MESA, ARIZ. — Greystar has acquired a 154-acre industrial development near Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport from Phoenix-based Unbound Development. The acreage sold for $43.7 million. Located in Phoenix, the asset consists of six different parcels and provides Greystar with a Class A industrial development opportunity. Unbound spent the last year and a half acquiring the 154 acres located near the northeast corner of Pecos and Sossaman roads and obtaining approval from Mesa’s planning and zoning board for a development named Unbound Gateway. Unbound purchased 18 acres in September 2021 and remaining 136 acres in January 2022 for a combined total of $27.1 million. Greystar will utilize the development team that Unbound had assembled, with Derek Builders as general contractor, Deutsch Architecture Group as designer and Hunter Engineering as civil engineer. The development will feature approximately 2.2 million square feet in three buildings, including a 1.2 million-square-foot building, a 517,029-square-foot building and a 476,229-square-foot building.
PHOENIX — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has arranged the sale of Vaseo Apartments, a 1,222-unit multifamily community in Phoenix. A partnership led by DivcoWest and Klein Financial Corp. sold the asset to Dallas-based Invesco Real Estate for $325 million. Vaseo features an onsite café and market, four swimming pool and spa areas, a 42-seat movie theater, fitness center, full-length basketball court, tennis court, sand volleyball court, playground and a large clubhouse with a demonstration kitchen. Mary Ann King, Brett Betzler, Kaohu Berg-Hee, Mark Forrester of Berkadia, along with CBRE, represented the seller in the deal.
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZ. — FPA Multifamily has completed the disposition of an apartment property located at 13225 N. Fountain Hills Blvd. in Fountain Hills. A joint venture between Continental Realty Assets, a subsidiary of Denver-based Continental Realty Group, and Tokyo-based Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate has acquired the asset for $58.2 million. The buyer has rebranded the 150-unit property as Luna Fountain Hills and is completing modern interior renovations to the units. Constructed in 1998 on 9.7 acres, the community features two-bedroom apartments, averaging 1,041 square feet, with semi-private entry, above-standard ceiling height, washers/dryers and private balcony/patio in select apartments. Onsite amenities include monitored security, a fitness center, business center, swimming pool, sundeck and spa. The community was formerly known as Arrive Fountain Hills. David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix Multifamily Advisory Group represented the seller in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Bird Dog Industrial has completed the disposition of Power 202 Business Park, a multi-building project at 4617, 4631 and 4645 S. Power Road in Mesa. GID Industrial acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2021, the 330,496-square-foot, Class A light industrial park was fully preleased prior to completion. Situated on more than 19 acres, the three-building property features 24-foot to 32-foot clear heights, grade-level and dock-high loading doors, ESFR sprinklers, concrete truck court aprons, ample parking and functional divisibility with a variety of bay sizes. Additionally, the property provides quick access to a full diamond interchange at the Loop 202 Freeway. Will Strong, Greer Oliver, Connor Nebeker-Hay of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West team represented the seller in the deal. Ken McQueen and Chris McClurg of Lee & Associates provided market advisory for the transaction.
PHOENIX — ViaWest Group and its institutional capital partner have received $35.5 million in construction financing for the ground-up construction of Converge Logistics Center, a three-building speculative logistics center located at 15175 S. 50th St. in Phoenix. Situated on 28.6 acres, Converge Logistics Center will feature approximately 500,000 square feet of Class A rentable industrial space. The individual buildings will range from 140,000 square feet to 210,000 square feet and may be leased to a single tenant or are divisible to 23,500 square feet for multi-tenant use. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, a combination of dock-high and grade-level doors and office suites at the front. Construction on all three buildings began in January, with completion slated for fourth-quarter 2022. The borrowers control the lot through a ground lease with Kyrene Elementary School District. Mike Walker and Brad Zampa of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance group arranged the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan, which has a three-year term with two extension options. A regional bank headquartered in the southern United States provided the capital.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Rev, a garden-style apartment property in Tempe. Washington-based Securities Properties sold the asset to Western Wealth Capital for an undisclosed price. Dan Cheyne, Ric Holway and Mark Forrester of Berkadia Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction. Andy Hill of Berkadia Austin secured $35.7 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Benefit Street provided the bridge loan, which features future funding to facilitate completion of upgrades to the property. Located at 3409 S. Rural Road, The Rev features 172 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include an oversized swimming pool, heated spa, standalone leasing center, resident lounge, business center, fitness center, locker room and large courtyards.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $22.7 million in construction financing for the development of Verrado – 10 Industrial, two industrial facilities in Buckeye. The borrower is Kentwood Ventures. Situated on 18.7 acres, Verrado – 10 Industrial will total 249,600 square feet of speculative industrial, distribution, R&D and light manufacturing space. The facilities will feature rear-load configuration, 28-foot clear heights, 32 drive-in doors and ample parking. Completion is slated for March 2023. Jason Carlos, Jarrod Howard and Joe Torkelson of JLL Capital Markets Debt Placement placed the five-year, floating-rate construction loan with CIBC Bank USA.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — SB Real Estate Partners has purchased Cantamar Apartments, a garden-style multifamily community located at 16630 N. 43rd Ave. Glendale, for $58.1 million. The buyer will rebrand the 180-unit asset as Portola On Bell. Built in 1988, the community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,086 square feet, with washers/dryers, nine-foot ceilings and balconies. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center and resident clubhouse with a business center. SB Real Estate is planning a $4 million capital improvement program to enhance the property’s curb appeal, common area amenities and unit interiors.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of Hyatt Place/Hyatt House, a dual-flagged select-service and extended-stay hotel in Scottsdale. A joint venture between Gardner Batt and private investors sold the asset to a joint venture between KKR and Riller Capital for $54.5 million. Located at 18513 N. Scottsdale Road, the property features 229 guest rooms, an onsite restaurant, bar area, breakfast area, business center, meeting space, fitness center, heated outdoor pool and hotel-wide Wi-Fi. The nine-story property opened in March 2021. Jay Maddox, Keith Thompson, Andrew Broad and David Genovese of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Stos Partners, in partnership with a high-net-worthy family office, has purchased an industrial property located at 2757 E. Chambers St. in Phoenix for $4.4 million in an off-market transaction. At the time of acquisition, the 28,520-square-foot building had a short-term tenant in place. David Wilson and Carter Wilson of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented the buyer in the deal.