TEMPE, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based Alliance Residential has acquired a 9.3-acre land parcel located at the southeast corner of Rio Salado Parkway and Price Road in Tempe. Arizona State University sold the parcel, which was surplus land, for $11.2 million. David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis of Cushman & Wakefield Phoenix represented the seller in the deal. Alliance plans to develop a 276-unit apartment community called Broadstone Rio Salado on the property. Upon completion, the project will feature 12 buildings offering a total of 28 studio units, 144 one-bedroom units and 104 two-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a pool, spa, game lawns, outdoor cooking area, fire pits, dog park and fitness center.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Global real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) has sold a 2,199-unit multifamily portfolio mostly located on the West Coast for $422 million. The Beverly Hills-based company had a 41.3 percent average ownership stake in the six properties. The buyer was undisclosed. The properties in the portfolio include: • Slate Creek in Roseville, Calif. (612 units) • Xander 3900 in Las Vegas (480 units) • Big Trout Lodge in Liberty Lake, Wash. (297 units) • Heatherbrae Commons in Milwaukie, Ore. (174 units) • Montair at Somerset Hill in Tumwater, Wash. (396 units) • StonePointe in University Place, Wash. (240 units) The garden-style apartment communities were originally built between 1989 and 1999. During Kennedy Wilson’s ownership the properties have undergone improvement plans, including exterior renovations and unit upgrades. The asset sales generated cash proceeds of $223 million for Kennedy Wilson, its commingled funds and equity partners, including net proceeds to Kennedy Wilson of approximately $104 million. “This portfolio sale enables us to recycle capital into other strategic investment opportunities,” says William McMorrow, chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson. “These six properties represent the successful rollout of our value-add asset management initiatives, and we are pleased to …
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Los Altos, Calif.-based West Valley Properties has completed the disposition of The Boardwalk at Anderson Springs, a shopping center located at the southeast corner of Dobson and Ray roads in Chandler. Los Angeles-based Westwood Financial purchased the property for $26 million. The original Sprouts Farmers Market anchors the 89,804-square-foot property. Sprouts originally opened in 2005 and is currently undergoing a $1 million renovation. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Pita Jungle, State Farm, Pet Planet and Desert Financial Credit Union. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield Phoenix represented the seller.
Lincoln Property Co., Harvard Investments Selected to Build 1.35 MSF Office Project in Mesa, Arizona
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ. — The Mesa City Council has selected Lincoln Property Cos. and Harvard Investments to develop 28.2 acres of city-owned land in the Riverview mixed-use district of Mesa. Upon completion, the “Union” project will bring 1.35 million square feet of Class A office space to the district. Union will include four buildings ranging from four to eight stories and fro 225,000 square feet to 450,000 square feet. Each building will feature large and open floorplates and high ceilings. Constructed in phases, the first building will be the four-story, 225,000-square-foot Building A located at the northwest corner of the property, followed by Buildings B and C, totaling up to six stories and 337,500 square feet. The final building, Building D, will feature eight stories and 450,000 square feet. Construction on Building A is slated to begin in 2019. DAVIS is the project architect, and Layton Construction Co. is serving as the general contractor. Dave Carder and Scott Boardman of Cushman & Wakefield are exclusive leasing brokers for the project.
PHOENIX — Security Properties, along with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, has purchased Pavilions on Central, a multifamily property located at the intersection of Central and Campbell avenues in Phoenix, for $59 million. The name of the seller was not released. Located within the Midtown neighborhood of Phoenix, Pavilions on Central features 254 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with an average unit size of 1,109 square feet. Although the property underwent renovations in 2013 and 2016, Security Properties plans to renovate all of the bathrooms at the property to high-end specs to match the kitchen renovations. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property. With this acquisition, Security Properties owns nine assets totaling more than 3,700 units in the Phoenix marketplace.
DECATUR, GA. AND CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Westwood Financial LLC has acquired two Sprouts-anchored retail centers located in Decatur and Chandler for a combined $66.2 million. The properties were acquired in separate transactions, and the individual sales prices were not disclosed. In Atlanta, Westwood acquired Decatur Crossing, an 81,900-square-foot shopping center that was constructed in 2017. Atlanta-based Fuqua Development developed and sold the property, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. HFF arranged a loan through Unum Group on behalf of Westwood. Decatur Crossing was fully leased at the time of sale. In Chandler, an eastern suburb of Phoenix, Westwood acquired Boardwalk at Andersen Springs. Constructed in 2005, the property is the home of the original Sprouts Farmers Market. HFF arranged an acquisition loan through Nationwide Life Insurance Co. on behalf of Westwood. Boardwalk at Andersen Springs was 97 percent leased at the time of sale.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — NAI Horizon has arranged the sale of an office building located at 14780 W. Mountain View Blvd. in Surprise. Bellevue, Wash.-based Surprise Mountain LLC sold the property to Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Development Services of America for $3.2 million. Constructed in 1998, the 32,505-square-foot property features 212 parking spaces. At the time of acquisition, the property was 82 percent occupied. Tyler Smith of NAI Horizon, along with Marcus Muirhead of Lee & Associates, represented the seller, while John Cerchiai of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
PHOENIX — SVN Desert Commercial Advisors has brokered the sale of Mountain View Plaza, a neighborhood shopping center located at 9812-9832 N. Seventh St. in Phoenix. Local restaurateurs Robert Brescia and Dino Brescia sold the property to Hawaii-based Rajan Watumull of Watumull Enterprises for $5.2 million. Situated on 2.7 acres, the property features 26,000 square feet of retail space. Justin Horwitz and Paul Borgesen of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors represented the seller, while Brian Kocour of Kocour Cos. represented the buyer in the deal.
PHOENIX — LevRose Commercial Real Estate/TCN Worldwide has arranged the acquisition of Bell Park Plaza, a shopping center located at the northeast corner of 43rd Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. Canada-based Triumph Real Estate Investment Fund from Hanley V Properties purchased the retail property for $7.2 million. At the time of closing, the 33,480-square-foot property was 93 percent occupied. Tenants include Subway, Hobby Bench, Banner Health Urgent Care and Papa John’s Pizza. Jon Rosenberg and Keri Davies of LevRose represented the buyer, while Greg Abbot of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — The Silver Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 4314 E. Chandler Blvd. in Chandler. A local buyer acquired the property from a West Coast-based seller for an undisclosed price. The property consists of a freestanding, 6,500-square-foot building, which O’Reilly Auto Parts occupies. CSK Auto developed and occupied the property, which the undisclosed seller acquired in 2000. O’Reilly Auto later acquired CSK, forming the nation’s third largest auto parts retailer operating 5,000 locations in 47 states. The Silver Group represented the buyer and seller in the deal.