LONG BEACH, Calif. --United Pacific has acquired 2.65 acres for a new corporate headquarters in master-planned Douglas Park at Long Beach Airport from SARES•REGIS Group.
"We wanted a high-quality location where our employees and visitors would feel safe and can walk to nearby restaurants, markets and other services," said Joe Juliano, United Pacific's CEO. "We have a longstanding relationship with SRG and knew that Douglas Park would have these amenities and more, plus two hotels are underway," Juliano said.
Making the move with United Pacific early next year from nearby Gardena, Calif., where the company was founded in 1948 as United Oil, are 120 corporate employees who support United Pacific's network of 320 company-owned locations and 2,400 employees in five western states, Juliano said.
The company plans to break ground on a modern, 40,000-square-foot office building this summer at the southeast corner of Worsham Avenue and Cover Street.
"We completed an employee survey and discovered that our ideal location would be along the 405 corridor between the 110 and 710 freeways. Douglas Park is about two miles from the 710 and 405," Juliano said. "Additionally, many of our employees will use Long Beach Airport to travel to our sites in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Colorado."
DRA Architects in Newport Beach, Calif., is designing the building and Oltmans Construction Co., Whittier, Califo., will construct the facility.
SARES•REGIS Group of Irvine, Calif., is a privately held real-estate development, investment and management firm. It manages a combined portfolio of approximately 21 million square feet of office and industrial space.
Formerly known as United Oil, United Pacific--through its convenience stores and its retail and wholesale fuel distribution network--has established itself as one of the largest independent owners, suppliers and operators of gas stations and convenience stores in the western United States. United Pacific offers motor fuels products under the 76, Conoco, Shell and United Oil flags and convenience-store items through the We Got It! Food Mart, My Goods Market and Circle K brands.
United Pacific operates its retail and wholesale businesses in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Colorado. The company is a portfolio business of Fortress Investment Group LLC, a leading, highly diversified global investment management firm.
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