Schaff buys Goleta offices from Towbes for $26.4M
By Staff Report / Monday, September 22nd, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Schaff buys Goleta offices from Towbes for $26.4M
South Coast real estate investor Victor Schaff has purchased a 120,000-square-foot-property in Goleta for $26.4 million. The property, which includes two 60,000-square-foot office buildings on a 10-acre parcel at 75 Coromar Drive in the Raytheon Business Park, was sold by Santa Barbara-based Towbes Capital Partners, the private-equity real estate affiliate of The Towbes Group. Read More →
Haas Automation plots expansion in California after deal with state
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Haas Automation plots expansion in California after deal with state
Oxnard-based Haas Automation has struck a deal with state tax officials that could secure another machine-tool factory and thousands of high-end manufacturing jobs for Ventura County, according to people familiar with the company’s expansion plans.
SoCal Edison, nursery square off in Moorpark
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment
Sparks are flying in a dispute between Southern California Edison and Performance Nursery, a tenant on the electric utility company’s Moorpark property. In late July, SoCal Edison sent a letter to Performance Nursery, which has leased 42 acres at Tierra Rejada Road and Arroyo Simi for almost 30 years, giving it until Oct. 15 to Read More →
KeVita caps expansion with 50,000-square-foot Oxnard bottling plant
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on KeVita caps expansion with 50,000-square-foot Oxnard bottling plant
Oxnard-based probiotic drink manufacturer KeVita is expected to close on a new 50,000-square-foot bottling facility near its current home base at 2220 Celsius Ave.
Influx of young professionals could drive Ventura County housing market
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Influx of young professionals could drive Ventura County housing market
Despite a record drought, short-sighted policy making and a slow-to-start generation of self-established young workers, the outlook for Ventura County is bright. “It should be another year of expansion — you pretty much count on that — and no recession in sight, at least not yet,” said Mark Schniepp, director of the California Economic Forecast. Read More →
CLU rolls out Huddle to incubate startups in Westlake Village
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on CLU rolls out Huddle to incubate startups in Westlake Village
California Lutheran University’s new Westlake Village co-working and teaching space, Huddle, is up and running with a slate of fall events that organizers hope will make it a hub for entrepreneurship in East Ventura County
Auto World Center in Simi Valley sells for $3.9M
By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Auto World Center in Simi Valley sells for $3.9M
A nearly 30-year-old property in Simi Valley recently traded hands for more than $3.9 million. The Auto World Center, a fully-leased 18,875-square-foot multi-tenant retail center of automotive services, was bought by the Khajerian Family Trust in all-cash deal, according to a release from the Westlake Village office of real estate firm NAI Capital. The Read More →