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Moves by Curvature and Umbra Reshape Goleta’s Industrial/R&D Landscape
July 1, 2025 -
Hayes Commercial brokers sweep Costar Power Broker awards for 2024 and Q4
March 6, 2025 -
Redwire Space Enterprises leases 42,600 SF R&D building for Goleta expansion
June 21, 2024 -
Steve Hayes moving on after more than four decades in commercial real estate
June 17, 2024 -
Caitlin Hensel and Dylan Ward named Partners at Hayes Commercial
January 16, 2024 -
Santa Barbara Public Market Evolves with a Local Art Exhibition and New Restaurants
July 26, 2023 -
Commercial Sales Update
June 5, 2023 -
Dream Team: Hayes Commercial Group celebrates 30 years as a Santa Barbara real estate brokerage
April 25, 2023 -
AppFolio office building in Goleta sold for $13.9 million
May 24, 2022 -
The Santa Barbara Public Market evolves under new ownership as Shalhoob’s opens for business
March 24, 2022 -
194,625 SF industrial/R&D campus in Goleta purchased by Majestic Asset Management
March 21, 2022 -
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County buys 77,900 SF warehouse/office property in Goleta
October 6, 2021 -
Historic Lobero office building in Santa Barbara sold to local investor
May 6, 2021 -
66,384 SF office/R&D campus in Goleta purchased by Majestic Asset Management
May 5, 2021 -
Commercial market summary by Francois DeJohn (video)
February 19, 2021 -
SoCal-based venture acquires Goleta tech campus for $61 million
January 15, 2021 -
Majestic Asset Management expands Cremona Drive campus in Goleta with $13M acquisition
December 17, 2020 -
Goleta industrial building sold by Majestic Asset Management
June 15, 2020 -
Montana Avenue Capital Partners purchases AppFolio campus in Goleta
January 29, 2020 -
2019 Q4 Industrial Leasing: Goleta is very active while Santa Barbara and Carp are stifled by low vacancy
January 16, 2020 -
2019 Q4 Retail Leasing: Easing vacancy on State Street amid robust leasing in Santa Barbara
January 14, 2020
July 1, 2025
Moves by Curvature and Umbra Reshape Goleta’s Industrial/R&D Landscape
Recent real estate transactions by Curvature and Umbra Space—and totaling over 75,000 square feet—are significantly reshaping the industrial and R&D landscape in Goleta.
March 6, 2025
Hayes Commercial brokers sweep Costar Power Broker awards for 2024 and Q4
Costar recently announced its annual and quarterly Power Broker awards to honor brokers who represented clients in the top sales and lease transactions in Santa Barbara County. Hayes Commercial brokers…
June 21, 2024
Redwire Space Enterprises leases 42,600 SF R&D building for Goleta expansion
The deal leaves Majestic’s 213,000 SF “Engage” campus fully leased Redwire Space Enterprises will increase its Goleta footprint to nearly 90,000 SF after leasing 326 Bollay Drive, a 42,600 SF…
June 17, 2024
Steve Hayes moving on after more than four decades in commercial real estate
After a successful 43-year career in commercial real estate, Steve Hayes is retiring from the business and from his namesake brokerage of 31 years. He leaves a legacy of team-focused leadership, integrity, skillful deal-making, and enduring friendships with clients, colleagues, and competitors alike.
January 16, 2024
Caitlin Hensel and Dylan Ward named Partners at Hayes Commercial
Hayes Commercial Group has added two Partners to its ranks, welcoming Caitlin Hensel and Dylan Ward as principals. Both were existing Associates with the firm. They join current Partners Greg…
July 26, 2023
Santa Barbara Public Market Evolves with a Local Art Exhibition and New Restaurants
Since purchasing the Santa Barbara Public Market at 38 W Victoria St in December 2021, Travis Twining and the Winn-Twining family have been making moves to help the South Coast’s…
June 5, 2023
Commercial Sales Update
The commercial sales during April and May demonstrate that Q2 will surpass Q1 for dollar volume and, perhaps, transactions. Below is a chart showing sales volume and transactions by quarter…
April 25, 2023
Dream Team: Hayes Commercial Group celebrates 30 years as a Santa Barbara real estate brokerage
SANTA BARBARA, CA – Thirty years ago this month, commercial real estate broker Steve Hayes left a large firm to start a private brokerage with colleague John Blair. They set…
May 24, 2022
AppFolio office building in Goleta sold for $13.9 million
GOLETA, California — One of the three buildings in the Appfolio headquarters campus, 50 Castilian Drive, was purchased by an investor for $13.9 million. The leasehold interest sale was of…
March 24, 2022
The Santa Barbara Public Market evolves under new ownership as Shalhoob’s opens for business
In December 2021, Marge Cafarelli, the owner and founder of the Santa Barbara Public Market sold the building and the business to a local team led by Travis Twining. As…
March 21, 2022
194,625 SF industrial/R&D campus in Goleta purchased by Majestic Asset Management
A six-building industrial / R&D campus on 11.9 acres in Goleta was purchased in an off-market transaction by Majestic Asset Management. The asset was part of a portfolio of commercial properties managed by The Towbes Group.
October 6, 2021
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County buys 77,900 SF warehouse/office property in Goleta
GOLETA, CA—The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County purchased a 77,900 SF warehouse/office property at 80-82 Coromar Dr in Goleta for its own use. The price for the off-market sale was…
May 6, 2021
Historic Lobero office building in Santa Barbara sold to local investor
SANTA BARBARA, CA — The Lobero Building at 924 Anacapa St in downtown Santa Barbara was recently purchased by a local investment group. The 41,000 SF five-story office building is…
May 5, 2021
66,384 SF office/R&D campus in Goleta purchased by Majestic Asset Management
GOLETA, CA – A three-building, 66,384 square-foot office/R&D/industrial campus in Goleta was recently purchased in an off-market transaction by Majestic Asset Management. The asset was part of a portfolio of…
February 19, 2021
Commercial market summary by Francois DeJohn (video)
Francois Dejohn presented a summary and outlook of the South Coast commercial real estate markets at the SBAOR webinar. Here is the video.
January 15, 2021
SoCal-based venture acquires Goleta tech campus for $61 million
In an off-market transaction, the 165,905-square-foot tech office campus was purchased by Irvine-based Shopoff Realty Investments and Praelium Commercial Real Estate in a joint venture. The sellers were Montana Avenue…
December 17, 2020
Majestic Asset Management expands Cremona Drive campus in Goleta with $13M acquisition
GOLETA – In an off-market transaction, Majestic Asset Management, Inc recently purchased 120 Cremona Drive, a 58,000 square-foot multitenant office/R&D building in Goleta. The seller was EastGroup Properties. The closing…
June 15, 2020
Goleta industrial building sold by Majestic Asset Management
June 15, 2020 GOLETA – An 11,200 square-foot industrial building in Goleta was recently sold in an off-market transaction by Majestic Asset Management. The buyer was an unnamed owner-user based…
January 29, 2020
Montana Avenue Capital Partners purchases AppFolio campus in Goleta
GOLETA – An affiliate of Montana Avenue Capital Partners, LLC (“MAC”) purchased the three-building campus at 50, 70, and 90 Castilian Drive in Goleta, California for approximately $35,725,000. The property,…
January 16, 2020
2019 Q4 Industrial Leasing: Goleta is very active while Santa Barbara and Carp are stifled by low vacancy
In industrial leasing, Goleta ran dramatically counter to the rest of the South Coast, yielding a record-high 36 transactions, while Santa Barbara and Carpinteria both had record-low transaction counts of…
January 14, 2020
2019 Q4 Retail Leasing: Easing vacancy on State Street amid robust leasing in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Retail It was a busy year for retail leasing in Santa Barbara, amounting to 69 retail transactions, the highest count in 10 years. However, the heavy deal volume…