SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT has acquired McKesson III, a Class A office building located in Scottsdale. Ryan Cos. sold the asset for $37.7 million. McKesson Corp. occupies the 124,879-square-foot asset, which is situated on 11 acres at 5801 N. Pima Road, on a long-term basis. McKesson, a healthcare industry supplies and technology company, utilizes the facility as an expansion of its Scottsdale office campus. The project is subject to an 83-year leasehold interest in land owned by members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Ryan Cos., as general contractor and developer, completed the facility in June. Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT purchased two adjacent buildings, also leased by McKesson, in April 2018 for $67 million. Team Toci of Cushman & Wakefield represented Ryan Cos. in the sale of McKesson III.
Arizona
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Evergreen Devco has commenced construction for The Post at Cooley Station, a grocery-anchored shopping center located at the southeast corner of Recker and Williams Field roads in Gilbert. Situated on 23 acres, the retail center will feature 23,000 square feet of multi-tenant shop space in three buildings. Anchored by Fry’s Marketplace, the project will also include AutoZone, Taco Bell and Burger King. Currently, the center is 65 percent preleased, with one junior-anchor pad available. Butler Design Group, Optimus Civil Design Group, Kraemer Engineers and Laskin & Associates are the design consultants for the project. Alexander Building Co. is serving as site contractor. Evergreen Devco purchased the property on Sept. 19, and construction is scheduled for completion in third-quarter 2020.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Phoenix-based ViaWest Group and New York-based Taconic Capital Advisors has completed the disposition of Deer Valley Financial Center, an office property located at 2260 N. 19th Ave. in Phoenix. The Rodriguez Family Trust of Los Angeles acquired the asset for $22.1 million. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast of CBRE Institutional Properties in Phoenix and Geoff Turbow, Matt Pourcho and Anthony DeLorenzo of CBRE Investment Properties-SoCal/Phoenix represented the ViaWest Group in the transaction. Built in 2001, the two-story building features 127,612 square feet of Class A office space, including a common area and lobby, new tenant amenity lounge, an on-site café and bank. Additionally, the property features a parking ratio of 4.6 spaces per every 1,000 square feet.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Security Properties has purchased The Rev Apartments, a Class C, garden-style multifamily property located in Tempe, for $28.2 million. Originally constructed in 1972 on 11 acres, The Rev features 172 units spread across 16 residential buildings. The previous owner fully renovated the property, including new dual-pane windows and slider glass doors, exterior paint, roof upgrades/repairs and the addition of in-unit washers/dryers and above-range microwaves. Community amenities include a fully renovated leasing office and fitness center, as well as an outdoor heated swimming pool and spa. Security Properties has a light upgrade planned for the property, including adding a number of supplemental items to unit kitchens and strategic improvements to the community’s amenity package. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the asset. With this acquisition, Security Properties now owns 122 assets totaling approximately 24,000 units across its portfolio, including eight properties and more than 3,200 units in the Phoenix market.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 1.52-acre land site within Roosevelt Row Arts District in Phoenix. An entity formed by Phoenix-based Alliance Residential acquired the site from Edgehill Investments for $6.4 million. The buyer plans to develop Broadstone Portland on the land, which is located at the northeast corner of Third and Portland streets. The planned 161-unit multifamily asset will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 620 square feet to 1,600 square feet. Additionally, the five-story property will feature street-level stop entrances on the top of two levels of podium parking and an elevated amenity deck with a resort-style swimming pool and fitness facility. Construction is slated to started in fourth-quarter 2019. ORB Architects is designing the project.
TSB Realty Arranges Sale of 775-Bed Student Housing Community Near Arizona State University
by Amy Works
TEMPE, ARIZ. — TSB Realty has arranged the sale of Sterling 920 Terrace, a 775-bed student housing community located near Arizona State University in Tempe. Coastal Ridge Real Estate purchased the property in a joint venture with iA Financial Group from The Dinerstein Companies and Harrison Street Real Estate. Terms of the transaction were undisclosed. The property offers studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a pet park; resort-style swimming pool and hot tub; a poolside lounge with hammocks and a television; a two-story fitness center, yoga area and boxing room; grilling stations; a fire pit; a business center; and private study rooms. TSB Capital Advisors arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
Fore Property Sells 340-Unit Summerly at Zanjero Multifamily Asset in Glendale for $78.5M
by Amy Works
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Fore Property has completed the disposition of Summerly at Zanjero, an apartment community located in Glendale. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $78.5 million. Located at 7375 N. Zanjero Blvd., the asset comprises 32 two- and three-story buildings spread across an 18.6-acre site. Constructed in 2018, Summerly at Zanjero features 340 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include two swimming pools with barbecues and fireplaces, a fitness center with yoga and spin room, a dog park, playground and parcel lockers. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied.
MESA, ARIZ. — Cadence Living and Ryan Cos. US have completed the development of Acoya Mesa, a seniors housing community located at 6502 E. Brown Road in Mesa. Situated on seven acres, the 183,000-square-foot property features 170 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts with full kitchens, washers/dryers, walk-in showers and 24-hour emergency lines. Community amenities include all-day restaurant-style dining, an arts and crafts talent room, raised garden beds, movie theater, salon, game room, special event hall, fitness room and residential programming. Ryan Cos., co-owner and co-developer, served as general contractor and architect for the project, which was the first joint venture between the two companies. Ryan A+E Inc. designed the community and StudioSIX5 designed the interior spaces.
Newmark Knight Frank Brokers $9.6M Sale of Alma Elliot Square Shopping Center in Metro Phoenix
by Amy Works
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Newmark Knight Frank has negotiated the sale of Alma Elliot Square, a shopping center in Chandler. TriGate Capital sold the asset to Orange County, Calif.-based Investment Concepts for $9.6 million. At the time of sale, the 62,164-square-foot asset was 62 percent leased to a mix of national and regional tenants, including Starbucks Coffee, O’Reilly Auto Parts, AT&T, Great Clips and Pizza Hut. Fry’s Food and Drug and IHOP also shadow-anchor the property. CJ Osbrink, David Guido, Joe Doucett, Joseph Hoye and Ryan Moroney of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
ReNUE Properties Acquires 200-Unit Legacy Bungalows Multifamily Property in Phoenix for $26.1M
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — ReNUE Properties has purchased Legacy Bungalows, a multifamily asset located in Phoenix. Legacy Partners sold the community for $26.1 million, or $130,500 per unit. Completed in 2002, Legacy Bungalows features 200 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with at least nine-foot ceilings and an average unit size of 852 square feet. The property is situated on 6.4 acres and less than two miles from Chase Field and Talking Stick Resort Arena. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.