FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. – The 100-unit Table Rock Apartments in Flagstaff has sold to Red Rock Investment Management for $14.3 million. The community is located at 3400 S. Lake Mary Road. It was built in 1998. The seller, Virtu Investments, was represented by Jim Crews and Brett Polachek of Cushman & Wakefield.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – A pair of free-standing, single-tenant buildings in Tempe that are triple-net leased to Target and US Bank have sold to Rosebud Tempe One LLC for $11.9 million. The properties are located at the northeast corner of McClintock Drive and Baseline Road. Target has occupied this space since 1988. Major employers in the area include Intel, Arizona State University and Maricopa Community Colleges. Acquisition financing was arranged by CBRE’s Geoffrey Harris. Joseph Compagno of the same firm represented both the buyer and seller, Hudson Retail Center LLC, in this transaction.
Before raising the curtain on 2015, it is important to understand how the stage has been set. The Phoenix industrial sector continues to build for changes in the market. Local and national developers delivered 6.3 million square feet of speculative industrial warehousing in the market last year, primarily due to big box projects. While most of these projects were in the Southwest Phoenix submarket, we have seen construction in the Sky Harbor and Southeast Valley submarkets as well. The national economy continues to improve slowly, and while activity levels during the numerous projects have been steady, closed deals for large blocks of space continue to be elusive. Although net absorption was positive by the end of last year, lease transaction volumes were mostly in the 50,000 to 200,000 square feet range. This prompted developers to modify their efforts by offering to divide their big boxes to accommodate partial building tenants, where prior expectations were geared toward single-tenant, full-building occupancy. There were still several big box projects under construction by the end of last year. This includes projects by Wentworth Properties, Trammel Crow/Clarion Partners, Conor Commercial, Hillwood and several other projects in shovel-ready position. Those ready to break ground include Prologis, …
TUCSON, ARIZ. – The 172-unit Quality Inn & Suites Tucson Airport North has sold to a partnership for $2.3 million. The hotel is located at 5251 South Julian Drive. The buyer was represented by Sam Hanna and Evan Taylor of Marcus & Millichap. The seller, a limited liability company, was represented by James I. Meng of the same firm.
GILBERT, ARIZ. – Rodeo Park Plaza, a 24,533-square-foot retail center in Gilbert, has sold to L.S.S. Inc. on Rodeo Park and Jabbell Holdings LLC on Val Vista Marketplace for $2.8 million. The center is located at 1659 & 1661 S. Val Vista Drive and 1663 E. Ray Road. The buyers purchased the asset through Auction.com. The sellers were WBCMT 2006-C29 Val Vista Retail LLC and JPMC 2005-CIBC13 East Elliot LLC. The LLCs are affiliates of LNR Partners. The transaction was executed by Darren Tappen and Matthew Ault of Voit Real Estate Services.
The Phoenix retail market ended 2014 on a promising note, with vacancy rates dipping below 10 percent for the first time since the Great Recession ended. It also experienced net absorption of more than 2 million square feet of retail space. Expectations for 2015 are positive, and continued improvement is anticipated, albeit slower than we might have hoped. While many segments of the market have improved, lackluster job growth and housing sales have slowed the recovery. However, both areas show signs of improvement for the coming year. Forecasts estimate Phoenix will add about 70,000 jobs in 2015, bringing the total number close to the pre-recession total. The demand for single-family housing should improve with the continuance of low interest rates, job growth and investor interest. The market is finally showing signs it is on the upward path to recovery. Leasing activity for Class A space remains strong, while rental rates are on the rise. We have seen marked improvement in some areas like Scottsdale where rates for Class A space in centers like The Marketplace at Lincoln & Scottsdale and Hilton Village are approaching or surpassing $40 per square foot, and where vacancy rates are below 6 percent. In contrast, …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Transwestern Strategic Partners has acquired Lincoln Towne Centre, a 226,112-square-foot office property in downtown Scottsdale, for $58.8 million. The two-building property is located at 4150-4250 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Lincoln Towne Centre is situated directly across from the Scottsdale City Hall, near the Loop 101. Nearly half of the property is occupied by investment-grade tenants, including CAN, Catlin and EMC2. The seller, Equus Capital Partners, was represented by Chris Toci, Chad Littell, Jerry Noble, Pat Devine and Greg Mayer of Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona. Equus had acquired the asset on behalf of its value-add fund, BPG Investment Partnership IX, L.P. Transwestern acquired the asset on behalf of its TSP Value and Income Fund. Transwestern Strategic Partners is the discretionary investment management arm of Dallas-based Transwestern Investment Group.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – ConneXion, a 49,464-square-foot office building in Tempe, has sold to ViaWest Group for $5.2 million. The building is located at 7855 S. River Parkway in the ASU Research Park. The property was formerly known as Transamerica Research Center. The seller, Aegon USA, was represented by Glenn Smigiel, Bob Young, Steve Brabant and Rick Abraham of CBRE’s Phoenix office, along with Andrew Cheney and Craig Coppola of Lee & Associates. ViaWest plans to hold the property. It will serve as the property manager and asset manager.
PHOENIX – Orsett Acquisitions LLC has purchased the Siete II building, a 54,072-square-foot office building in Phoenix, for $3.2 million. The Class B building is located at 3707 North 7th Street. It was built in 1988. Phil Breidenbach, Peter Nieman, Kathy Foster and Lindsey Carlson of Colliers Office Solutions Group represented both the buyer and seller, UFB Development Corporation, in this transaction.
PHOENIX – A pair of warehouses that are situated just south of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport have sold to ViaWest Group for $6.3 million. The warehouses are located at 2950 E. Broadway Road. They contain 50,256 square feet and 44,838 square feet and are part of Broadway Crossing industrial park. Both buildings are fully leased. They were built in 2000. Matt McDougall of Lee & Associates represented both the buyer and seller, CNA Enterprises, in this transaction.
