MESA, ARIZ. – Addictive Desert Designs has signed a three-year lease for two warehouse buildings in Mesa. The property is located at 308 S. Extension Road. It contains a 44,004-square-foot building and a 22,706-square-foot building. The off road truck and SUV design and parts manufacturer will be expanding from its nearby 40,000-square-foot warehouse. Matt McDougall and Matt Fredrick of Lee & Associates represented both Addictive Desert and the landlord, Presson Corp., in this transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. – Shops at Desert Springs, a 20,485-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Tucson, has sold to Bastion Investments for $5.3 million. The center is located at 7250 N. La Cholla Blvd. It is shadowed anchored by Albertsons. Other notable tenants include Christie’s Appliance, Edward Jones, L’Amour Nails, Great Clips, H&R Block, Casey’s Hallmark, Edmund Marquez Insurance, Papa Murphey’s Pizza and the Arizona National Guard. The seller was La Cholla Retail II LLC. The transaction was executed by CBRE’s Pete Villaescusa, Mike Sandahl, Jesse Peron, Wyatt Campbell, Phil Voorhees and Brad Rable.
PHOENIX — The P.B. Bell Companies has acquired The Boulevard, a 294-unit apartment community in north Phoenix, for $33.5 million. The community is located near Bell Road and 7th Street. The Boulevard was built in 1994. P.B. Bell plans to invest about $2 million in improvements to the property, which will include updates to the interior living areas and exterior common areas, as well as to the clubhouse, pool area, leasing office and outdoor common areas. Enhancements will also be made to the unit’s cabinets, lighting, flooring and countertops. The seller was Slavin Residential. The transaction was executed by CBRE’s Sean Cunningham and Tyler Anderson. Jim Pierson and Keaton Merrell of Legacy Capital Advisors also arranged a $26.8-million, non-recourse acquisition loan with Freddie Mac.
SAN DIEGO – Sabre Springs Plaza, a 15,038-square-foot retail center in San Diego, has sold to Capstone Advisors for $4.5 million. The center is located at the intersection of Poway Road and Springbrook Drive. The core-plus asset is anchored by 7-Eleven. Capstone plans to make capital improvements to the landscaping and parking lot, among other things. The unnamed seller was represented by Pat Toomey and Kyle Mathews of Colliers International. Financing was provided by Silvergate Bank.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – Kyrene Corporate Center has sold to RMK Holdings for $3.3 million. The 30,000-square-foot office building is located at 9280 South Kyrene Road. It was about 50 percent occupied at the time of sale. Notable tenants include enChoice, Triton Medical Solutions and Great American Title Agency. RMK Holdings is a joint venture between Kent Nielson, Ryan Sandell and Michael Jones, the local principals of Primary Residential Mortgage (PRMI). Holdings will lease 15,000 square feet at the center to PRMI. The seller, Kyrene 919280 LLC, was represented by DTZ’s Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover.
PHOENIX – ITT Technical Institute has renewed its lease for 18,000 square feet of office space in Phoenix. The space is located at West 101 Business Center. The center contains three Class A office buildings totaling 118,853 square feet. The center is about 88 percent leased. ITT Technical Institute has more than 130 locations in 38 states across the U.S. ITT Tech currently has four campuses throughout Arizona, serving thousands of students annually. The five-year lease renewal was executed by ViaWest Group and Lee & Associates.
PHOENIX – ConnectionsAZ has leased 36,000 square feet at Phoenix Memorial Center. The center is located at 1201 S. 7th Ave. in Phoenix. The building is the former Phoenix Memorial Hospital. The physician-led company specializes in emergency/crisis psychiatric services. It plans to operate a patient intake center from this location. ConnectionsAZ was represented by Kevin Lange of Keyser. The landlord, Memorial Key LLC, was represented by Kate Morris and Vince Femiano of CBRE’s Phoenix office.
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.
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.
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.
