TUCSON, ARIZ. – Money 360 has funded a $3.2 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a multifamily community in Tucson. The recourse loan carries a 9.9 percent interest rate. It features a three-year fixed rate with three months yield maintenance.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. AND IRVING, TEXAS — Columbia Property Trust Inc. has sold CVS Health Tower in Irving, a western suburb of Dallas, and SanTan Corporate Center in Chandler, a southern suburb of Phoenix, for $109.5 million. With the sales, Columbia has exited the Dallas and Phoenix markets and will use the profits for reinvestment in its target markets. The buyers were not disclosed. CVS Health Tower is a 315,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 750 W. John Carpenter Freeway. The building is primarily leased to CVS Caremark, an independent pharmacy benefit management provider. IBM also maintains a lease at the property. The 12-story building was completed in 1999 and acquired by Columbia in 2006. SanTan Corporate Center consists of two office buildings totaling 267,000 square feet, completed in 2000 and 2003. Columbia acquired the buildings in 2006. Both buildings are 100 percent leased. Toyota Financial Services fully occupies SanTan Corporate Center I, while multiple tenants occupy SanTan Corporate Center II. With these sales, Columbia has completed $660.5 million of dispositions in 2016. Atlanta-based Columbia Property Trust owns and operates Class A office buildings. The company’s portfolio includes 21 office properties and one hotel. -Kristin Hiller
PHOENIX — City Office REIT has acquired a 175,835-square-foot office building in Phoenix for $42.6 million. The Class A building is located at 5090 N. 40th St. within the Camelback Corridor. It is more than 90 percent leased. The seller was a joint venture between Lowe Enterprises and J.P Morgan Asset Management. CBRE’s Jim Fijan and Will Mast negotiated the transaction.
PHOENIX — National Healthcare Realty and Development has announced plans to build McDowell Medical Commons, a 25,000-square-foot medical office building in Phoenix. The project will be located at 10650 W. McDowell Road. The Class A project will be situated at the northeast corner of 107th Avenue and McDowell Road. McDowell Medical Commons is slated for groundbreaking in 2017. Rachel Thompson and Michael Dupuy of Colliers International will serve as the project’s exclusive leasing agents.
MESA, ARIZ. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on the 325-unit Aviva apartment community in Mesa. The $63 million community will be located at 8350 E. Baseline Road. Aviva is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2018. This is HTG’s first multifamily development in Arizona. Biltform Architecture Group designed the community, which Chasse Building Team will construct. HTG acquired the 16-acre vacant tract for $6.5 million. The firm also secured a $47.1 million construction loan from Walker & Dunlop.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $14.8 million sale of Bell Tower Village, a 166,830-square-foot shopping center in Glendale. Walgreens anchors the center, which was 63.6 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Planet Fitness, Harbor Freight Tools, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Audio Express and Mattress Firm. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Bell Tower Village LLC, in the transaction. New Bell Tower LLC, a company formed by DPC Development Co., acquired the property.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $15.1 million in acquisition and renovation financing for The Palazzo, a 359-unit continuing care retirement community in Phoenix. The renovations will modernize the community and change the unit mix among the continuum of care. The firm’s Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Timothy Hosmer arranged the financing on behalf of a joint venture between Westport Capital Partners and Integro Healthcare Consulting. PNC Bank provided the capital. Integro will operate the community after the acquisition.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Armstrong Development Properties is developing a 10,000-square-foot retail strip center in Peoria. The center will be located at 7473 W. Bell Road. A fuel station was recently demolished on the 1.3-acre site to make way for the five-tenant strip center. Café Rio, Smashburger and Mad Greens have already signed onto the project. Construction commenced in mid-September, with an expected completion date of June 2017.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Olympus Property has purchased the 194-unit Vive in Chandler apartment community for an undisclosed sum. The Class A community is located at 1901 W. Germann Road in the South Price Corridor submarket. Vive was built in 2014. Property amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, resort pool with spa, clubhouse with billiard table, cinema room and an outdoor fireplace with seating. The South Price Corridor features notable employers like Intel, Wells Fargo, Orbital ATK, PayPal, Infusionsoft and GM Financial. The North Price Corridor plays host to Microchip Technology, Bank of America, GM Arizona IT Innovation Center, CVS Health, SanDisk and Pearson Education.
PHOENIX — An affiliate of Cohen Asset Management has purchased a 452,271-square-foot industrial facility in Phoenix for $33.5 million. Breakthru Beverage Group occupies the entire property. The facility is located at 1115 S. 47th Ave. in West Phoenix. The beverage company recently signed a new 15-year lease at the space. Cohen Asset Management purchased the property in a double escrow transaction from Breakthru. Breakthru acquired the property through a 2011 purchase option agreement with then-owner Crexus AZ Holdings 1 LLC. Don and Payson MacWilliam of Colliers International executed the transaction.