MESA AND GLENDALE, ARIZ. — An affiliate of The Milestone Group has purchased two multifamily assets totaling 448 apartments through a recapitalization valued at approximately $85 million. Located at 1865 N. Higley Road in Mesa, Alta Mesa features 200 garden-style apartments in a mix of studio loft, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a hot tub, clubhouse, fitness center, racquetball court and movie theater. Located at 7400 W. Arrowhead Clubhouse Drive in Glendale, Pavilions at Arrowhead offers 248 garden-style units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. On-site amenities include a pool, clubhouse with a spa and hot tub, a sundeck, fitness center and gas grill area. Milestone plans to upgrade and renovate the properties, which were constructed in 1997 and 1999, respectively.
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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of Shoppes at Cortaro Ranch, a newly constructed retail property located at 5660 W. Cortaro Farms Road in Tucson. Colorado-based Sonoma Heights acquired the asset from Terry Haute, Indiana-based Cortaro Commercial JV LLC for $5.2 million. Built this year, Shoppes at Cortora Ranch features 10,617 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Chris Hollenbeck of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the transaction.
Zom Living to Invest More than $500M to Develop Five Multifamily Communities in Phoenix, Scottsdale
by Alex Tostado
PHOENIX AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Zom Living has released plans to develop five multifamily communities in Phoenix and Scottsdale. The Orlando, Florida-based company expects to invest more than $500 million in the properties. Zom Living has acquired four parcels totaling 32.7 acres through an auction in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The developer expects to break ground on all five communities — which are yet to be named — in the fourth quarter of this year. Zom Living acquired two parcels totaling 26 acres in the Desert Ridge/North Phoenix submarket of Phoenix. The two communities Zom plans to build will feature a combined 600 units along the Loop 101 Highway on 56th Street. The assets will be situated within walking distance of Desert Ridge Marketplace. In downtown Scottsdale, the developer plans to build 749 units across two communities. The assets will span 3.8 acres at the intersection of Scottsdale and Camelback roads. The property is located adjacent to the Scottsdale Fashion Square and the Scottsdale Entertainment District. In Phoenix’s Biltmore District, Zom Living plans to develop 300 units on 2.9 acres. The property is located at the intersection of Highland Avenue and 24th Street, two blocks from the Biltmore Fashion Park …
ViaWest Group Acquires Insight Enterprises Office Portfolio in Tempe, Plans Industrial Redevelopment
by Amy Works
TEMPE, ARIZ. — A joint venture partnership led by Phoenix-based ViaWest Group has purchased three real estate properties in Tempe from Insight Enterprises for $26.8 million. Phil Breidenback and Kathy Foster of Colliers International Arizona represented the seller and handled the transaction. The portfolio includes a 102,000-square-foot office building at 6280 S. Harl Ave., a 130,270-square-foot industrial/back office property at 910 W. Carver Ave. and an adjacent 56,240-square-foot office building at 8123 S. Hardy Ave. ViaWest plans to demolish the South Harl Avenue building, which will house Insight’s headquarters through December of this year. ViaWest then plans to develop two Class A industrial buildings, totaling 358,114 square feet, on the 19-acre site. The facilities will feature 32-foot clear heights and a shared truck court. Each speculative building will be available for a single tenant or space divisible to 30,000 square feet. McCall & Associates is serving as architect and Wilmeng is serving as general contractor for the buildings, which are slated for completion in mid-2022. Rob Martensen of Colliers International Arizona will serve as leasing agent for the new buildings. The West Carver Avenue building offers 100,270 square feet of industrial/back office space and a 30,000-square-foot mezzanine area. Insight currently …
Crescent Communities, McShane Plan 317-Unit NOVEL Val Vista Apartments in Gilbert, Arizona
by Amy Works
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Crescent Communities has selected McShane Construction Co. to build NOVEL Val Vista, an apartment community located on 8.6 acres in Gilbert. The wood-frame development will feature 317 apartments spread across three four-story, garden-style buildings and three two-story, carriage house buildings. Each unit offers upgraded matte black plumbing fixtures and black quartz countertops. The 11,500-square-foot amenity space will include a dog park, swimming pool, cold plunge spa, outdoor kitchen with pizza oven, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits. Completion is slated for fourth-quarter 2022. Craine Architecture is the architect of record.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — KKR has purchased a newly constructed 263,606-square-foot industrial distribution and warehouse property in Goodyear for $43.1 million. Principals of Minneapolis-based Provident Real Estate Ventures, along with Merit Partners and Sunbelt Holdings, sold the 263,606-square-foot facility. Situated on more than 15 acres, the property features three points of ingress and egress, a fully air-conditioned warehouse, 36-foot clear heights, ample loading with 100 percent truck courts and dedicated truck lanes, an ESFR sprinkler system and automatic truck court gates. One of the world’s leading manufacturers of large commercial vehicles fully occupies the property, which is located at 17017 W. Indian School Road. Will Strong, Greer Oliver and Connor Nebeker-Hay of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — TerraCap Management LLC has acquired Anchor Centre, an office property in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor, for $103.5 million. The two-building office park spans 333,014 square feet at the intersection of 24th Street and Camelback Road. KBS was the seller. The buildings were constructed in 1984 and 1986, and KBS completed a multimillion-dollar capital improvement program upon its acquisition of the asset in 2014. KBS made upgrades to the lobby, common areas, restrooms and amenity spaces, which include a deli, tenant lounge, game room, fitness center, conference facility, outdoor patio and underground parking. Anchor Centre is currently 93 percent occupied by tenants such as Humana Insurance, Northwestern Mutual and Black & Veatch. “The property’s freeway access and close proximity to high-end retail is advantageous for the tenants,” says Steve Hagenbuckle, founder and managing partner of TerraCap. “The amount of in-migration and corporate relocations coming from the West Coast should assist in keeping occupancy high, allowing us to increase long-term value for our investors.” The Phoenix office market showed signs of growth during the third quarter of 2020, posting just over 300,000 square feet of positive absorption, according to JLL. Colony Capital provided debt financing for TerraCap with assistance from Kevin …
Colliers Mortgage Arranges $33.1M Refinancing for Three-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Cottonwood, Arizona
by Amy Works
COTTONWOOD, ARIZ. — The Orange County, Calif, office of Colliers Mortgage, part of Colliers International, has closed two separate Fannie Mae loans totaling $33.1 million for the refinancing of a three-property apartment portfolio in Cottonwood. Totaling 340 units and constructed between 1985 and 1999, the portfolio includes Mountain View Villa Apartments, Rio Verde Apartments and Sagewood Apartments. The loans utilized Green Rewards and both carry 10-year terms and 30-year amortization schedules. The borrowers are Mountain View Villa Partners and Cottonwood Investment Group One.
TOLLESON, ARIZ. — Stos Partners has purchased a single-tenant industrial property located at 10300 W. Buckeye in Tolleson. A private seller sold the asset for $16.3 million in an off-market transaction. The acquisition marks Stos Partners’ entrance to the metro Phoenix market. Built in two phases in 2005 and 2016, the 227,000-square-foot property features 32-foot clear heights and dock-high loading doors. At the time of sale, an undisclosed tenant fully occupied the building. Bob Broyles of Colliers International and Jeff Hays of Commercial Properties represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Ready Capital has closed $8 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a multifamily community in Phoenix. Situated in the Paradise Valley submarket, the Class C property features 80 apartments. David Cohen of Ready Capital handled the financing for the undisclosed borrower. Further details were not disclosed.