LA Chargers put 101K SF on the market ahead of El Segundo move

Arte Moreno’s about-face on plans to sell the Angels would appear to increase the odds of the ballclub staying put in Anaheim in the near-term, but OC is still about to lose ties to one pro sports team.

The Los Angeles Chargers in late 2021 announced plans to move into a new, nearly 150KSF office and training facility in El Segundo, not far from SoFi Stadium, where it now plays its home games.

The El Segundo facility is on track to open in the spring of 2024, and last month the Chargers began marketing its current operational base in Costa Mesa for sublease. The team leased the OC spot at the Hive creative office campus in 2017, when it was in the process of moving from San Diego.

The team’s “Performance Center” is along Susan Street, across the street from the city’s Ikea and next to Anduril Industries’ massive new HQ. The center runs about 101K SF.

Along with offices, it counts 51K SF of “highly specialized sports” space, including meeting rooms, an auditorium, fitness center, wet rooms with cold tubs and hot tubs, locker rooms and a cafeteria, according to marketing materials from CBRE, which has the listing.

There’s also 160K SF of grass fields at the site, used by the team for practices.

Tenants can take over the spot as early as August 2024, with the sublease running until mid2028, according to marketing materials.