CoStar
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