GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Cleveland, Ohio-based Woodside Health has purchased Arrowhead Executive Center, a multi-tenant office complex located at 17235 N. 75th Ave. in Glendale. Holualoa Cos. sold the asset for $18.2 million. Steve Lindley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Bill Cook and Perry Gabuzzi of Plaza Cos. provided market leasing advisory. Situated on 11.9 acres, Arrowhead Executive Center features eight single-story buildings offering a total of 99,062 square feet of office space. The campus was constructed in 2000.
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TEMPE, ARIZ. — Vancouver, Canada-based Nicola Wealth Real Estate has acquired a mixed-use property located in downtown Tempe from Wexford Developments for $16.7 million. Located at 425 S. Mill Ave., the 22,209-square-foot building features three levels of office space above ground-floor retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to multiple tenants. The property is near the Valley Metro Light Rail station and the new Tempe Streetcar, which is scheduled to open this year. Steve Lindley, Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
The work-from-home model that became the “new normal” for most office workers in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has stymied leasing activity and altered tenant strategies. Many space users have opted for short-term leases in response to the uncertainty triggered by the virus. According to JLL, U.S. office leasing volume in 2020 totaled 125.6 million square feet, down 47 percent from the prior year. Of the lease renewals inked in the fourth quarter, 43 percent were for five years or less. As a result, the average deal term dropped to 6.7 years for leases larger than 20,000 square feet, well below the pre-COVID average of 8.5 years. While office owners remain bullish on the idea that the workforce will return to physical buildings, many questions remain regarding timelines and capacities. In the meantime, landlords are steadfast in their attempt to keep the lines of communication open with tenants and ensure their properties are as safe and welcoming as possible. REBusinessOnline spoke with owners across the Midwest to gauge their pandemic responses and outlook on what’s to come. Health, safety protocols Daniel Cooper, partner with real estate investment manager 90 North Real Estate Partners LLP in Chicago, says …
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Kenai Capital Advisors has partnered with CWCapital Investment Management to purchase a portfolio of properties — three office/flex buildings and one development parcel on Church Ranch Boulevard in Westminster. Etkin Johnson sold the assets for an undisclosed price in an off-market transaction. Totaling 151,746 square feet, the portfolio includes 7237, 7401 and 7403 Church Ranch Blvd. and an adjacent, 6.19-acre, vacant development site, which has received preliminary approval for an 80,000-square-foot flex industrial building. The existing flex buildings are situated on a 12.6-acre campus and are currently 82 percent leased to eight tenants, with 27,96 square feet of space available for lease. Tenants include Motorola, Cummins, Concentra Health Services and UCHealth. Built in 2000, the buildings feature 16- to 18-foot clear heights, 4.24:1,000 parking ratio, individual suite entrances, roll-up doors, 800-amp power, LED lighting, expansive window lines, manicured landscaping with multiple fountains and mountain views.
TAMARAC, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.4 million sale of Towne Plaza, a 28,600-square-foot medical office property located at 7443-7495 N University Drive in Tamarac. Quinn Sousa and Ryan Shaw of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, John Loeffler Trustee of Lillian Loeffler Trust, in the transaction. The buyer, a private doctor doing business in the sale as Evergreen 3 LLC, plans to occupy 10,000 square feet of the property and lease out the remaining space. Built in 1988, Towne Plaza has frontage on North University Drive and is accessible from the Florida Turnpike and Sawgrass Expressway. The multi-tenant medical office property is located next to the University Hospital and Medical Center. The property was 43 percent leased at the time of sale.
CINCINNATI — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $65.5 million loan for the acquisition of the Bon Secours Mercy Health headquarters building located at 1701 Mercy Place in Cincinnati’s Bond Hill neighborhood. The Class A office building spans 368,500 square feet. Completed in 2016, the property is fully leased to Mercy Health with 14 years remaining on the lease term. The facility serves as the administrative and executive headquarters for Mercy Health, which is Ohio’s largest healthcare delivery system and fourth-largest employer. Amenities at the building include a fitness center, outdoor dining area, food market, walking trail, ergonomic workstations and treadmill desks. The five-story property also features parking for more than 1,400 vehicles. Keith Largay and Lucas Borges of JLL represented the borrowers, 90 North Real Estate Partners and Kuwait-based Rasameel Investment Co. PNC Bank provided the five-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate below 2.5 percent.
Maryland Governor Hogan’s Good News for Baltimore’s CBD, Demand Rises for Mental Health Space
by John Nelson
Among Maryland’s hardest hit submarkets the past 12 months is the Baltimore Central Business District (CBD), where the vacancy rate has risen to 16 percent, according to CoStar Group. Notable departures from companies such as T. Rowe Price and Legg Mason have accelerated during the pandemic due to aging infrastructure and rising crime, coupled with the expansion of sexy nearby submarkets, Inner Harbor East and Harbor Point. Combined these factors have stressed property owners and businesses trying to survive. Downtown restaurants in particular have suffered even more from the double whammy of the area’s rising pre-pandemic vacancies followed by the crushing hit from the spread of COVID-19 and government shutdowns. State government swoops in But Baltimoreans just received some good news from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan that is sure to spur economic and social revitalization of its CBD. Over time the State of Maryland will be relocating 12 agencies and approximately 3,300 employees to available properties throughout the CBD from an aging Midtown office complex known as State Center. The first agency on the move will be the Department of Human Services (DHS), which has an RFP out for approximately 105,000 square feet of office space. The Department of Health …
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $17.4M Sale of Chauncey Lane Marketplace Office/Retail Property in Scottsdale
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Chauncey Lane Marketplace, a mixed-use development in north Scottsdale. Los Angeles-based Ronal LLC acquired the asset from Chauncey Retail Partners for $17.4 million. Located at 17757 and 17767 N. Scottsdale Road, the property features 34,963 square feet of office and retail space. Current tenants include a breakfast diner, cocktail lounge, salon/spa, financial advisory offices, a law firm, residential development firm and a dental practice. The asset was developed in 2019. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLA. — The Dilweg Cos. has sold 9000 Town Center Parkway, a 101,312-square-foot, Class-A office building located in Lakewood Ranch. The price was $20.3 million. The buyers were MHCommercial Real Estate Fund LLC, a Florida-based discretionary private real estate fund, and Contrarian Capital Management LLC, a Connecticut-based hedge fund. Rick Brugge, Mike Davis, Rick Colon and Dominic Montazemi of Cushman & Wakefield represented the Dilweg Cos. in the transaction with support from Zach Eicholtz and Brooke Tulley of Cushman & Wakefield. ServisFirst Bank provided $12.5 million financing for the transaction, under the direction of Mario Bringas of SW Florida. Built in 1998, the 9000 Town Center is a two-story building that originally was developed as a single-tenant, build-to-suit property solely occupied by TriNet USA Inc. The property is located east of Interstate 75 on 11.3 acres within the master-planned community of Lakewood Ranch, which is a community on 50 square miles with 18,000 residential and commercial properties. The 75 percent-occupied office property is the fourth acquisition for MHC, and the building currently has approximately 25,000 square feet of space open for leasing. NAI/Merin Hunter Codman will provide property management with leasing services provided for the new ownership by …
MIRAMAR, FLA. — Dubner Properties has completed $4 million in renovations to Monarch Gardens, an office and retail property in Miramar. Construction firm Origin Construction, G3 Architecture Interiors Planning and engineering firm Kamm Consulting led the renovation project. Gibraltar Realty & Management oversaw the property’s renovation and will provide property management and owner’s representative services. The Monarch Gardens upgrades include a complete renovation of the main lobby, common areas and bathrooms, which include the installation of modern, touchless fixtures. The project included construction of three speculative office suites, as well as buildouts for incoming tenants such as Strayer University and Spectrum Brands. Within the office tower, ownership also installed bipolar ionization systems intended to slow or stop the spread of airborne pathogens such as the coronavirus. The property now features Class A office space as a result of the renovation. Monarch Gardens features 54,000 square feet of office space and 41,000 square feet of retail space at the street level. The mixed-use property has a tenant roster of Dollar Tree, Strayer University, APX Engineering and Spectrum Brands. Office spaces are available between 2,700 to 7,500 square feet. The property also offers office parking with a ratio of five spaces per …