A biotechnology office building situated in a prime Santa Monica location has sold to a private investor for $9.25 million as part of a 1031 exchange brokered exclusively by Kidder Mathews. Executive Vice President Tanel Harunzade represented the buyer, while Senior Vice President Todd Davis, SIOR, CCIM, Executive Vice President Darrell Levonian, and Vice President Brittney McCarthy represented the seller, a family-owned private investment company.
The two-parcel property, built in 1962 and 1969, is located at 1701 Colorado Avenue and 1553 17th Street, 1.4 miles from the iconic Santa Monica Pier and the 3rd Street Promenade outdoor mall. It features around 9,886 square feet of fully leased biotechnology and creative building space on 15,000 square feet of land. It is near major area employers, including Oracle, Lionsgate Media Group, Universal Music Group, and Riot Games.
“This asset has been family-owned for generations. It’s in a premium central location, which falls into a mixed-use development zone, giving the buyer future development potential,” said Harunzade.
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