DEER VALLEY, ARIZ. – ViaWest has acquired nine acres of land in Deer Valley for $3.2 million. The land is located at 50 and 100 E. Pinnacle Peak Road in the Phoenix submarket. It is currently leased to Cemex, a global building materials company that provides high-quality products and services. ViaWest Group was represented by John Pompay and Gary Anderson of DTZ. The seller, Luke Land 80 LLC, was represented by Luke Lewis of Luke Land Realty.
PHOENIX — First Industrial Realty Trust and Merit Partners have joined forces to purchase 21.1 acres of land in Tolleson for a 386,100-square-foot distribution building. The project will be located at the northeast corner of 94th Avenue and Buckeye, just west of Phoenix. The cross-dock distribution building is slated for completion this December. It will be fully owned by First Industrial, which expects to invest about $21.1 million into the Class A facility. Mattress Firm is the first tenant to sign on at the project. Its new 170,000-square-foot lease will allow the mattress store chain to expand from its neighboring location. The building will be constructed by Sun State Builders. The land sale transaction was executed by Payson and Don MacWilliam and Jimmy Leaf of Colliers International.
PHOENIX – Select Income REIT has purchased the Farmers Insurance Building, a 106,397-square-foot office building in Phoenix, for $16.8 million. The building is located at 16001 N. 28th Ave. in the Arizona Business Park. The property will be managed by Reit Management & Research LLC. The seller, Sabal Financial Group, was represented by CBRE’s Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon, Ashley Brooks, Jim Bayless and Jenny Aust. Sabal purchased the property through its Granite Twenty Eighth Holdings entity.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Hilton Worldwide has acquired the 150-room Boulders Resort & Spa near Scottsdale for an undisclosed sum. The 1,300-acre resort is located at 34631 N. Tom Darlington Drive in the Sonoran Desert foothill town of Carefree, just north of Scottsdale. The property will soon undergo a significant remodel and upgrade. Hilton announced the hotel will now operate under the “Curio – A Collection by Hilton” portfolio. Curio is a global brand of upper-upscale and luxury hotels that focus on delivering travel experiences tailored to the local attractions and culture. Boulders Resort & Spa offers one-, two- and three-bedroom guest casitas, or small houses, in addition to a five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot villa retreat. The resort also features two 18-hole, Jay Morrish-designed championship golf courses, a terraced tennis garden, four swimming pools, six restaurants, a 33,000-square-foot spa, a fitness center and a variety of outdoor adventure activities. The renovation will upgrade the casitas. The lobby bar, front desk and Palo Verde restaurant will also be remodeled. The redesign will be carried out by DiLEONARDO. The seller, an affiliate of Blackstone Group, was represented by Hodges Ward Elliott in this transaction. There are six hotels currently under the Curio brand, including the …
TEMPE, ARIZ. – Freedom Financial Network has leased 45,000 square feet of office space at Tempe 10/60 Corporate Center. The recently redeveloped office project is located at 4415 – 4625 S. Wendler Drive. The property was originally built in 1985. The building is now 50 percent leased. The remaining 45,000-square-foot building is still vacant. This is the financial solutions services company’s second office. Its first is in San Mateo, Calif. Tempe 10/60 Corporate Center was redeveloped by Greenlaw Partners and the Broe Group. Freedom Financial was represented by JLL’s Pat Williams, Steve Corney, Vicki Robinson, Andrew Medley and Chris Corney.
PHOENIX – Gateway Four, a 137,069-square-foot office building in Phoenix, has sold to VanTrust Real Estate for nearly $23 million. The building is located at 444 N. 44th Street. It is fully leased by State Farm Insurance, though the company is scheduled to vacate the building late next year when it consolidates its local operations. Gateway Four is part of the larger Phoenix Gateway Corporate Center. The seller was LBA Realty. The sale was executed by CBRE’s Tom Adelson and Jim Fijan.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Clear Sky Vintage LP has purchased the Vintage, a 106-unit apartment community in Gilbert, for $14.2 million. The community is located at 1303 West Juniper Ave. The Vintage was built in 2000. It was originally slated to become a condominium conversion before it was purchased by Vintage Gilbert LLC through a trustee sale in 2013. Common-area amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center, swimming pool and spa. Units range from studio/lofts to three-bedroom apartments. Clear Sky was represented by DTZ’s David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis.
PHOENIX — A partnership between Lincoln Property Company (LPC) and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management has acquired Biltmore Commerce Center, a 259,000-square-foot office property in Phoenix, for $58 million. The Class A center is located at 3200 E. Camelback Road in the Camelback Corridor. The three-story property is currently 93 percent leased to tenants like HDR Engineering, Lee & Associates, United Way, Greystar, North American Title Company and Miller Russell & Associates. It is situated across the street from two retail projects that feature tenants like Central Bistro, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Mexx 32, Tarbell’s, Tommy V’s Osteria and Pizzeria, Tomaso’s and Hava Java Café. Biltmore Commerce Center includes a newly remodeled, 11,000-square-foot, three-story atrium. It recently had its corridors and lobbies remodeled, in addition to upgraded landscaping and a new water feature. The seller, a joint venture between DPC Development Company and Bridge Investment Group, was represented by Chris Toci, Chad Littell, Jerry Noble, Pat Devine and Greg Mayer of Cushman & Wakefield. The institutional-quality office building’s property management strategy will be directed by LPC’s Alisa Timm.
PHOENIX – Verrado Main Street, a 66,085-square-foot, mixed-use property in the Phoenix submarket of Buckeye, has sold to HCCJ Family GP LLC for $13 million. The retail and office property contains two Class A office buildings, in addition to a retail component that features Bashas’ Grocery, CVS Pharmacy and a mix of smaller tenants. The sale also included two parcels of 6.8 acres that are zoned for future commercial and mixed-use development. The office space is fully leased. The retail space was more than 94 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller, DMB, was represented by CBRE’s Barry Gabel and Chris Marchildon.
PHOENIX — HSL 44 Monroe LLC has acquired a controlling interest in 44 Monroe, a 198-unit multifamily tower in Downtown Phoenix, for $50.6 million. The luxury tower is located at its namesake, 44 Monroe, on the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and East Monroe Street in the Financial District. The property is Arizona’s tallest luxury residential tower. It includes one- and two-bedroom units, as well as three-bedroom, two-bath penthouse apartment homes. Units feature floor-to-ceiling windows, private balconies and dual master vanities, among other amenities. Common-area amenities include an outdoor terrace with gas grill and fire pit, a spa and swimming pool with sundeck, conference room, fitness center, clubhouse with Wi-Fi and a 24-hour lobby attendant. HSL will continue to operate the property as a luxury apartment home building. HSL Properties now owns 42 apartment communities and five hotel properties in Arizona with its affiliates.