SunCal closed the acquisition of the 30-acre former State Farm Insurance property in Rohnert Park, Calif., for an undisclosed sum. SunCal plans to entitle and redevelop the Sonoma County site into a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use town center dubbed Rohnert Crossing that will provide a lively downtown district and central town green for the community. The parcel encompasses an entire city block and is located along Rohnert Park Expressway, and is across the street from the city library, police station and city center plaza.

A future Sonoma-Marin Rail Transit (SMART) passenger train station is under construction along the eastern edge of the project, providing the basis for a transit-oriented development. The future SMART commuter line adjacent to Rohnert Crossing will provide rail service along 70 miles of the historic Northwestern Pacific Railroad corridor, connecting urban and rural residents of Sonoma and Marin counties with jobs, education and health care services in the region. At the southern terminus, the trains will deliver commuters to the ferry terminal in Larkspur, Calif., and connect with San Francisco.

The Rohnert Park station is part of SMART's Phase 1 that is scheduled to start service in late 2015 or early 2016. The property was sold to an affiliate of SunCal by State Farm Insurance and was originally developed by the insurer in the late 1970s. The facility operated for 35 years and the company recently relocated its operations and staff to another center.

The transaction was brokered by a collaborative Cushman & Wakefield effort involving its offices in Portland, Ore.; San Rafael, Calif.; and Los Angeles. The firm's representatives collectively assisted on all aspects of a very intricate and complicated process that culminated in the successful disposition of the asset.