VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a 13,225-square-foot store located at 1701 Independence Blvd. in Virginia Beach. The single-tenant property was leased to CVS/pharmacy at the time of sale Preston Schwartz and Chad Kurz of Matthews represented the private seller in the transaction. Jason Maier of Stan Johnson Co. represented the undisclosed buyer, which acquired the property for $10.6 million. CVS/pharmacy has a little over 12 years remaining on the lease.
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PHOENIX — Dallas-based developer Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) has broken ground on Teravalis, a 37,000-acre master-planned community that will be located in the West Valley area of Phoenix. Preliminary plans for the development call for 100,000 single-family homes and 55 million square feet of commercial space. Previously known as Douglas Ranch, the project marks the largest master-planned community in the state, according to the development team. Teravalis — the name of which means “land of the valley” — will be developed with an emphasis on public space and the natural environment. Ecological sustainability will also be a focal point of the construction process. “Teravalis is an eco-friendly, sustainable community that sets the bar high for other cities to model,” says Eric Orsborn, mayor of Buckeye, a city located roughly 35 miles west of Phoenix. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey also credits the development with “answering the call” of increased housing demand. “Since 2015, Arizona has welcomed over 584,000 new residents, and we don’t expect that momentum to stop anytime soon,” says Ducey. “This increases the demand for housing opportunities, and Howard Hughes is providing quality housing options for current and future Arizonans.” The development team also notes that the location …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of SeventyOne15 McDowell, an apartment property in Scottsdale. The asset traded for $150 million, or $547,445 per unit. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Completed in 2022, SeventyOne15 McDowell features 274 apartments, a swimming pool and spa, private cabanas, a rooftop lounge with fire pits, two-story fitness center, direct-access parking garage, rooftop deck, electric charging stations and 24-hour parcel package concierge. Alliance Residential developed the property. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — South Bay Partners has completed construction of The Variel of Woodland Hills, a luxury independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The property features 215 independent living units, 94 assisted living units and 27 memory care units. Momentum Senior Living is the operator. VTBS Architects designed the buildings, while Rodrigo Vargas Design handled the interiors. W.E. O’Neil Construction was the general contractor. The site is located near Warner Tennis Center, grocery stores and Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center, a 264-bed hospital. The project was originally announced in 2018, and construction began just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020.
R.D. Olson Construction Breaks Ground on $38M Springhill Suites by Marriott in Chula Vista, California
by Amy Works
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has commenced construction on Springhill Suites by Marriott in Chula Vista, a five-story hotel slated for completion by December 2023. Located at 870 Showroom Place, the $38 million, 127,628-square-foot hotel will feature 179 guest rooms, a lounge, bar, buffet, meeting room, rim flow pool, hot tub, cabanas, fire pits, activity area, pavilion, event lawn, barbecues and fitness center. Project partners include Lee & Sakahara as architect and Design Studio as interior designer.
POWAY, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 13535 Danielson St. in Poway. The freestanding building traded for $11 million in an off-market transaction. The single-tenant, 30,667-square-foot building is fully temperature controlled and offers two dock-high doors, one grade-level door and 26-foot clear heights. Rusty Williams, Chris Roth and Jake Rubendall of Lee & Associates North San Diego County represented the undisclosed seller, while Ryan Earnhart of Lee & Associates Ontario represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
PHOENIX — Tortosa LLC has completed the disposition of The Strip, a two-story retail and office building in Phoenix, to 4700 Alliance LLC, a Seattle-based investment company, for $4.4 million. Located at 4700 N. 12th St., the multi-tenant property was fully leased at the time of sale. The ground-floor space consists of retail tenants, including a craft beer and wine bar/restaurant, a craft coffee shop, a wine shop and café, a locally famous cake bakery and a soon-to-be completed speakeasy bar and co-working lounge. The second floor includes a salon, two architectural firms, a fitness tech company and headquarters for a restaurant group. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover, Steve Lindley and Alexandra Loye of Cushman & Wakefield’s private capital and capital markets teams in Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction.
DALLAS — Two locally based firms, De La Vega Development and StreetLights Residential, have broken ground on Phase I of The Central, a 27-acre mixed-use project located at the corner of North Haskell Avenue and the North Central Expressway. The initial phase comprises a park within the center of the site, development of which will be led by De La Vega, and The Oliver, an apartment building that StreetLights will develop in partnership with Mitsui Fudosan America. Both pieces of the project are slated for December 2023 completions. Units at The Oliver will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a pool, fitness center, coworking space, resident lounge and a dog park. Additional plans for The Central ultimately call for more than 4 million square feet of office, residential and retail/restaurant space, as well as dedicated open green spaces and event areas. Steve Williamson of Transwestern arranged the land sale between De La Vega Development and Streetlights Residential.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based investment firm The Lynd Group has acquired Parc 410, a 344-unit apartment community in San Antonio’s Leon Valley submarket. Built in 1985, the garden-style property offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 716 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor grilling and picnic areas, a dog park and a basketball court. As part of a $6 million capital improvement program, Lynd will install package lockers and a children’s playground, as well as upgrade unit interiors and other common areas.
COLUMBUS, TEXAS — DWG Capital Partners has sold a 35,835-square-foot light industrial facility in Columbus, located west of Houston. The investment and advisory firm acquired the asset in April 2021 via a sale-leaseback with the tenant, The Theut Co., a division of Denver Glass Interiors. Simon Miller of Endaxi Capital Partners represented DWG Capital Partners and the buyer, a private partnership based in Oregon, in the off-market transaction.