Arizona

DP Electric Buys 34,370 SF Office Building in Tempe for $3.4M

by Nellie Day November 2, 2017

TEMPE, ARIZ. — DP Electric has purchased a 34,370-square-foot office building in Tempe for $3.4 million. The building is located at 2210 S. Roosevelt St. The space will serve as the firm’s new corporate headquarters. The office will be renovated to house the company’s entire staff under one roof. Renovations will include an open-concept floor plan with offices flanking work stations, and many areas for conferences and collaboration. It will also include an employee gym, locker rooms, and a café and event space that open to the outdoors with an adjacent large patio for entertaining. DP Electric has been at its current Tempe location since 2005, and will begin operating out of the new corporate headquarters by summer 2018. Kurt Saulnier of Lee & Associates Arizona represented the electrical contracting firm while Eric Jones of Commercial Properties Incorporated represented the seller, Robert Coleman Trust.

November 2, 2017

Arizona Industrial Western

AllState Buys Last-Mile Warehouse Facility in Tempe

by Nellie Day October 31, 2017

TEMPE, ARIZ. — AllState has purchased Tempe Logistics Center, a 175,314-square-foot industrial building in Tempe, for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 1524 W. 14th St. The asset serves as a “last-mile” warehouse with 18- to 24-foot clear heights, automatic fire suppression, 23 dock loading doors, six grade-level doors, an over-standard parking ratio and 130-foot truck courts. Recent tenant improvements include the installation of full air conditioning in the office and warehouse space, a new office and kitchen buildout, and an upgraded power supply. The asset is fully leased to investment-grade tenants. CBRE Global Investors acquired the property on behalf of AllState. Will Strong, Mike Haenel, Andy Markham and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, LBA Realty, in this transaction.

October 31, 2017

Arizona Multifamily Top Stories Western

Bascom Acquires 724-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Scottsdale for $148M

by Taylor Williams October 30, 2017

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Bascom Arizona Ventures, a subsidiary of Irvine, Calif.-based private equity firm The Bascom Group, has acquired a two-property multifamily portfolio totaling 724 units in Scottsdale. The sales price was $148 million, or $204,420 per unit. The seller was a fund managed by London-based TH Real Estate. Legend at Kierland and Tradition at Kierland are both Class A properties situated within the Kierland master-planned community in North Scottsdale. Both are located within walking distance of Scottsdale Quarter and Kierland Commons, two shopping and entertainment developments. Both properties were constructed in the late 1990s by luxury apartment builder Mark Taylor. Each property offers a resort-style pool and spa, volleyball and tennis courts, a 24-hour fitness center and attached garages. The purchase follows Bascom’s recent acquisition of an 812-unit portfolio of three multifamily properties located in Tucson and Sierra Vista. The sales price of that transaction was approximately $70.2 million. The new ownership plans to invest in capital improvements to both properties, including upgrades to the leasing offices, pool and other common areas and unit interiors. “The Kierland portfolio provides us with an exceptional opportunity to acquire two Class A properties in an absolutely perfect location,” says Mark Brotherton, portfolio …

October 30, 2017

Arizona Office Western

ChargePoint Leases 10,000 SF Office Space at Riverwalk at Talking Stick in Scottsdale

by Nellie Day October 27, 2017

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — ChargePoint has leased 10,000 square feet of office space at Riverwalk at Talking Stick in Scottsdale. The lease includes plans for the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network to install vehicle charging stations at the 176-acre, 1.5 million-square-foot, Class A office campus situated off Loop 101. Eric Walker of Cresa represented ChargePoint. Kurt Rosene of NOVO Development represented the landlord, Alter, in this transaction.

October 27, 2017

Arizona Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

P.B. Bell Plans 165-Unit Seniors Housing Community Near Phoenix

by Nellie Day October 19, 2017

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Multifamily developer P.B. Bell is returning to the seniors housing industry with the development of Inspira Arrowhead, a 165-unit community in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The property will be located within the 75-acre Aspera mixed-use development. It will feature 123 units split between independent living and assisted living, as well as 42 memory care units. Inspira Arrowhead will complement the 286-unit Velaire at Aspera, P.B. Bell’s luxury multifamily community also located within Aspera. P.B. Bell is partnering on the project with Cadence Senior Living, a Scottsdale-based seniors housing development and management company. Floor plans range in size from a 367-square-foot studio in the memory care area to a 1,076-square-foot, two-bedroom residence in the independent living area. Inspira at Arrowhead is slated for completion in January 2019 with reservations scheduled to begin in mid-2018.

October 19, 2017

Arizona Retail Western

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $10.2M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Center in Phoenix

by Nellie Day October 16, 2017

PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $10.2 million sale of Covington Plaza, a Bashas’-anchored shopping center in Phoenix. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an entity formed by CW Capital, in the transaction. Dallas-based Covington Plaza LLC acquired the asset. In addition to Bashas’, the 105,574-square-foot center was 87.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Domino’s Pizza, State Farm Insurance, Firestone Auto and Dairy Queen.

October 16, 2017

Arizona Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

TransEquity Development Buys 5.7 Acres in Arizona for Assisted Living Community

by Nellie Day October 16, 2017

AVONDALE, ARIZ. — TransEquity Development has purchased a 5.7-acre site in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale for $600,000. The developer plans to build an assisted living and memory care community on the vacant plot. A land speculator acquired the site more than 20 years ago, but was unable to close a sale of the property since then. The plot is located just south of I-10 and is near large retailers like Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Target and JCPenney. Judy Jones of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller. The transaction was handled by Vickie Etherton with Landmark Title Assurance Agency. Construction of the assisted living community is expected to begin immediately.

October 16, 2017

Arizona Retail Western

Velocity Signs Two Retailers to 48,000 SF Vacant Storefront in Phoenix

by Nellie Day October 16, 2017

PHOENIX — Velocity Retail Group has signed two new retailers to a vacant big box site formerly occupied by Fry’s Food & Drug in Phoenix. The 48,000-square-foot store will be split to accommodate two retailers. Marshalls will occupy 23,475 square feet and Michaels will lease 25,324 square feet. Dave Cheatham and Darren Pitts of Velocity Retail and Jeff Dinsmore of JLL represented Fry’s in the lease transaction. Greg Laing and Dan Gardiner of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented Marshalls and Michaels. The building will be remodeled, and the tenants are expected to open by the fourth quarter of 2018.

October 16, 2017

Arizona Industrial Western

Bailard Buys 188,142-Square-Foot Industrial Building in Phoenix for $16.1M

by Nellie Day October 13, 2017

PHOENIX — Bailard has purchased a 188,142-square-foot industrial building in Phoenix for $16.1 million. The facility is located at 7822 S. 46th St. in the Sky Harbor Airport submarket. The property is fully leased to BAE Systems. The seller, Cohen Asset Management, acquired the asset in 1992. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield and Rick Lee and Conner Lee of Lee & Associates represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.

October 13, 2017

Arizona Office Western

Benchmark Electronics Leases New Headquarters at Rio 2100 in Tempe

by Nellie Day October 13, 2017

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Benchmark Electronics has announced its plans to relocate its new headquarters to Rio 2100, a new 52-acre office park in Tempe. The Class A property is situated at the southwest intersection of the Loop 101 and 202 freeways. Rio 2100 will eventually feature office, retail, restaurant and multifamily space, as well as two hotels within the Rio Salado corridor. Groundbreaking for the new site is expected to begin before the end of the year for completion in early 2019. Benchmark’s current headquarters is at 4141 N. Scottsdale Road. The global design, engineering and manufacturing company was previously based in Angleton, Texas. JLL’s Andrew Medley represented Benchmark. CBRE’s Bryan Taute represented the landlord, Boyer, in this transaction.

October 13, 2017

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