Rancho Cucamonga, CA – January 29, 2026 – Progressive Real Estate Partners, the Inland Empire’s leading retail real estate brokerage firm, announced today the $1,700,000 sale of Crystal Cave Car Wash at 8845 Imperial Highway in Downey, California. The property occupies a highly visible signalized corner at the intersection of Imperial Highway and Lakewood Boulevard and is visible to approximately 53,840 cars per day.
Greg Bedell,CCIM of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the Orange County-based seller in the transaction. The Los Angeles-based buyer was represented by Joel Mendoza with Commercial Brokers International.
The property is leased to Custom Carwash Concepts LLC, an experienced operator with more than 40 years of car wash operating history, under an absolute NNN 30-year lease with approximately 21 years remaining.
Crystal Cave Car Wash is located along the Lakewood Retail Corridor, a dominant commercial corridor generating approximately 14.3 million annual visitors (Placer.ai). Surrounding retailers include Walmart Supercenter, Burlington, Sprouts, Ross, and numerous other national and regional tenants. The property is situated in the heart of Downey, a dense infill trade area with over 750,000 residents and an average household income of $110,431 within a 5-mile radius.
According to Bedell, “Investors continue to show strong demand for essential-use retail with long-term lease structures, particularly when paired with infill locations and high traffic counts. Crystal Cave Car Wash checked all of those boxes, which allowed us to generate meaningful interest and execute a clean, efficient sale process for our client.”
About Progressive Real Estate Partners
Progressive Real Estate Partners (PREP) is a boutique commercial brokerage firm headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Founded in 2008, the firm specializes in the leasing and sale of retail properties in Southern California’s Inland Empire, San Gabriel Valley and Coachella Valley. The office is also the exclusive Inland Empire representative of the Retail Brokers Network (RBN). Since the firm’s inception Progressive has completed over 1,650 lease and sales transactions valued at more than $1.8B in 35+ cities throughout the region. Progressive uses the latest marketing and brokerage techniques to help retailers and property owners achieve their commercial real estate goals.