Rexford Industrial Announces Lease-Up of 275,000-Square-Foot, Value-Add-Repositioned Project

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (the "Company" or "Rexford Industrial") (NYSE: REXR), a real estate investment trust focused on creating value by investing in and operating industrial properties located throughout infill Southern California, today announced the lease-up of 500 Dupont Avenue, located in Ontario in the Inland Empire – West submarket. 

The newly repositioned 274,885 square-foot building was leased to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. The value-add-repositioned project included overall building modernization, expansion of dock-high loading, upgraded ESFR fire sprinklers, new office construction and a new, secured container storage yard. The lease commences in October 2024, and the project is expected to stabilize at an unlevered stabilized yield of 5.5%, in line with the estimated stabilized yield that was published in the Company's second quarter Supplemental Financial Reporting Package.

"Rexford Industrial's strong execution and informational advantage across our vertically integrated, entrepreneurial team continue to deliver differentiated product providing the highest quality and functionality available within the infill Southern California market," stated Howard Schwimmer and Michael Frankel, Co-Chief Executive Officers of the Company. "Looking forward, our strategic focus on value-creation will continue to favorably differentiate the Rexford Industrial portfolio and drive long-term shareholder value."

About Rexford Industrial

Rexford Industrial creates value by investing in, operating and redeveloping industrial properties throughout infill Southern California, the world's fourth largest industrial market and consistently the highest-demand with lowest-supply major market in the nation. The Company's highly differentiated strategy enables internal and external growth opportunities through its proprietary value creation and asset management capabilities. Rexford Industrial's high-quality, irreplaceable portfolio comprises 422 properties with approximately 49.7 million rentable square feet occupied by a stable and diverse tenant base. Structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "REXR," Rexford Industrial is an S&P MidCap 400 Index member. For more information, please visit www.rexfordindustrial.com.

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SOURCE Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.