transactions
“I have known Michael Barnette for over 20 years. He’s a solid broker who knows a deal when he sees one and he’s a great guy who is also fun to work with. He’s upbeat and works hard to make transactions happen seamlessly. It’s no surprise that he’s been highly successful for so many years.”
Sales Transactions
Berkeley
3,500 SFT Value-add opportunity. Distressed commercial building with residential income property. Buyer renovated building into state-of-the-art restaurant.
Brisbane
35,800 SFT Warehouse, Dock Drive-in truck loading. Purchased by a major Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
Fremont
2,500 SFT building with yard. Extremely hard to find contractors building with yard. Traded sales proceeds into a larger NNN leased investment for seller’s retirement portfolio.
Foster City
36,000 SFT R&D. Very High Image. Fantastic Location. Sold this building twice over a 4 year period.
Hayward
6,000 SFT freestanding warehouse building. Seller provided financing.
7,000 SFT freestanding warehouse building.
8,370 SFT Warehouse. Totally Renovated. Building was owned by long -ime client. Previous tenant left the building in disrepair. Seller desired a quick close and offered seller financing. Investor bought the building and did major renovation work. Investor sold building to a small LA based owner-user-buyer.
9,000 SFT Biotech building.
Hayward
150,000 SFT build to suit state-of-the-art modern warehouse distribution building. Docks, drive in, ‘Early Suppression Fast Response’ fire sprinkler system (ESFR), two story office, yard, great corporate warehouse/office complex.
2,000 SFT artist studio. Contractor purchased this extremely rare property and renovated it for his own use.
San Leandro
Former San Leandro fire station. Unique opportunity for owner/user to purchase and renovate building as a corporate office location.
40,000 SFT manufacturing building. Abundance of power was ideal for the purchaser’s manufacturing process.
San Mateo
3,500 SFT Contractor’s Bldg. Great Location. Very difficult to find small-size contractor building. Buyer totally renovated building for own use.
Stockton
55,200 SFT Warehouse, Dock Drive-in, 28-30 Clear Height, Large Yard. Sold this leased NNN building to knowledgeable investor. Traded the seller’s proceeds into a higher cash flow leased investment via a 1031 tax deferred exchange.
Union City
8,800 SFT Research and development building. Excellent location near 92/San Mateo bridge.
25,000 SFT Warehouse, Dock High Drive-in, Rail-served. Great Food Wholesaler Bldg. Long-time client decided to retire. Sold the building to a client in the food wholesale business.
60,000 SFT Food Production Building. Facility was a former hard spirits distillery that was converted into a modern health food production/warehouse facility. Sold this building twice over a ten year period.
Lease Transactions
Berkeley
70,000 SFT Class A Office space. Health food bar corporate headquarters building. Office space overlooks UC Berkeley’s track and field complex.
36,000 SFT - Hard to find modern food production building with dock high and drive-in loading. Great clear height and heavy power, floor drains and large gas capacity to fire the boilers. One of Berkley’s better manufacturing buildings.
Brisbane
40,000 SFT Warehouse building near US 101. Freight forwarding company needed easy access to US 101 and all points throughout the Greater Bay Area.
Fremont
25,000 SFT Research and Development building consisting of 80 % drop ceiling R&D and production space; balance 20 % warehouse space.
Hayward
75,000 SFT Modern warehouse building. Dock high and drive-in truck loading. 15,000 +/- SFT of office space. Major document reproduction facility.
Oakland
30,000 SFT Freestanding warehouse near the Port of Oakland. Client was a bakery goods distributor and needed to be in Oakland’s bakery district.
46,000 SFT Warehouse building with prominent freeway identity in North and South directions on 880 Corridor.
San Leandro
25,000 SFT Older classic warehouse building. Great loading, fabulous clear height, corner unit with fenced yard area. Client needed fenced parking for storage of delivery vehicles.