18,434 SQFT Office Building in San Diego Trades in $7.5MM Deal

SAN DIEGO –– CBRE arranged the $7.5 million sale of 5657 Copley Drive, an 18,434-square-foot office building in San Diego’s submarket of Kearny Mesa, to a 1031 private buyer Aroga Real Estate LLC.

Matt Pourcho, Matt Harris, Anthony DeLorenzo and Bryan Johnson of CBRE’s Private Capital Partners represented the private seller in the transaction. Todd Holley of VOIT represented the buyer. The sale price amounts to $412 per sq. ft.

“We continue to witness phenomenal demand from private 1031 capital despite rising interest rates,” said CBRE’s Pourcho. “Our 1031 count is currently at record levels.”

The two-story building is fully triple net leased to MRC, a document management company. Built in 2007 to act as MRC’s corporate headquarters, the building features a marble entryway, electric vehicle charging stations and 85 parking spots.

The property is located east of Interstate 805 and minutes from State Route 52. The building’s location is within three miles of restaurants, banks, grocery shopping centers, fitness centers and hotels.

Kearney Mesa continues to be a destination for commercial activity. According to CBRE’s research in the third quarter of 2022, Central San Diego recorded 10.4% office vacancy, 274,926 sq. ft. of negative net absorption, and asking lease rates at $3.40.

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