PHOENIX – The 44th and McDowell Hotel Group LLC has purchased the 228-unit Holiday Inn Hotels & Suites Phoenix Airport North for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 1515 N. 44th Street. The property underwent an $11 million conversion to Holiday Inn & Suites in 2011. It is situated just two miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The seller, Jordan Hotels LLC, was represented by Bill Murney of HREC Investment Advisors’ Phoenix office.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Cypress West Partners has purchased Scottsdale at Mescal, a 48,457-square-foot medical office building, for an undisclosed sum. The garden-style complex is located at 10900 N. Scottsdale Road. It is anchored by Honor Health, formerly known as Scottsdale Health. Cypress’ joint venture partner on this acquisition was MedProperties Holdings LLC.
PHOENIX – Jack Travis Logistics has signed a lease for 20,000 square feet of industrial space in Phoenix. The new facility at 236 E. Pima Street will allow the modern freight shipping and logistics company to relocate from nearby Tempe. Its new space is within the Pima Distribution Center. Jack Travis was represented by John Grady and Jackie Orcutt of Cushman & Wakefield’s Industrial Properties group. The landlord, TPRF II/Pima Industrial LLC, was represented by Stein Koss and Tom Louer of Lee & Associates.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Heritage Communities of Omaha, Neb., has announced its plans to develop the company’s third seniors housing community in the Phoenix metro area: Orchard Pointe at Terrazza. Working in partnership with Telis Commercial Real Estate of Phoenix, the $22 million project will be located in Peoria as part of the Terrazza mixed-use development. When completed, Orchard Pointe at Terrazza will feature 118 units: 40 independent living, 56 assisted living and 22 memory care. Reece Angel Rowe, the architect for Heritage Communities’ other Phoenix properties, will also design this third location. Construction on the new project is slated to begin in 2016 with a projected open date in 2017. Heritage Communities’ first project in Arizona, Orchard Pointe, is located in Surprise. Opening in 2013, the community serves nearly 100 residents. Construction on Orchard Pointe at Arrowhead — Heritage’s second Phoenix-area community — is scheduled to begin this month in Glendale. Established in 2001, Heritage Communities owns and operates 10 senior living communities throughout Nebraska, Iowa and Arizona.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Arizona State University (ASU) and Catellus Development Corp. will develop an urban community adjacent to ASU’s Tempe Campus. Catellus, in collaboration with ASU, has developed a preliminary master development plan to transform the 330-acre Athletic Facilities District at the northeast end of the Tempe campus. The plan includes new and renovated NCAA athletic facilities, and more than seven million square feet of office, multifamily residential, hospitality and retail space, interconnected with sidewalks, bicycle paths and urban open spaces. The facilities district will generate revenue to help fund the renovation and reinvention of Sun Devil Stadium and other University athletic facilities, without the use of tax dollars, through payments made by new private real estate development projects on University-owned land. ASU will oversee the development, marketing, leasing and management of the district. The district’s preliminary land use plan reflects a phased approach to private development over the next 20 years. An initial phase that may include office, multifamily and retail development is expected to be underway as soon as 2016. The district encompasses most university-owned property generally bounded by Sun Devil Stadium, Veterans’ Way, University Drive, McClintock Road and Tempe Town Lake. Until a permanent name is selected …
PHOENIX – The 103-unit Villa De La Paz Apartments in Phoenix has sold to Maryland Gardens Investors LLC for $4.9 million. The community is located at 6041 W. Thomas Road. It is 90 percent occupied. Villa De La Paz was built in 1983. The LLC was represented by Tony Werstler of Solutions Real Estate. The seller, Superior Estates, was represented by Brett Polachek and Jim Crews of Cushman & Wakefield.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – A 41,348-square-foot office building in Scottsdale has sold to EDU3 Ventures and SHOP LLC for $4.2 million. The Class B building is located at 13430 North Scottsdale Road. The structure, formerly known as Scottsdale Airpark Plaza, was built in 1985. It is being redesigned, renovated and renamed Habitat-X, or “Hab-X.” The buyers were represented by Marc Bonilla of Colliers’ Scottsdale office. Bonilla is also the president of EDU3 Ventures. The seller, Charles Meyer, was represented by Mike Milic and Tyler Bush of Colliers International.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – A 25,570-square-foot distribution building in Tempe has sold to Adler Realty Investments for $2.1 million. The building is located at 1401 S. Siesta Lane. It is about 50 percent leased. Kurt Saulnier and Ken McQueen of Lee & Associates represented both the buyer and seller, Dunbar Siesta, in this transaction.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – KH Chandler has purchased a 168,750-square-foot warehouse/distribution property for $4.1 million. The facility is located at 6920 West Allison Road, within the Lone Butte Business and Industrial Park. It will be occupied by Total Solutions. DTZ’s Steve Mardian, Pete Klees and James Harper represented the seller, a financial institution, in this REO transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – Western Refining has expanded its lease at Papago Buttes Corporate Plaza in Tempe. The independent refining and marketing company will lease an additional 17,723 square feet at the office plaza, which is located at 1250 W. Washington Street. The company will take occupancy of the additional space this summer. Western Refining was represented by Larry Downey of Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona. The landlord was represented by Tony Hepner and Janet Ehrlich of Metro Commercial.
