Arizona

GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — REI’s distribution center in Goodyear, Ariz., has achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification — the highest level in the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) green building rating system — making it the first distribution center in the U.S. to achieve both LEED Platinum certification and Net Zero Energy. The facility is the first distribution center to earn Platinum certification in 2016 and, at 400,000 square feet, is the second largest Platinum-certified distribution or warehouse facility in the U.S. REI achieved LEED Platinum certification by implementing sustainable strategies and solutions throughout the building, including a 2.2 megawatt solar energy system, water conservation and restoration systems, eco-friendly building features and a recycling program that reuses 93 percent of the center’s waste. Butler Design Group, Rocky Mountain Institute, Merit Partners Inc., The Renaissance Companies, DMW&H, KNAPP, CBRE and EDF Climate Corps. helped achieve the certification. REI is a specialty outdoor retailer headquartered near Seattle with 149 stores in 36 states.

GILBERT, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Artis REIT has announced the development of the third phase of Park Lucero, a 146,832-square-foot industrial building in Gilbert. The facility will be located at 280 E. Germann Road. The build-to-suit project is fully leased by Silent-Aire USA manufacturing company. This is the third of four phases at Park Lucero. Phase II, a 131,796-square-foot general industrial building, is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in January 2017. Upon full buildout, Park Lucero will consist of nearly 600,000 square feet of industrial space in six buildings. Park Lucero is planned as a Class A industrial park with a combination of buildings situated on 48 acres at the northwest corner of Mustang Drive and Germann Road. Western Alliance Bank is the project lender. Butler Design Group serves as lead architect and D.L. Withers Construction serves as general contractor. Rusty Kennedy of CBRE Phoenix represented Silent-Aire in the lease transaction. JLL’s Pat Harlan and Steve Larsen represented the landlord and handle the leasing and marketing for Park Lucero.