BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Buckeye 54 LLC, a joint venture between Contour Real Estate and Shopoff Realty Investments, has purchased a 54-acre industrial development site at the southeast corner of Southern Avenue and Rainbow Road in Buckeye. KWC Motorsports LLC sold the property for $6.5 million. The joint venture plans to develop a logistics park with two warehouses totaling 900,000 square feet. Paul Borgesen and Dylan Sproul of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
EL MIRAGE, ARIZ. — Dermody Properties has purchased 961 acres of land in El Mirage, a suburb of Phoenix. The company plans to develop Copperwing Logistics Center, an industrial park with approximately 10 million square feet of speculative space over the next 10 years. Additionally, the company will develop approximately 300 acres for other third-party owners/users and build-to-suit customers. Initial development is slated to begin in 2022. Novo Development, which has been involved with the project since its inception, will continue to assist with the new venture. The land is being purchased from John F. Long Family Trust, known for developing more than 30,000 homes over four decades, including Arizona’s first master-planned community, before focusing efforts on retail and commercial projects in the West Valley Arizona market. Industrial zoning was already in place for the land. In addition, the property is within an approved Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), meaning companies within the park that are active uses of FTZ can receive up to a 75 percent reduction in real estate and personal property taxes. Dermody Properties also intends to bring new water and sewer sources to the site along with new roads and park amenities. Pat Feeney, Rusty Kennedy and …
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), through its Healthcare Finance business, served as sole lead arranger of $34 million to refinance the Enclave at Chandler. Opened in 2018 in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, the community features 89 independent living, 49 assisted living and 24 memory care units. The borrower is Spectrum Retirement Communities. “Demand is strong for senior housing facilities like the Enclave at Chandler that serve a range of needs,” says William Douglass, managing director and group head for CIT’s Healthcare Finance business.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — YMC Co. has acquired Kierland Corporate Center I in Scottsdale from Starwood Property Trust for $37.7 million. Erik Marsh of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal. Located at 7047 E. Greenway, the property features 109,811 square feet of Class A office space. The center is surrounded by a variety of amenities, including Kierland Commons, Scottsdale Quarter, Westin Kierland Resort and AC Hotel.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Baron Properties has completed the disposition of Arrowhead Ranch by Baron, a multifamily asset in Glendale. Decron Properties acquired the community for $101.5 million, or $396,484 per unit. Built in 1996 on 16 acres, Arrowhead Ranch at Baron features 256 apartments with large windows, white Shaker-style cabinetry, breakfast bars, full-size washers/dryers and garden-style soaking tubs. Select units offer gas fireplaces and lake views. Community amenities include two resort-style swimming pools, spas with expansive sundecks and lake views. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in deal.
PHOENIX — An entity formed by Canada-based Allard Developments has purchased Arcadia Fiesta, a shopping center located at the southwest corner of 32nd Street and Indian School Road in Phoenix. An entity formed by a joint venture between Arizona-based DeRito Partners and Van Tuyl Cos. sold the asset for $41.6 million. The 154,436-square-foot Arcadia Fiesta was fully leased at the time of sale with 96 percent of tenants national retailers. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the transaction.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — CIM Group has purchased Goodyear Airport 85, a recently completed industrial building adjacent to the Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located at 1685 S. Litchfield Road, the 276,183-square-foot Goodyear Airport 85 is a rear-load industrial facility with 36-foot clear heights, 48 exterior dock doors and ample car, trailer and bicycle parking.
PHOENIX — Next Gen 101, an entity of Helix Properties, has completed the disposition of West 101 Corporate Center, an office asset in Phoenix’s West Valley submarket. Nevada-based Overstreet Project LLC acquired the property for $17.5 million. Located at 1860 N. 95th Lane, the three-story asset features 81,040 square feet of Class A office space. At the time of sale, the building was 93 percent leased to a variety of tenants. The property was built in 2008. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Block 23 in downtown Phoenix for $150 million. Completed in 2019, the property consists of 307,030 square feet of Class A office, retail and amenity space. Located at 101 E. Washington St., Block 23 is 95 percent occupied by tenants such as Western Alliance Bank, EY and Chase. The asset is immediately adjacent to CityScape Phoenix, a new 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use property, and is directly across from Footprint Center where the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) play. Block 23 is home to Fry’s Fresh Marketplace, as well as restaurant concepts Blanco Tacos & Tequila and Ingo’s Tasty Food. Amenities at the property include a pickleball court, sky lobby, rooftop amenity deck and onsite parking. Ben Geelan and Kevin MacKenzie of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of RED Development, and procured the buyer, City Office REIT Inc. (NYSE: CIO). The sales price of $488.55 per square foot sets a new per-square-foot record in the city for multi-tenant office trades, according to JLL. “Block 23 has a superior long-term core location in downtown Phoenix, which has seen more than $6 billion of investment into the immediate area since …
TEMPE, ARIZ. — StreetLights Residential has broken ground for The Alyssa, an apartment property located along E. Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe. The Alyssa will feature 335 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 881 square feet. Community amenities will include two pools with an attached spa, an outdoor lounge, a bar with direct access to the pool, coffee lounge, maker’s lounge, mail room, app-activated parcel lockers, dry-clean lockers, pet spa, park and a fitness center. StreetLights Creative Studio will serve as the architect of record and is handling all interior design in-house. SLR Phoenix Construction is the general contractor and Norris Design is providing landscape design for the project.
