TEMPE, ARIZ., AND UINTAH AND ROY, UTAH — Hunt Real Estate Capital has funded three Fannie Mae conventional loans, totaling $41.4 million, to refinance three manufactured home communities in Arizona and Utah. All three transactions lowered interest rates for the borrower and provided cash-out options. The three communities, which are 100 percent mission driven and share the same management company, include: Tempe Cascade Mobile Home Estates, a 273-site property built in 1971 in Tempe Cottonwood Estates, an 83-site community developed in 1976 in Uintah Midland MHC, a 224-site first developed in 1938 and redeveloped in 1973 in Roy The loans for Tempe Cascade Mobile Home Estates and Cottonwood Estates share the same terms: a fixed interest rate and seven-year term. The Midland MHC loan features a fixed interest rate, 10-year term and two years of interest-only payments. Tom Houlihan of Sterling Financial Mortgage & Investment arranged the transactions.
Arizona
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Exeter Property Group has purchased 92 Mountain View, an office property located in north Scottsdale, a suburb of Phoenix. Equus Capital Partners sold the asset for $19.2 million. The transaction completes the seller’s disposition of its two-property, 223,249-square-foot office portfolio, including the previously announced sale of Scottsdale Gateway I. CVS Health occupies 89 percent of the 116,200-square-foot property, which shares fiber connectivity with the main CVS Caremark campus that is near the building. Additionally, the property is adjacent to HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, a 433-bed, full-service, acute-care hospital. Ben Geelan, Andrew Milne and Michael Legget of JLL represented the seller, while John DiVall provided in-house representation for the buyer in the deal. John Chun and Tim Brousse, also of JLL, advised from a debt and structured finance perspective.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Equus Capital Partners has completed the disposition of Scottsdale Gateway I, a medical office building located on 8.5 acres in Scottsdale. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $27 million. Built in 1998, the 107,049-square-foot building features a two-story atrium lobby, 58,000-square-foot floor plates and a parking ratio of 5.8 cars per 1,000 square feet, as well as additional development potential. At the time of sale, the building was 96 percent occupied. Scottsdale Gateway I is located adjacent to Honor Health’s 427-bed Scottsdale Shea Medical facility. The property was originally part of a two-building office portfolio that Equus acquired in 2014 on behalf of BPG Investment Partnership IX, a discretionary fund managed by the firm. Benjamin Geelan and Andrew Milne of JLL represented the seller in the deal. Bryan Taute of CBRE served as leasing agent on the assignment.
Benson DBS Purchases Two Dollar General-Occupied Properties in Arizona, New Mexico for $3.3M
by Amy Works
KINGMAN, ARIZ., AND SILVER CITY, N.M. — Benson DBS has acquired two retail properties for a total of $3.3 million. Dave Hammack of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer in both transactions. Benson DBS company acquired a new Dollar General-occupied building located at 7265 E. Concho Drive in Kingman. SimonCRE Saltair II sold the asset for $1.7 million. Additionally, the company purchased a new Dollar General-occupied property at 1330 E. 32nd St. in Silver City from Silver City (E32) DNMP LLC for $1.6 million.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Western Wealth Capital has completed the sale of Signature Place, a multifamily asset located at 600 W. Grove Parkway in south Tempe. Knightvest Capital acquired the property for $62.5 million. Signature Place features 300 apartments with nine-foot ceilings, fully equipped kitchens, full-size washers/dryers and private patios. Select units feature walk-in closets, dual vanities and fireplaces. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a fitness center, lighted tennis courts and outdoor grilling areas. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the real estate and operations of a post-acute care retirement campus located in Tempe. The acquisition includes Tempe Post Acute, a 62-bed skilled nursing facility, and Desert Marigold Senior Living of Tempe, a senior living center with 72 assisted living beds and 90 independent living units. These acquisitions bring Ensign’s growing portfolio to 226 healthcare operations, 24 of which also include assisted living operations, across 13 states. Ensign owns the real estate at 92 healthcare operations.
Scannell Properties Buys Development Site Near Phoenix, Plans 850,000 SF Distribution Center
by Amy Works
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Scannell Properties has purchased a 70-acre development site, located near the corner of Miller and Durrango roads in Buckeye, for nearly $6.6 million. The buyer plans to develop an 850,000-square-foot, build-to-suit distribution facility at the property for specialty discount retailer Five Below. The tenant plans to initially bring approximately 150 new jobs to the area and expects to grow to nearly 300 employees over the next five years. Greg Vogel and Wes Campbell of Land Advisors Organization’s Metro Phoenix office represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
CBRE Negotiates $35.7M Sale of Pacific Bay Club Apartments in Phoenix’s Southeast Valley
by Amy Works
AHWATUKEE, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Pacific Bay Club, a multifamily community located in Ahwatukee, a suburb of Phoenix. Logan Capital Advisors acquired the asset from Picerne Development for $35.7 million. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1988, Pacific Bay Club features 192 garden-style apartments, an upgraded leasing center and clubhouse, a barbecue rotunda with four stainless steel gas grills, and exterior LED lighting.
PHOENIX — JLL has arranged the acquisition of a flex building located at 3930 E. Watkins St. in Phoenix. A private charitable foundation acquired the property for $10.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. Situated on 7.9 acres within Southbank Business Park, the building features 101,932 square feet of flex space with 24-foot clear heights, wide column spacing, multiple loading positions and ample parking. Brian Ackerman led the JLL Capital Markets team that represented the buyer, while Steve Larsen is leading the JLL Leasing team that is marketing the property’s unoccupied tenant space.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — CIM Group has funded a $95.6 million bridge loan for Stockdale Capital Partners for the firm’s Galleria Corporate Center in Scottsdale. Located at 4301-4343 N. Scottsdale Road, the asset features a 546,000-square-foot creative office building connected by a skybridge to a 10-story parking garage. The specific use of the funds was not disclosed.