Investment Strategy
Submarket-driven acquisitions and dispositions across Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, and San Diego.
Clear Criteria. Real Submarket Intelligence. Tight Execution.
Encon Commercial helps investors source, underwrite, and execute industrial, office, retail, and land strategies aligned to modern tenant demand and capital objectives. We pair on-the-ground leasing knowledge with disciplined valuation to identify mispriced risk, near-term cash flow, and credible paths to NOI growth.
Target Markets & Submarkets
Los Angeles County: South Bay (Carson, Torrance, Gardena), Ports/Long Beach corridor, Vernon/Commerce, City of Industry, SGV, Westside & El Segundo, Pasadena/Glendale, Downtown LA, Long Beach. Focus on last-mile industrial, infill covered-land, creative office repositioning, and street/urban retail.
Inland Empire: Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Rialto, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Perris. Emphasis on mid-bay (25k–150k SF) and bulk distribution with modern specs near I-10/I-15/60, plus select industrial land.
San Diego County: Kearny Mesa, Miramar, Sorrento Mesa/UTC, Del Mar Heights, Mission Valley, Otay Mesa. Focus on R&D/flex, defense-adjacent industrial, and office with durable tenant demand.
Acquisition Profiles
- Core-Plus: Stabilized or near-stabilized with modest capex and rent mark-to-market.
- Value-Add: Vacancy, rollover, or cosmetic/functional repositioning (spec suites, power/clear upgrades, site work).
- Covered Land / Infill: Income today with long-term industrial or mixed-use potential where zoning and coverage support future density.
- Sale-Leaseback: Credit review, mission-critical facilities, and structures that balance basis with term and escalations.
- 1031 Exchange: Time-bound sourcing and underwriting to match exchange proceeds with risk/return goals.
Underwriting & Diligence
- Revenue: In-place vs. market, concessions, downtime, TI/LC, renewal probabilities, and tenant health.
- Ops & Capex: Roof/parking/MEP, code compliance, ESFR/clear, truck courts, parking ratios, and energy profile.
- Lease Audit: Options, exclusives, SNDA/estoppels, operating stop clauses, and expense reconciliations.
- Zoning & Entitlements: Use rights, overlays, setbacks/FAR/coverage, and future redevelopment constraints.
- Exit & Sensitivity: Scenario modeling for rates, rent growth, hold periods, and residual cap assumptions.
Execution & Asset Plan
- Sourcing: On- and off-market pipeline via owner/broker network; targeted canvassing by use and size cohort.
- Business Plan: Leasing roadmap (spec suites, pricing, incentives), capex scope, and critical path.
- Capital Markets: Financing dialogues aligned to DSCR, lease-up milestones, and rate environments.
- Disposition: Timing around rollover, lender milestones, and bid depth; full collateral and story.
Whether you’re placing long-term capital or executing a near-term value-add, we’ll deliver a comp-supported view of risk and a practical path to returns—grounded in what tenants are actually leasing today.
Use Our Commercial Property Search Service
Align your capital with the right opportunities. Share your investment profile—target markets (Los Angeles, San Diego, Inland Empire), deal size, asset type (industrial, office, retail, land), and strategy (core, core-plus, value-add, re-position, 1031). Include return targets (cap rate/IRR), hold period, credit profile, and risk tolerances—plus criteria like power/loading, parking, zoning, or frontage—and we’ll deliver a curated pipeline with underwriting notes, comps, and timing.
Contact Encon Commercial, Inc.
Looking for a data-backed buy box and on-market/off-market deal flow? Call (562) 777-2200 or contact us for a tailored investment search, submarket guidance, and execution support across Southern California.
