CORFAC News

TORRANCE, CA – Maran, Inc., an importer and seller of “trendy” ladies’ apparel worldwide, has leased a 48,081 square foot warehouse/distribution facility in the newest phase of Storm Business Park in Torrance, CA for its area operations, announces The Klabin Company/CORFAC International. The Maran, Inc. lease brings the five newest state-of-the-art buildings in Storm Business Park totaling 240,000 square feet to over 97 percent occupancy.  Maran, Inc. recently occupied its new facility, located at 1355 W. Storm Parkway. Courtney Bell and Matt Stringfellow in Klabin/CORFAC’s Torrance office represented Storm Properties, Inc., the property owner, in the lease transaction. Michael Cassidy, senior vice president of Sperry Van Ness in Los Angeles, represented Maran, Inc. The five-year lease is valued at $1.5 million. Founded in 1977, Maran, Inc. distributes apparel from both the east and west coasts and operates a showroom in New York City. Its brand name “Squeeze”, a registered trademark throughout three continents, is sold to retail outlets across the U.S., including Kohl’s and Target stores. Developed by Storm Properties, Inc., Storm Business Park comprises a total of 550,000 square feet of space in 13 buildings. Maran, Inc. joins Murad, a skin care product company, and Room & Board, a long-standing American-made home furnishings company, as recent occupants of the new buildings at Storm Business Park. About The Klabin Company/CORFAC InternationalNow in its sixth decade, The Klabin Company/CORFAC International is ranked among the top 20 commercial real estate companies based in Los Angeles. The firm has offices in Los Angeles and Torrance, and is affiliated with CORFAC International. For more information go to www.klabin.com.CORFAC International is one of the largest commercial real estate services organizations in the world and founded in 1989. U.S.-based CORFAC is comprised of privately held entrepreneurial firms with expertise in office, industrial, corporate services, retail real estate and property management. In association with FIABCI – the International Real Estate Federation, BDIin Mexico,five independent firms in Canada, Rios Commercialin Puerto Rico and Panama-based Latin American Corporate Property Services, CORFAC International has 80 offices in the Americas and a market reach to 65 countries worldwide.  For more information on CORFAC, contact 954-923-6160, info@corfac.com or visit www.corfac.com.