PHOENIX — Ready Capital has closed $9.8 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an 84-unit, Class B apartment community located in the Central Mesa submarket of Phoenix. Upon purchase, the undisclosed borrower plans to implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors and upgrade the property exteriors and amenities to help drive the property to stabilization. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan with a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
MESA, ARIZ. — Metro Commercial Properties, with Graycor as general contractor, has broken ground on Phases III and IV of Metro East Valley Commerce Center in Mesa. The five-building, 406,575-square-foot speculative project will expand and complete Metro’s 11-building, 1.1 million-square-foot, Class A industrial park. Phases III and IV will feature up to 32-foot clear heights with dock-high and grade-level loading. The concrete-tilt buildings will range from 58,399 square feet to 112,097 square feet, with interior floorplans able to accommodate office, warehouse, manufacturing and light industrial uses. Completion is slated for late 2021. Graycor also built Phase I and II at Metro East Valley Commerce Center. Completed in 2016, Phase I totals 349,049 square feet in four buildings, while Phase II, which was completed in 2019, features 363,000 square feet spread across two buildings. All six buildings are currently fully leased. Scottsdale-based McCall & Associates is the project architect for Phases III and IV. Chris McClurg, Ken McQueen and Kurt Saulnier of Lee & Associates are the project’s leasing brokers.
PHOENIX — Carlsbad, Calif.-based Capstone Advisors has completed the disposition of a single-tenant building located with Ahwatukee Foothills Towne Center in Phoenix. A Nevada-based investor acquired the asset for $3.7 million. Salad and Go occupies the property under an absolute triple-net, 20-year ground lease. The restaurant opened for business at the newly constructed building in mid-June. Chris Hollenbeck and Shane Carter of Cushman & Wakefield represented Capstone in the deal.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Tide Equities has purchased Palm Valley, a multifamily property in Goodyear. Avanti Residential sold the asset for $71.8 million. Tide Equities has renamed the community Tides at Palm Valley. Built in 1997, the property features 264 apartments; two resort-style swimming pool and spa areas with covered cabanas; a fitness center; basketball court; resident clubhouse; business center; children’s playground; barbecue and picnic areas; and package lockers. Updated units offer quartz countertops, new wood-style vinyl plank flooring and carpet, interior paint, new white cabinet doors and hardware, stainless steel appliances, kitchen backsplash, new lighting fixtures and new plumbing fixtures. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of District Flats Off Dobson, a multifamily property located in Mesa. Rise48 Equity sold the property to a joint venture between The Souferian Group and ZMR Capital for $18.2 million, or $162,500 per unit. Built in 1975 on three acres, District Flats Off Dobson features 112 apartments, a swimming pool, barbecue grills, laundry facility, tennis court and pet play area. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Spellman Brady & Co. has completed the expansion and renovation of Sagewood Senior Living in Phoenix for Life Care Services. Renovations included a four-story, 101-unit independent living building with an underground parking garage. The 276,454-square-foot building features one and two-bedroom apartments with den layouts and patio views. The project also provided activity and game rooms, an art studio, putting course, café, formal dining, an indoor-outdoor tapas bar and lounge.
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Golden Key, a multifamily property located in Phoenix. A private investor sold the asset to a fund manager for $13.5 million. Located at 3675 W. Osborn Road, Golden Key features 91 apartments. The community spaces and three of the units at the 62,323-square-foot property have been renovated. Paul Bay and Darrell Moffitt of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
MARICOPA, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located on 1.7 acres at the intersection of North John Wayne Parkway and West Smith Enke Road in Maricopa. An out-of-state buyer acquired the asset from the estate of a Northern California family for $5.7 million. Walgreens occupies the 14,820-square-foot retail building on a net-leased basis. Sanford Burstyn of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Centra, a multifamily property located at 306. N. Central Ave. in midtown Phoenix. San Diego-based MG Properties acquired the community from Fore Property Co. for $74.5 million. Built in 2020, Centra features 223 apartments in a mix of 93 one-bedroom and 130 two-bedroom units; a swimming pool and spa; cabanas; outdoor grilling stations; a fitness center with a yoga, spin and weight room; a gaming lounge with billiards, arcade games and shuffleboard; and a rooftop social lounge with city views. David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Advisory Group in Phoenix represented the seller in the deal.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $12.4M Sale-Leaseback for HomeSmart’s Office Headquarters in Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale-leaseback of a single-tenant corporate headquarters facility in Scottsdale. A New York-based entity doing business as ABCJ LLC acquired the asset for $12.4 million. HomeSmart fully occupies the 36,497-square-foot building, which is located at 8388 Hartford Drive. The two-story building features creative-style office space, high-tech conference rooms, an exercise gym, locker rooms, large kitchen and dining area and a lounge with a full bar and pool table. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office brokered the transaction. Michael Kitlica, also with Cushman & Wakefield, served as leasing advisor for the deal. HomeSmart is a tech-centric real estate residential brokerage firm with offices around Arizona.