Arizona

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Merit Partners is leading a joint venture to develop Camelback 303, a $1.5 billion industrial park in the northwest Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The Phoenix-based firm recently closed on the acquisition of 611 acres along the Loop 303 corridor for the project, which will total 9 million to 10 million square feet of logistics and manufacturing space upon completion. Merit’s joint venture partners include industrial REIT First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: FR) and equity partner Diamond Realty Investments, which is the real estate investment arm of Mitsubishi Corp. According to second-quarter 2020 research from JLL, industrial asking rents in metro Phoenix are up 1.8 percent and absorption has increased 39 percent from this time last year. The second quarter marks the 28th straight quarter of positive absorption for the market. “We are extremely excited to be building at this location and at a point in the cycle where demand for Class A industrial is exponential — and expected to continue to rise in the years ahead,” says Kevin Czerwinski, president of Merit Partners. Camelback 303 will sit along the west side of Loop 303 and feature freeway frontage between the Camelback Road and Bethany Home Road …

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VanTrust-Glendale-AZ

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — VanTrust Real Estate has purchased 76.4 acres of land along the Loop 303 corridor at Sarival Road and Maryland Avenue in Glendale. The company plans to break ground on a 660,000-square-foot speculative industrial building on the site in October. Upon completion, scheduled for June 2021, the facility will feature 40-foot clear heights, clerestory glass for natural light and ample auto and trailer parking, as well as access to Loop 303, Northern Parkway and Interstate 10. Jim Wilson of Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the property. Terms of the acquisition were not released.

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PHOENIX — ViaWest Group has completed the disposition of Bell 17 Industrial, a three-building industrial park in North Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket. An undisclosed private investor acquired the asset for $8.3 million. Totaling 70,495 square feet, Bell 17 Industrial is located at 16602 N. 23rd Ave., 16601 N. 25th Ave. and 2401 W. Phelps Road. At the time of sale, the three buildings were fully occupied by multiple tenants. Geoffrey Turbow, Anthony DeLorezo, Rusty Kennedy, Daniel Calihan and Bryan Johnson of CBRE Capital Markets represented the seller, while Mark Trueblood of Glendale, Calif.-based Trumark Real Estate Management Services represented the buyer in the deal.

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Link Senior Development and Insight Senior Living have launched the Ativo Senior Living brand, with three upcoming communities currently announced in the Southwest. The first property, Ativo Senior Living of Yuma, Arizona, is currently under construction with a planned opening in early 2021. The Portland-based company also has communities planned in Prescott Valley, Arizona; Buckeye, Arizona; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and other projects in various design phases throughout the Southwest. “This relationship between Insight Senior Living and Link Senior Development was forged based on our mutual enthusiasm for the health, well-being, and happiness of our vibrant senior population,” says Ron Ziebart, president and CEO Link Senior Development. Insight Senior Living specializes in new-development senior living communities, providing consulting during development and pre-opening and management services after opening. Link Senior Development focuses exclusively on the development and management of seniors housing.

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PHOENIX — Gardner Capital has completed construction of El Caro Apartments, a 102-unit affordable senior apartment complex in Phoenix. The property also features a food pantry on-site. Gardner Capital worked with the City of Phoenix Housing Department and the Arizona Department of Housing, as well as financial partners Citibank and Enterprise Community. Kitchell served as the general contractor. “We recognized the dual needs for seniors housing and food pantries when developing this site with the aim of creating comfortable, flexible living spaces while reducing food insecurity in the Phoenix area,” says Michael Gardner, president and CEO of Gardner Capital.

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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — NAI Horizon has arranged the sale of American Self Storage & Mail Center, a self-storage facility located at 12220 E. Riggs Road in Chandler. Apache Junction-based Lawhead Family LLC sold the asset to Phoenix-based 535 Wilmot Investors for $8.3 million. Totaling 59,239 square feet, American Self Storage & Mail Center offers 652 units in a mix of drive-up and climate-controlled options, as well as RV parking and six commercial retail store tenants. Denise Nunez and Victoria Filice of NAI Horizon represented the seller in the transaction.

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PHOENIX — Boston-based Taurus Investment Holdings has entered the Phoenix multifamily market with the acquisition of Avenel on 16th Apartments. The recently repositioned property is located near 16th Street and Indian School Road in Phoenix’s East Camelback/Uptown submarket. Phoenix-based Rincon Partners sold the asset for $25.9 million. Built in 1980 and 1984, Avenel on 16th features 200 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. The seller recently spent over $4 million on capital improvements and interior renovations at the property. Trevor Koskovich, Jesse Hudson and Bill Hahn of NorthMarq’s Phoenix investment sales team represented both parties in the transaction. Additionally, Bryan Mummaw of NorthMarq arranged an $18.8 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition on behalf of the buyer.

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PHOENIX, GLENDALE AND CHANDLER, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $16.1 million in financing for a seven-building light industrial distribution and manufacturing portfolio in metro Phoenix. The borrower is a partnership between Phoenix-based Bird Dog Industrial, HPI Real Estate Services and Investment and Long Wharf Capital. Casey Wenzel, Aldon Cole, Jeremy Womack and Alastair Barnes of JLL Capital Markets secured the five-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with a correspondent life insurance company. Loan proceeds will be used to take out the existing credit facility. The portfolio is situated on 16.1 acres at 10950 W. Northview Ave. in Glendale, 235 E. Pima St. in Phoenix, and 481 N. Dean Ave., 5740 W. Oakland St. and 5753, 5763 5773 W. Erie St. in Chandler. At the time of financing, the portfolio was 54.6 percent leased to three national tenants. The borrower is in the final stage of completing value-add improvements totaling approximately $1.7 million across the portfolio.

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PHOENIX — WaterWalk, a developer of upscale extended-stay hotels, has purchased 4.5 acres at the southwest corner of 19th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road in Phoenix’s Deer Valley neighborhood. Alter Group sold the development site for $2.1 million. Trask Switzenberg and Chuck Wells of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal. WaterWalk plans to develop an extended-stay hotel on the site, which includes a retail pad. Currently, WaterWalk has seven open hotels in Kansas, Colorado, Texas and North Carolina, with two additional locations opening this fall in North Carolina and Minnesota. The Phoenix property will be the brand’s first Arizona property. WaterWalk plans to have 50 locations open by year-end 2024. WaterWalk is the fifth national brand started by hotelier Jack DeBoer. Other brands include Residence Inn, Summerfield Suites, Candlewood Suites and Value Place/WoodSpring.

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant restaurant property located at 15416 N. Pima Road in Scottsdale. A Texas-based private investor sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $3.3 million. Built in 1996, the 3,386-square-foot building features a drive-thru. Wendy’s occupies the property on a corporate-guaranteed, triple-net lease through May 2032. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS’ National Net Lease Group, along with Chris Stamets and Brian Gausden of Western Retail Advisors, represented the seller in the deal.

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