PHOENIX — Ready Capital has closed $28.1 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an apartment in the South West Valley submarket of Phoenix. Upon purchase, the undisclosed borrower will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors, refine curb appeal, upgrade exteriors and improve landscaping that will help drive the property to stabilization. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
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GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Ready Capital has closed $43.6 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an apartment community located in Glendale’s South West Valley submarket. Upon purchase, the undisclosed borrower will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors, refine curb appeal, upgrade exteriors and improve landscaping that will help drive the 307-unit, Class B property to stabilization. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment, an earn-out option and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
McCarthy Building Cos. Completes 96-Bed Care Tower at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona
by Amy Works
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — McCarthy Building Cos. and Devenney Group Architects, together serving as the design-build team, have completed Tower D, a patient-care tower at Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler. The new facility is scheduled to open to patients in early August. Tower D will serve as the hospital’s main entrance and add 96 patient-care beds, bringing Chandler Regional’s total bed count to 429. The first floor houses the new main hospital entrance and lobby, patient admitting, cardiac rehabilitation, ambulatory therapy unit, gift shop and chapel. The second floor features a surgery registration area, pre-operation and post-anesthesia care units, and 24 thoracic patient rooms. The third and four floors house 36 intensive care rooms and 36 standard patient units, respectively. The fifth floor is shell space for future patient-care beds, while the basement houses the pharmacy, materials management department and a loading dock. Additionally, the construction project included a new parking structure with additional surface parking to accommodate more than 1,100 vehicles, along with renovations to existing space that will allow for eight new surgical suites and an expansion of outpatient services and operational departments. The design-build team will remain on site through spring 2020 to complete the …
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Tower Capital has secured $59 million in refinancing for a Class A multifamily community located in Goodyear. The name of the borrower was not released. Provided by a debt fund/life company, the loan features a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 10-year fixed term with five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. At the time of financing, the property was more than 96 percent occupied.
PHOENIX — Ready Capital has closed $36.7 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 240-unit apartment property located in Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket. Upon purchase, the undisclosed borrower plans to fully renovate the remaining legacy units of the property and upgrade exteriors and common areas to help drive the property to stabilization. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
High Street Residential Breaks Ground on 310-Unit Smith & Rio Multifamily Community in Tempe
by Amy Works
TEMPE, ARIZ. — High Street Residential has broken ground on Smith & Rio, an apartment property located at 1979 E. Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe. Situated on 3.4 acres, the five-story development will feature 310 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, including a selection of one-bedroom options with additional den/home office space. Residents will have access to amenities including a fifth-floor sky lounge; two outdoor courtyards; a dog park and pet lounge; a large work-from-home area with individual workspaces; pool; spa; fitness center; and water features throughout the outdoor spaces. Construction is slated for completion in 2023.
PHOENIX — Ready Capital has closed $9.8 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an 84-unit, Class B apartment community located in the Central Mesa submarket of Phoenix. Upon purchase, the undisclosed borrower plans to implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors and upgrade the property exteriors and amenities to help drive the property to stabilization. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan with a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
Metro Commercial, Graycor Break Ground on Five-Building Spec Industrial Project in Mesa, Arizona
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ. — Metro Commercial Properties, with Graycor as general contractor, has broken ground on Phases III and IV of Metro East Valley Commerce Center in Mesa. The five-building, 406,575-square-foot speculative project will expand and complete Metro’s 11-building, 1.1 million-square-foot, Class A industrial park. Phases III and IV will feature up to 32-foot clear heights with dock-high and grade-level loading. The concrete-tilt buildings will range from 58,399 square feet to 112,097 square feet, with interior floorplans able to accommodate office, warehouse, manufacturing and light industrial uses. Completion is slated for late 2021. Graycor also built Phase I and II at Metro East Valley Commerce Center. Completed in 2016, Phase I totals 349,049 square feet in four buildings, while Phase II, which was completed in 2019, features 363,000 square feet spread across two buildings. All six buildings are currently fully leased. Scottsdale-based McCall & Associates is the project architect for Phases III and IV. Chris McClurg, Ken McQueen and Kurt Saulnier of Lee & Associates are the project’s leasing brokers.
PHOENIX — Carlsbad, Calif.-based Capstone Advisors has completed the disposition of a single-tenant building located with Ahwatukee Foothills Towne Center in Phoenix. A Nevada-based investor acquired the asset for $3.7 million. Salad and Go occupies the property under an absolute triple-net, 20-year ground lease. The restaurant opened for business at the newly constructed building in mid-June. Chris Hollenbeck and Shane Carter of Cushman & Wakefield represented Capstone in the deal.
Tide Equities Acquires Palm Valley Multifamily Property in Goodyear, Arizona for $71.8M
by Amy Works
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Tide Equities has purchased Palm Valley, a multifamily property in Goodyear. Avanti Residential sold the asset for $71.8 million. Tide Equities has renamed the community Tides at Palm Valley. Built in 1997, the property features 264 apartments; two resort-style swimming pool and spa areas with covered cabanas; a fitness center; basketball court; resident clubhouse; business center; children’s playground; barbecue and picnic areas; and package lockers. Updated units offer quartz countertops, new wood-style vinyl plank flooring and carpet, interior paint, new white cabinet doors and hardware, stainless steel appliances, kitchen backsplash, new lighting fixtures and new plumbing fixtures. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal.