CIP acquired Walnut Tech Business Center for $60.7 million, the Irvine-based firm said. The 11-building industrial park is in Walnut, a San Gabriel Valley city east of Los Angeles.
AEW sold the campus. The deal closed in September, according to Commercial Observer.
The transaction marks a notable industrial investment in Southern California. Multi-building campuses have drawn institutional buyers seeking diversified tenant rosters and economies of scale in property management.
CIP is based in Irvine. The firm has been active in industrial acquisitions across the Los Angeles metro.
Walnut sits roughly 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The area has attracted industrial owners because of highway access and proximity to distribution markets in the Inland Empire.
The purchase price implies CIP is underwriting continued demand for small-bay warehouse and light-industrial space. AEW had owned the property as part of its commingled-fund portfolio.
