Developer Plans $40-Mil, High-Tech Office Complex in Heart of Areospace District

LOS ANGELES-As technology firms continue to gobble up office space in Southern California, a Gardena-based developer has unveiled plans to build a $40-million high-tech office building in El Segundo.

The 216,000-sf facility will be constructed on the former Rockwell International site, encompassing 11.5 acres on the southwest corner of Douglas and Mariposa streets. It will include 173,000 sf of office space, leaving the remaining 43,000 sf available for tech/light assembly operations. In addition, its 160,000-sf floor plate allows flexibility for office or tech space.

“The building is primarily conceived for a high-tech corporate occupant,” says Timur Tecimer, president of Overton Moore Properties, the project’s developer.

The two-story facility has been designed to look like an aircraft. “Exterior design of the building is inspired by the aviation heritage of the area,” says the building’s architect, Daniel MacDavid. The plans call for clear anodized aluminum mullions, round aluminum columns, bull-nosed entry canopies and a sweeping, curved metal roof.

Construction is expected to begin in 90 days. The West Los Angeles and Torrance offices of Colliers Seeley International represented Overton Moore in the land acquisition. The LA office of Secured Capital represented the seller, Rockwell International.