Arizona

Crow Holdings Buys Esplanade III Office Building in Phoenix

by Nellie Day March 13, 2015

PHOENIX — Crow Holdings has purchased Esplanade III, a 218,266-square-foot office building in Phoenix, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A property is located at 2415 East Camelback Road. It is part of the Esplanade mixed-use development. Esplanade III was about 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable tenants include CBRE, Alliance Residential, Regus, Helios and Major League Baseball’s western headquarters. The ten-story building was developed in 1997. It is situated in the Camelback Corridor. The seller was an institutional client of AEW Capital Management L.P. The transaction was executed by CBRE’s Jim Fijan, Will Mast and Kevin Shannon.

March 13, 2015

MG Properties Group Buys Trillium Papago Apartments in Phoenix

by Nellie Day March 11, 2015

PHOENIX — MG Properties Group (MGPG) has acquired the 270-unit Trillium Papago Apartments in Phoenix for $36.2 million. The community is located at 4950 E. Van Buren Street. The property is situated northeast of Phoenix Sky-Harbor Airport. It was built in 2007. Common-area amenities include a resort-style pool and spa, modern fitness center, movie theater and pool room. MGPG plans to rebrand the property as Ascent at Papago Park. This is the firm’s fourth acquisition in the past six months. MGPG is targeting further acquisitions in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The acquisition was financed with a 10-year, fixed-rate mortgage from Fannie Mae that was arranged by CBRE. The seller was Trillium Residential.

March 11, 2015

Arizona Retail Western

Smart & Final Opens Three Stores in Phoenix

by Nellie Day March 11, 2015

PHOENIX – Smart & Final has opened three new stores in the Phoenix Valley. The expansion includes a 28,985-square-foot space at the northeast corner of 35th Avenue and Greenway Road; a 28,280-square-foot space at the northeast corner of Tatum Boulevard and Thunderbird Road; and a 35,949-square-foot space at the southwest corner of Gilbert Road and Guadalupe Road in Gilbert. The grocer was represented by Martin Leon and Chris Corso of De Rito Partners in all three transactions.

March 11, 2015

Arizona Retail Western

Augusta Ranch Marketplace in Mesa Sells for $14M

by Nellie Day March 10, 2015

MESA, ARIZ. – Augusta Ranch Marketplace, an 80,247-square-foot shopping center in Mesa, has sold to an undisclosed investor for $14 million. The center is located at 9931 E. Baseline Road. It is anchored by Bashas’ grocery store. Other notable tenants include Great Clips, Sylvan Learning Center, Geno’s Pizza and Fat Willy’s Family Sports Grill. The center was built between 2005 and 2006. The acquisition included an adjacent developable pad. The seller was Shopoff Realty Investments.

March 10, 2015

Arizona Industrial Western

ReCommunity Recycling Center in Tucson Sells for $7M

by Nellie Day March 10, 2015

TUCSON, ARIZ. – ReCommunity Recycling Center, a 59,000-square-foot, built-to-suit complex in Tucson, has sold to a joint venture composed of three Alaska-based partnerships for $7 million. The complex is located at 3780 E. Ajo Way. It contains 53,783 square feet of warehouse space and 5,258 square feet of office space. The property is wholly leased and operated by ReCommunity Holdings. ReCommunity is the nation’s largest pure-play recycler. It also operates recycling and recovery facilities in Phoenix and Scottsdale. The company has a total of 36 facilities operating in 13 states across the country. Mike Sandahl, David Blanchette and Wyatt Campbell in CBRE’s Tucson office represented both the buyer and seller, Olyver Land LLC, in this transaction.

March 10, 2015

Arizona Office Western

Canyon Village Office Development in Scottsdale Sells for $18.7M

by Nellie Day March 9, 2015

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Canyon Village, a mixed-use office project in Scottsdale has sold to Laurus Corp. for $18.7 million. The Class A project is located at 18801, 18835, 18867 and 18899 N. Thompson Peak Parkway. It is situated within the 8,800-acre, master-planned DC Ranch at the base of the McDowell Mountains. Canyon Village is primarily composed of office tenants, but also includes high-end medical office, retail and restaurant users like Ciao Wine Bar & Bistro and the Village Health Club’s hot yoga studio. It was 75.9 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller, Canyon Village LLC, an entity of DMB, was represented by JLL’s Dennis Desmond and Brian Ackerman. DMB’s Michael Burke and T.A. Shover also participated in this sale, as did Alfred Hackbarth of SRS Real Estate Partners and JLL’s John Bonnell and Brett Abramson.

March 9, 2015

Arizona Office Western

Velocis Partners Buys Camelback Square in Scottsdale for $42.3M

by Nellie Day March 4, 2015

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Velocis Partners has purchased Camelback Square, a 174,917-square-foot office building in Scottsdale, for $42.3 million. The center is located at 6991 East Camelback Road. The three-story office building was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Notable tenants at the building include ZocDoc, Regus, Ashton Woods, Echo Global Logistics, Digital Airstrike and Mastro’s City Hall Steakhouse. The property is situated near Scottsdale Fashion Square and the Scottsdale Waterfront. This is Velocis’ first Phoenix-based acquisition. Velocis also received an acquisition loan totaling $26.5 million. The loan was arranged by Bruce Francis, Dana Summers, Bob Ybarra and Shaun Moothart of CBRE’s Capital Markets’ Debt and Structured Finance team. It was provided by JP Morgan Chase. CBRE’s Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon, Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Paul Jones represented Velocis and the seller, a joint venture between Lincoln Property Company and Oaktree Capital, in this transaction.

March 4, 2015

Arizona Office Western

Saint Xavier University Opens Recruitment Center in Gilbert

by Nellie Day March 3, 2015

GILBERT, ARIZ. – Saint Xavier University opened a new recruiting center in Gilbert. The center is located at 119 North Gilbert Road. It will allow the university to attract future students to its new Gilbert campus, which will open this fall. The building is still under construction, though students have begun online classes through the new university outpost.

March 3, 2015

Arizona Industrial Western

Twin City Hardware Leases Industrial Space in Phoenix

by Nellie Day March 2, 2015

PHOENIX – Twin City Hardware has leased 25,960 square feet of industrial space in Phoenix. The space is located at 5670 S. 40th Street. The hardware company signed a five-year lease. The space is owned by Arizona Industrial Properties. Twin City Hardware was represented by Mike Ciosek and Eric Bell of Voit.

March 2, 2015

Arizona Retail Western

GRI Investors Buys Casas Adobes Plaza in Tucson for $46M

by Nellie Day February 27, 2015

TUCSON, ARIZ. — GRI Investors has acquired Casas Adobes Plaza, a 91,318-square-foot shopping center in Tucson, for $46 million. The center is located at the southwest corner of Ina and Oracle roads. Casas Adobes is anchored by a new Whole Foods that opened this past August. Other notable tenants include Starbucks, Chipotle, Pei Wei Asian Diner, Jos. A. Bank, Chico’s, Sauce, Loop Jean Company and a Wildflower restaurant. GRI Investors was represented by Jan Fincham and Patrick Dempsey of Lee & Associates in Phoenix. The seller was Casas Adobes Plaza LLC.

February 27, 2015

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