JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Oakland/East Bay Distribution Center
April 2, 2019 — Fremont
JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX), today announced the acquisition of Fremont Distribution Center, a fully leased, high-quality, two-building industrial portfolio totaling approximately 240,000 square feet in the Oakland / East Bay area submarket of Fremont, California. The purchase price was $47 million.
The San Francisco Bay area overall, and specifically the East Bay and Silicon Valley industrial submarkets, are experiencing record-low vacancies due to high demand, numerous barriers to new construction, and the general strength of the local economy. Virtually all of this area is infill, with significant supply constraints given the population density, surrounding water, topography, and population growth in the metro. This is evidenced by industrial fundamentals that, along with Los Angeles and New Jersey, are among the strongest in the country.
Fremont is located at the nexus between the two very strong industrial submarkets of Oakland and Silicon Valley, which have posted 1.6% and 1.4% vacancies, respectively – and with limited supply growth, they have had a vacancy rate below 3% for the past four years. The Bay Area industrial markets have undergone significant redevelopment, resulting in many buildings being torn down to make way for new high-rise office buildings and residential and mixed-use projects. This creative destruction is expected to continue as a lack of developable land exists in the market, and demand for space of all kinds remains strong.
“We are pleased to continue to add to our industrial portfolio, especially in this strong market, where this acquisition adds two additional properties to the three we acquired north of here in Richmond in 2016. Fremont’s location between Oakland and San Jose, along with its proximity to Interstate 880 and the Port of Oakland, reflects our strategy to own high-quality industrial buildings in dense, in-fill locations near essential transportation infrastructure,” said Allan Swaringen, President and CEO of JLL Income Property Trust. “The real estate fundamentals in the Bay Area industrial markets have been strong, and demand is expected to remain solid. This investment brings our aggregate industrial allocation to nearly $650 million and over 6 million square feet, representing 26 percent of the value of the overall JLL Income Property Trust portfolio.”
About JLL Income Property Trust, Inc., Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX)
JLL Income Property Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX), is a daily NAV REIT that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of high quality, income-producing apartment, industrial, grocery-anchored retail, healthcare and office properties located in the United States. JLL Income Property Trust expects to further diversify its real estate portfolio over time, including on a global basis.
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