Client: Owner-User / Exotic Automobile Business

Brokerage: Johnston Pacific Commercial Real Estate

Property: 1015 Calle Amanecer, San Clemente, CA

Transaction: Off-Market Industrial Acquisition

The Opportunity

Our relationship with Chas began in 2020, when Johnston Pacific helped him purchase an industrial property for his growing exotic automobile business. That first acquisition gave his company the space it needed to expand while allowing him to begin building equity through commercial real estate ownership.

Over the following years, two things happened: his business continued to grow, and so did the value of his real estate. The substantial appreciation of his original property demonstrated firsthand that owning the building his company operated from could provide benefits far beyond occupancy. Instead of simply paying rent, he was building equity and creating a valuable long-term asset.

The Challenge

Continued business growth meant Chas needed additional space, but finding the right industrial building in San Clemente is rarely simple. The property needed to satisfy his operational requirements while also making sense as a long-term investment.

Rather than wait for the right building to appear on the open market—where he would potentially be competing against multiple buyers—Johnston Pacific went to work behind the scenes.

Johnston Pacific’s Advantage

More than 35 years in the South Orange County commercial real estate market creates relationships, knowledge and access that can’t be replicated by simply searching online listings.

Through our network, Johnston Pacific learned about 1015 Calle Amanecer before the property was publicly offered for sale. We immediately recognized that it closely matched Chas’s requirements and brought the opportunity directly to him.

Our team guided him through the acquisition, negotiated on his behalf and successfully secured the property before it ever reached the open market.

The Results

The acquisition gives Chas something particularly powerful: a property that works for his business today and his financial future tomorrow.

His company now has the additional industrial space necessary to support its continued growth, while Chas has added another quality commercial property to his real estate portfolio. Rather than directing years of occupancy costs toward a landlord, he has the opportunity to build additional equity and benefit from potential long-term appreciation.

His strategy is straightforward: occupy the building today, build wealth through ownership, and ultimately have an asset capable of generating income in retirement.

Conclusion

The purchase of 1015 Calle Amanecer demonstrates why Johnston Pacific views buyer representation as much more than finding a building. We help business owners use commercial real estate as a tool to grow their companies and build long-term wealth.

In this case, a relationship that began with one purchase in 2020 evolved into another off-market opportunity six years later. Our knowledge of Chas’s business, combined with decades of relationships in the local market, allowed us to identify the right property and get him in front of the opportunity before the broader market even knew it existed.

The right building can solve today’s space problem. The right real estate strategy can help fund tomorrow’s retirement.