Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (NYSE: REXR), a real estate investment trust focused on creating value by investing in and operating industrial properties located in Southern California infill markets, today announced the acquisition of a four-building industrial portfolio for $129.4 million. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand.
“Acquisitions year-to-date have surpassed $1 billion, and Rexford’s irreplaceable, superior quality infill Southern California portfolio now exceeds 30 million square feet,” stated Howard Schwimmer and Michael Frankel, Co-Chief Executive Officers of the Company. “The acquisition of this Class A industrial portfolio adds state of the art high quality industrial assets, ideally suited for logistics and e-commerce uses in the highly coveted Inland Empire West submarket. Rexford’s differentiated strategy and proprietary access to the nation’s strongest industrial market enable us to scale our business through accretive investments. Our robust internal and external growth fueled by our fortress-like balance sheet positions Rexford to generate superior shareholder returns.”
The Company acquired a portfolio of four single-tenant industrial properties totaling 632,497 square feet on 30.23 acres of land located in the Inland Empire – West submarket for a total of $129.4 million, or $205 per square foot. The newly constructed portfolio offers highly-functional, low-finish logistics facilities appealing to a wide range of e-commerce and distribution users with modern 32′ clear heights, extensive dock-high loading, ESFR fire sprinklers, and excess container storage in secured truck courts. The portfolio is currently 63% leased to high quality, national tenants focused on logistics and wholesale trade with near-term lease-up expected on vacant space. The stabilized unlevered yield on total investment for the portfolio is expected to be approximately 4% with ongoing 3% or greater annual contractual rent increases expected thereafter. According to CBRE, the vacancy rate in the 312 million square foot Inland Empire – West submarket was 2.5% at the end of the third quarter 2020.
The properties are located at 4039 State Street, Montclair (139,000 square feet); 10156 Live Oak Avenue, Fontana (236,912 square feet); 10694 Tamarind Avenue, Fontana (100,000 square feet); and 2520 W Baseline Road, Rialto (156,585 square feet).
About Rexford Industrial
Rexford Industrial, a real estate investment trust focused on creating value by investing in and operating industrial properties throughout Southern California infill markets, owns 240 properties with approximately 30.6 million rentable square feet and manages an additional 20 properties with approximately 1.0 million rentable square feet.
For additional information, visit www.rexfordindustrial.com.
