SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased the 644-unit Scottsdale Springs apartment complex for $81 million. The community is located at 7791 E. Osborn Road in Scottsdale. Scottsdale Springs was built in 1980. TruAmerica plans to renovate the property, which will include the addition of a clubhouse, fitness center, and media and business center. It will also include a new rooftop lounge overlooking a redesigned resort-style pool. CBRE’s Tyler Anderson and Sean Cunningham represented the seller, Abacus Capital Group, in this transaction.
Arizona
CBRE Secures $80M Acquisition Financing for Seniors Housing Communities in California, Arizona
by Nellie Day
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF., AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged $80 million in financing for a joint venture between Blue Moon Capital Partners and Belmont Village Senior Living. The JV will use the funds to purchase an assisted living and memory care portfolio consisting of Belmont Village Thousand Oaks in metro Los Angeles and Belmont Village Scottsdale in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. The seven-year, fixed-rate loan includes 48 months of interest-only payments. A life insurance company provided the funds. The two communities total 275 units and Belmont Village will continue to operate the properties. The California location was built in 2011 and the Arizona location in 2012. Aron Will, vice chairman of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the financing.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $15.6 million sale of Zocallo Plaza, a 51,195-square-foot shopping center located in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. The property, located within the master-planned community of Kierland, is fully occupied by tenants including Corner Bakery Café, Pella Windows, Desert Schools Credit Union and Classy Closets. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Enright Zocallo LP. The buyer was undisclosed.
PHOENIX — 29th Street Capital has acquired the 180-unit Park Tower Apartments in Phoenix for $21.6 million. The community is located at 1283 W. Parklane Blvd. It was built in 1986. Steven Nicoluzakis and David Fogler of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Clear Sky Park Tower, in this transaction.
PHOENIX — Realscape Asset Holdings has purchased a 51,809-square-foot office building in Phoenix for $11.7 million. The Class A building is located at 5055 E. Washington St. It was fully occupied at the time of sale. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover, Bob Buckley, Steve Lindley, Tracy Cartledge and Adam Tolson of Cushman & Wakefield represented both the buyer and the seller, Irgens Development Partners, in this transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — El Pollo Loco, a chicken restaurant chain based in California, has signed a franchise development deal with new partner PLM Restaurants L.C., which will open six new restaurants by August 2019 in the Tucson area. In addition, PLM Restaurants has also completed the acquisition of two existing El Pollo Loco restaurants in the Tucson market. Franchise partners David Harper and Stephan Ralston own PLM. Harper is also president and owner of Meridian Restaurants, which owns and operates 82 Burger King restaurants. El Pollo Loco has more than 435 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas and Utah.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Desert Troon Cos., a Scottsdale-based real estate developer, has sold a 638,717-square-foot office portfolio within the 260-acre Perimeter Center business park in Scottsdale. The buyers, Wentworth Property Co. LLC (WPC) and Northwood Investors, purchased the Class A portfolio for $122 million. Desert Troon originally developed the five-building portfolio, which features Perimeter Gateway I, II, III and V, and Terra Verde. WPC plans to start renovations to the portfolio immediately, including upgrades to the lobbies and common areas of Perimeter Gateway I, II and V, as well as adding a cafe, tenant lounge and fitness center to Perimeter Gateway I that will be available to tenants of all four Perimeter Gateway buildings. WPC also plans to convert roughly 162,000 square feet of the portfolio into spec space, with each building having two or three spec office suites. In addition, WPC plans to build two new parking garages, with construction starting in the third quarter for an estimated 2017 completion. Tom Knoell Jr. represented Desert Troon internally in the transaction, and Jeff Wentworth, Chris Walker, Mike Beall and Sean Spellman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyers. “As one of the premier office portfolios in the state, it has …
PHOENIX — Life Care Services and Westminster Funds have completed the $13.2 million addition of 60 units of skilled nursing and memory care to Sagewood, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Phoenix. The expansion doubled the size of the community’s Acacia Health Center, adding 36,300 square feet. The project included the addition of a 20-bed memory care neighborhood and 40 skilled nursing suites totaling 78 beds. The expansion also added new amenities, including three neighborhood dining rooms, three activity kitchens, three neighborhood living areas and an expanded rehabilitative therapy center. The CCRC as a whole, which totals 292 units, is currently 90 percent occupied. The Weitz Company served as the general contractor for the Acacia Health Center expansion. Architecture firm Todd & Associates and interior designers Spellman Brady Co. designed the project.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Arcadia Sky LLC has purchased Corporate Center @ Kierland, a 107,846-square-foot office development in the Scottsdale Airpark submarket, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A asset was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable tenants include American Express Global Business Travel and Berkshire Hathaway Home Services. Trent Rustan and Josh Gosnell of Commercial Properties represented the buyer. CBRE’s Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon, Kevin Shannon, Glenn Smigiel and Bob Young represented the institutional seller.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — BKM Capital Partners has purchased Tempe Commerce Park, a 535,976-square-foot industrial asset in Tempe, for $58 million. The five-building park is located at 7410-7419 S. Roosevelt. Tempe Commerce Park was purchased at 30 percent below replacement costs. It is currently fully occupied. The asset was acquired through BKM Industrial Value Fund I L.P. JLL’s Mark Detmer and Bo Miles represented the seller, Invesco, which sold the asset on behalf of its client, Ohio Police and Fire.