PHOENIX — Dalan Management has purchased the 224-unit Sterling on 28th Apartments in Phoenix for $14.3 million. The community is located at 11821 N. 28th Drive. The property is situated near Metrocenter mall and the North Mountain Redevelopment Area. Dalan plans to renovate the unit interiors to reposition the asset. David and Steve Gebing of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors represented both the buyer and seller, Pacific Real Estate Partners, in this transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — MCR Development has completed renovation work on the 91-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott Tucson Airport. The hotel is situated less than a mile from the Tucson International Airport. The newly renovated hotel features fully updated guest rooms and new furniture, flooring, décor and artwork in the lobby. Additional improvements include upgraded patio furniture surrounding the pool and new exercise equipment in the fitness center.
MESA, ARIZ. — Inco Real Estate Co. has acquired the 320-unit Fiesta Park Apartments in Mesa for $20 million. The community is located at 1033 S. Longmore Road. The 10-building asset was built in 1979. It was 93 percent leased at closing. Amenities include covered parking, a clubhouse and a playground. Mark Forrester and Ric Holway of Berkadia-Phoenix represented Inco. Bill Hahn, Jeff Sherman and Trevor Koskovich of Colliers International represented the seller, BH Properties, in this transaction.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and Artis REIT has completed construction on Park Lucero Phase II, a 131,796-square-foot spec industrial building in Gilbert. The Class A building fronts the Santan Freeway (Loop 202). Park Lucero is situated on 48 acres at the northwest corner of Mustang Drive and Germann Road near the Gilbert/Chandler border. Phase II is situated adjacent to Park Lucero’s Phase I, which was completed in 2015, and Phase III, which is currently under construction. Both Phase I and Phase II are fully leased. Park Lucero is a four-phase industrial park featuring buildings with dock-high, truck well and grade-level loading; 24- to 30-foot ceiling clear heights; and an overall 2.1:1,000 parking ratio. The project will eventually contain nearly 600,000 square feet of industrial space in six buildings.
YUMA, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has negotiated a $9 million loan for Mission Senior Living. The capital will be used to build River Valley Estates, an 88-unit assisted living and memory care community in Yuma. River Valley Estates will feature 56 assisted living units and 32 memory care units in a 66,000-square-foot building on a 5.3-acre site. It will be Mission’s fifth property and third ground-up development. The Cushman & Wakefield team of Aaron Rosenzweig, Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner and James Dooley arranged the loan. Contemporary Healthcare provided the capital.
With record-low cap rates dipping as far as 2.9 percent, the nation’s top multifamily markets have become expensive. In response, investors have turned to secondary markets like Phoenix, where upside potential is still strong, pricing is manageable and cap rates are hovering in the high 4 percent to mid-5 percent range. Although multifamily sales have maintained their accelerated pace nationwide, that pace is being driven by secondary markets — particularly in the West. Metro Phoenix captured more than $5.2 billion of this activity, up significantly from its previous peak of $4.6 billion in total multifamily sales in 2006. As of year-end 2016, the average multifamily price per unit in Phoenix was $110,000, compared to a national average of $145,000 for properties valued at more than $2.5 million. In the eyes of investors, Phoenix offers a stable inventory of existing Class A and B product, and a wave of new Class A units that have taken luxury in the market to a new level. This high-end product provides a key benefit for investors: it attracts residents who are willing and able to pay premium rents for a better lifestyle. The Valley is in a good position to support luxury product, with …
PHOENIX — Southwest Network has leased 18,000 square feet of office space at West 101 Business Center in Phoenix. The center is located at 1840 N. 95th Ave. The Arizona nonprofit organization will relocate from the Garden Lakes area in the Southwest Valley, a smaller space than in the new lease. Michael Waxman of Levrose Commercial Real Estate represented Southwest. Tyler Smith of NAI Horizon represented the landlord, ViaWest Group, in this transaction.
PHOENIX — Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) has purchased a 104,618-square-foot office building in Phoenix for $24.6 million. The Class A building is located at 2777 E. Camelback Road in the Camelback Corridor. LPC plans to reposition the asset with lobby and common area renovations, an indoor tenant lounge and conference facility, a new outdoor lounge area, improved signage, and upgraded landscape and hardscape. Notable tenants at the property include UMB Bank, WFG National Title, The Lavidge Company, Hill International and Avison Young. Chris Toci of Cushman & Wakefield executed the sale. JLL’s John Bonnell and Chris Latvaaho serve as the building’s exclusive leasing brokers.
SAN DIEGO — Petco, a San Diego-based pet supplies retailer, has announced plans to open 12 new storesduring March 2017. Each new store will offer dog training areas, adoption centers and grooming salons. New store locations include Denver and Marana, Ariz. Petco has more than 1,500 Petco and Unleashed by Petco locations across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
PHOENIX — BKM Capital Partners has purchased the Northwest Business Center, a 227,603-square-foot industrial facility in Phoenix, for $17.2 million. The warehouse is located at 2310-2440 W. Mission Lane, 9014-9034 N. 23rd Ave. and 9013-9033 N. 24th Ave. BKM plans to implement a $3.5 million capital improvement program at the property. Planned improvements include a new roof, new parking lot, improved HVAC system and upgrades to the exterior including paint, landscaping and signage. Robert Buckley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller.
