PHOENIX — NorthMarq Capital has debuted the new NorthMarq Multifamily business, which debuted with a 10-person multifamily investment sales team headquartered in Phoenix. This new team marks the beginning of NorthMarq Capital’s selective geographic expansion of multifamily and manufactured housing investment sales services across the country The team was formerly known as the HSK team and led by Trevor Koskovich, who will now serve as president of NorthMarq Multifamily. Koskovich will retain his current production team. In addition to Koskovich, five other brokers have joined NorthMarq Capital this month, including Bill Hahn, executive vice president; and vice presidents Jesse Hudson, Cynthia Meister, Thomas Olivetti and Don Vedeen. Affiliated brokers Meister and Olivetti are based in Albuquerque and Las Vegas, respectively. The rest of the team is based in NorthMarq Capital’s Phoenix office at 3200 E. Camelback Road. James DuMars continues to lead the debt and equity business for NorthMarq Capital in Phoenix.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Lincoln Property Co. has broken ground on the second building at Grand at Papago Park Center in Tempe. The 352,000-square-foot building will be located at 1027 W. Roosevelt Way. The Grand Building Two is one of Arizona’s largest office buildings to break ground as a purely speculative endeavor, according to Lincoln. It is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2019. The building will be the second of eight Class A office buildings scheduled to be built by Lincoln within the 60-acre mixed-use Grand at Papago Park Center. The newest office building will provide creative office space with a two-story lobby, modern and flexible floorplates and an open office concept highlighted by 12-foot floor-to-ceiling windows. Among the project’s features are a 10,000-square-foot amenity lounge with a full-service restaurant, indoor/outdoor seating, TV viewing area and two conference facilities with full audio-visual technology. Other amenities include a private fitness facility and a modern rooftop lounge designed for tenant events and collaboration, with seating areas, an architectural shade element, catering conveniences and sweeping views of the Papago Buttes, Hole in the Rock and Camelback Mountain. Lincoln also serves as the property manager. Jerry Roberts and Patrick Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield …
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Confluent Development and DPC Companies has started construction of HUB 317, a spec distribution building in Phoenix. The project is located at 317 S. 48th St. The 225,000 square feet of industrial/distribution space is designed to accommodate multiple large tenants. The project will feature a contemporary design, 32-foot clear ceiling/stacking height, and dock-high loading. It will be completed in summer 2018.
PEORIA AND MESA, ARIZ. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two assisted living communities in Arizona for an undisclosed price. Each property features 50 units. The first, located in Peoria, has been vacant since 2008. The second, located in Mesa, has been vacant since 2013. The buyer of the Peoria property is a regional owner-operator looking to expand its presence in Arizona. The buyer of the Mesa property intends to convert the community into a drug treatment center. The seller was not disclosed. Blueprint’s Amy Sitzman handled the transactions.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Summerhill Place, a multifamily property located at 6801 W. Ocotillo Road in Glendale. Maesag Properties LLC, an entity formed by Shon and Karah Brown, purchased the property from Trimark-Summerhill Place LLC, an entity formed by Trimark Property Group, for $19.8 million. Situated on 8.5 acres, the 189,050-square-foot property consists of 13 buildings featuring a total of 232 apartments in one- and two-bedroom layouts. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent occupied. Bill Hahn, Trevor Koskovich and Jesse Hudson of Colliers’ Phoenix office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged two sales totaling $7.7 million in Tucson. In the first deal, Pelican 9th LLC acquired Sonoran on 9th Apartments, a multifamily property located at 814 and 838 E. 9th St. in Tucson. SVP Holdings sold the 26-unit property for $4.6 million. Allan Mendelsberg and Daniel Leibsohn of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR brokered the deal. In the second transaction, West Ina Center Marana Arizona LLC purchased a commercial building located at 3662 W. Ina Road in Tucson. Ina Meredith LLC sold the 8,917-square-foot asset for $3.1 million. Rob Tomlinson of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer. Rick Volk of Volk Co. and Pete Villaescusa of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Encore Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 5011 W. Union Hills Drive in Glendale. A New York City-based private investor sold the building to an undisclosed New York-based buyer. Walgreens occupies the property on a 25-year absolute triple-net lease with approximately 9.5 years remaining. Brandon Hanna of Encore Real Estate represented the seller, while Brandon Hanna, Deno Bistolarides and Brent Hanna, also of Encore, represented the buyer in the deal. The acquisition price was not released.
MESA, ARIZ. — NAI Horizon has arranged the acquisition of an office and industrial facility located at 10646 E. Pecos Road in Mesa. Peoria, Ariz.-based YBL LLC purchased the facility from DMW Properties, an Oregon limited liability company, for $2.7 million. The buyer, which operates as Liberty Lumber, is a contractor of residential and commercial lumber and supplies. The buyer plans to relocate its operation to the 12,436-square-foot facility. Rick Foss of NAI Horizon represented the buyer, while Tom Bean, also of NAI Horizon, represented the seller in the transaction.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — DPC Cos. has purchased 7 Thousand Shea, a mixed-use property located at the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale. An undisclosed company sold the property for $16 million, or $110 per square foot. Situated on 8.3 acres, the property features 145,000 square feet of mixed-use space. DPC Cos. plans to upgrade the property to include high-end dining, retail and creative office space. ORION Investment Real Estate facilitated the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Alpha Wave Investors has purchased Orange Tree Village, a townhome-style multifamily property located at 645 W. Orange Grove Road in the Casas Adobes neighborhood of Tucson. A Texas-based private investor sold the property for $10.5 million. Alpha Wave plans to invest more than $2 million in capital upgrades at the property, including new paint and roofing, an upgraded pool and clubhouse, a new fitness center and children’s playground, interior unit renovations and a dog park. Constructed in 1981, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with private patios. At the time of acquisition, the 110-unit property was 85 percent occupied. Alon Shnitzer of ABI Multifamily represented the buyer, while John Ibrahim, also of ABI Multifamily, represented the seller in the deal. David Walkin of Meridian Capital Group arranged the acquisition financing for the buyer. Thorofare Capital funded the loan.