GILBERT, ARIZ. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 805 S. Val Vista Drive in Gilbert. An Arizona-based private investor sold the asset to a San Diego-based fund for $2.2 million. Walgreens occupies the 13,905-square-foot property, which was built in 1999 and features a drive-thru and two monument signs. The tenant recently signed a corporate-guaranteed lease extension. Patrick Luther, Britt Raymond and Matthew Mousavi of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Jan Fincham of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
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TEMPE, ARIZ. — Acacia Capital Corp. has purchased San Marquis, an apartment property located at 577 E Baseline Road in Tempe. A joint venture between Sequoia Equities and Mark-Taylor Residential sold the asset for $58.5 million. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the sellers in the transaction. The Class A multifamily community features a palm tree-lined, resort-style swimming pool with ramadas and an outdoor entertainment kitchen; a fitness center with stone and travertine finishes; and a resident clubhouse. The property features 224 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with nine-foot ceilings, decorative crown molding, recessed lighting, granite countertops in the kitchens and bathrooms, stainless steel appliances and full-size washers/dryers.
Defer Gain, Pacific Oak Capital to Develop Three Affordable Apartment Assets in Downtown Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Arizona-based Defer Gain LLC and Pacific Oak Capital Advisors is developing three apartment communities that combine affordability with amenities in downtown Phoenix. The projects are valued at $61 million. Situated within the Presidential District, the projects include the 241-unit St. Ambrose Apartments and the 84-unit Presidential Apartments. Located along the light rail line, the two communities are one stop from downtown Phoenix and three stops from Sky Harbor Airport. Additionally, the properties will feature luxury lobbies with mail rooms, including secured lockers for packages and cold/freezer storage for grocery deliveries; clubhouses; multi-purpose rooms; private conference rooms; exercise facilities; resort-style swimming pools; cabanas with private barbecues; and secured ingress/egress. Both properties will also feature street-level retail and mixed-use space. In September, the joint venture plans to break ground on The Imperial Apartment, a 140-unit workforce housing project located in the Edison Eastlake Choice Neighborhoods, which is undergoing a $150 million redevelopment.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Wood Partners has completed the sale of Alta San Marcos, an apartment complex located in Chandler. JLL Income Property Trust acquired the property for $71.7 million or $262,821 per unit. The buyer plans to rebrand the property as Summit at San Marcos. Located within walking distance of downtown Chandler, the multifamily property features 273 apartments with nine-plus feet ceilings and an average unit size of 940 square feet. Community amenities include a clubhouse and leasing office with a 13-foot theater-style television, plush seating, a demonstration kitchen and fitness center. The community was completed in 2018. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Greater Phoenix has re-cast itself in this real estate cycle. It is no longer expected to play the “boom-to-bust” role in the office sector. The metro area has definitely expanded its breadth of industries, reaching beyond homebuilding and professional services to now feature some of the country’s leading insurance corporations, technology companies and medical innovators. This diversification promises to buffer any future fall in nationwide economic activity. Greater Phoenix continues to lead the country in job creation, adding an estimated 66,500 net new jobs between May 2018 and May 2019, marking a 3.2 percent increase. These jobs are coming from companies like Carvana, AllState and WageWorks. Phoenix has benefitted from great exposure from in the national media, which has matriculated to corporate America and attracted broad attention. The Greater Phoenix MSA boasts a phenomenal combination of attractive cost of living, growing wages and an enviable lifestyle. This package of appealing factors has allowed Phoenix to garner more than its fair share of corporate expansions and relocations throughout the Western U.S. Demand has been strong for office space in the area. However, a diminishing availability of quality, speculative space is creating a battle for the tenants. Sizable users wanting signature spaces …
Harvard Investments, Lincoln Property Co. Sell Waypoint Office Campus in Metro Phoenix for $107.6M
by Amy Works
MESA, TEMPE AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Harvard Investments and Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) have completed the sale of Waypoint, a suburban Class A office campus located in Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale. New York City-based Innovatus Capital Partners acquired the four-building asset for $107.6 million. Harvard and LPC developed the first 108,956-square-foot building at Waypoint in 2014 as a build-to-suit that was fully pre-leased to Verrda Mobility, formerly American Traffic Solutions. In 2016, the partnership completed the second 153,134-square-foot building. Additionally, the companies purchased two adjacent existing buildings to create the four-building, 426,951-square-foot Waypoint campus. At the time of sale, the campus was 98 percent leased. Tenants include Cognizant, Verra Mobility, Mitel, Ashton Woods, Beazer Homes, Nextcare, Udall Shumway and EPS Group. LPC serves as property manager for all four buildings and the company will maintain the management assignment as part of its almost 10 million-square-foot Phoenix property management portfolio. Dave Carder and Scott Boardman of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing for the property.
PHOENIX — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Buchanan Street Partners has completed the disposition of Quattro, an office building located at 4310-4350 E. Colton Center Blvd. in Phoenix. Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners acquired the property for $43.5 million. Situated within Cotton Center business park, Quattro features 264,994 square feet of flex office space. Built in 2002, the asset was 92.5 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include CVS Health, Freeport-McMoRan, Konica Minolta, Sodexo and Xerox. Tracy Cartledge, Bob Buckley and Steve Lindley of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio located in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Colorado-based Birch LLC sold the portfolio to Phoenix-based ZH Multifamily for $13.5 million. The properties are Oak Tree, a 76-unit community located at 3620 E. McDowell Road in Phoenix built in 1984, and Scottsdale 5th Avenue, a 59-unit complex located at 6405 E. Indian School Road in Scottsdale built in 1968. Scottsdale 5th Avenue sold for $6.6 million, or $111,864 per unit, and Oak Tree sold for $6.9 million, or $90,789 per unit. Ric Holway, Mark Forrester and Dan Cheyne of Berkadia’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Life Care Services is developing the $100 million second phase at Sagewood in Phoenix. Westminster Capital is the joint venture development partner of the property, which opened in 2010 and currently has 316 units. Situated on 3.5 acres, the 220,000-square-foot second phase will include 101 independent living apartments. Phase II will feature one- and two-bedroom apartment homes; an 18-hole championship golf putting course; new dining facilities, including The Owl’s Nest restaurant and lounge; expansion of the existing Canyon Café; and an expansion of the current Palo Verde Dining Room, which will become an entirely new, separate venue. Additionally, the second phase will include card rooms and new administrative offices. The new phase will offer 13 different apartment home floor plans, ranging from one-bedroom units to two-bedroom plus den layouts. The units will measure between 873 square feet and 2,351 square feet. All residences will also include patios or balconies offering scenic views. Todd & Associates is serving as architect and The Weitz Co. is building the project. Phase II will be the largest addition to Sagewood since opening in 2010. The new phase is slated for completion in late 2020. Sagewood features a fitness center, movie theaters, indoor …
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Verde Vista, a multifamily property located at 3030 N. 35th Ave. in Phoenix. An out-of-state 1031 exchange investor purchased the asset from an out-of-state limited liability company for $10.6 million, or $58,564 per unit. Built in 1978 and renovated in 2012, Verde Vista features 181 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, two swimming pools, a children’s playground and covered parking. Rich Butler and Reza Ghaffari of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.