Business Specialties  Property Management
Essex Tapped to Manage 800,000SF Orange County Biz Park Portfolio
Jul 21, 2009

Essex Realty Management has been awarded the leasing, property management and construction management assignment for an 800,000-square-foot portfolio of multi-tenant business parks in Orange County, Calif. The Leaverton Co. developed and owns the properties. The portfolio is currently 84 percent leased and consists of: The 452,000-square-foot La Palma Business Park; the 102,000-square-foot Orangethorpe Business Park; Anaheim Business Park, which measures 197,000 square feet; and L&W Business Park, which offers 50,000 square feet.

 
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Essex Tapped to Manage 800,000SF Orange County Biz Park Portfolio
Essex Realty Management has been awarded the leasing, property management and construction management assignment for an 800,000-square-foot portfolio of multi-tenant business parks in Orange County, Calif.