GLENDALE, ARIZ. – TriGate Capital has purchased Gateway Village, a 126,286-square-foot shopping center in Glendale. The acquisition was part of a national retail property portfolio buy, valued at $53 million. The center is located at 5932-6070 W. Bell Road. It is 80 percent leased to tenants like Stein Mart, All America Pool & Patio, Cox Communications and Fast Signs. Gateway Village is the largest property in the retail portfolio, which also includes shopping centers in Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina and Missouri. The seller, PDSI, was represented by Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cassidy Turley.
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PHOENIX – J&K Cabinetry has leased 37,522 square feet at the Hohokam 10 Business Center in Phoenix. The 405,000-square-foot complex is located at 4445 E. Ellwood Street. The affordable cabinetmaker will use the space to store merchandise, and to sell to local homebuilders. J&K Cabinetry was represented by Thomas Knaub of Colliers International. The landlord, Arizona Department of Transportation Right of Way Group, represented itself in this transaction.
PHOENIX – Marco Display Specialists has leased 67,697 square feet of warehouse space in Phoenix. The space is located at 4141 W. Van Buren Street. It was built in 1998. The new lease brings the 243,039-square-foot industrial building to full occupancy. The U.S. grocery market merchandising manufacturer was represented by Rebecca Roberts of Green Street Commercial. The landlord, 4141 W. Van Buren LLC, was represented by Don MacWilliam and Payson MacWilliam of Colliers International.
The Phoenix office market ended the third quarter in a very strong position. Increasing momentum in the sector should continue into 2015. Healthier economic conditions, including a growing GDP and higher employment, are translating into increased market activity and confidence. The biggest take-away from Phoenix’s rebounding office sector is new office development, with several high-profile construction projects underway in the East Valley. Tower cranes dot the horizon along Tempe Town Lake in downtown Tempe. The largest project, State Farm’s Marina Heights, is under construction on its first phase, which includes two mid-rises totaling more than 1 million square feet. Additional phases will bring the project to more than 2 million square feet, making it the largest office project in Arizona. Hayden Ferry Lakeside III is under construction with a 10-story, 250,000-square-foot building on the lake. This is the third and final phase of this office project. Arizona State University has also jumped into the mix by announcing a huge 330-acre development on the south side of Tempe Town Lake. It is expected to incorporate athletic, commercial and residential projects at full build-out that will be utilized as a funding source for ASU Athletics. USA Place, a $400-million-plus development in downtown, …
MESA, ARIZ. — NALS Apartment Homes has purchased the 280-unit Waterford at Superstition Springs apartment complex in Mesa for $33 million. The community is located at 7311 East Southern Ave. Waterford is situated less than a mile from Superstition Springs Center, a 1.2-million-square-foot regional shopping mall with more than 150 stores and eateries. Mesa Pavilions, a 720,000-square-foot power center, also sits directly across the street from this community. Common-area amenities at Waterford include a resort-style swimming pool with spa, a leasing office, 24-hour fitness center, a clubhouse with resident lounge and Wi-Fi, an executive business center and conference room, 80 detached garages, 30 detached storage units, a car care center, and a courtyard space with a playground, volleyball court and barbecue grills. The seller, Waterford at Superstition Springs LLC, was represented by Steve Gebing of IPA and Cliff David of Marcus & Millichap.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona has purchased an 11,400-square-foot office building in Scottsdale for $1.9 million. The building is located at 2901 N. 78th Street, just outside the downtown area. The foundation plans to use this space for its new headquarters after the property undergoes a full remodel. The purchase was made through contributions from a large donor. The building’s former tenant, RevSolve, previously known as Collections Service Bureau, relocated to another office just a mile away this past July. Make-A-Wish was represented by CBRE’s Chris Marchildon and Barry Gabel. The seller, SPQR LLC, was represented by Kelly O’Dea of LevRose/TCN Worldwide.
PHOENIX — Regent Properties has acquired Desert Ridge Corporate Center (DRCC), a 293,161-square-foot office and retail property in Phoenix, for $58.6 million. The institutional-grade center is located at 20860, 20830 and 20910 N. Tatum Blvd., within the master-planned community of Desert Ridge. DRCC contains two Class A office buildings, in addition to a 17,953-square-foot, multi-tenant specialty retail building. The property is located on land encumbered by a State of Arizona ground lease that has 78 remaining years. Notable tenants at the center include GEICO Insurance, Vantage Retirement, Wells Fargo Bank, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, K. Hovnanian Homes, Summit Energy, SimonMed Imaging and Scottrade. DRCC was built in 2007.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – The 40,952-square-foot Ocotillo Fiesta Shopping Center in Chandler has sold to Ocotillo Fiesta LLC for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at the southeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek roads. It is shadow-anchored by Albertsons. The center is currently 97 percent leased. The landlord, Southgate Mall Associates, was represented by Mindy Korth and Kirk Kuller of Colliers International.
The Phoenix industrial market is definitely following national trends in terms of recovery. Since 2010, U.S. industrial markets have seen rising demand trends with supply additions that have not kept pace. Demand for newer, Class A industrial space, as well as for use-specific space, is outpacing supply and encouraging more build-to-suit and speculative development activity across markets. Developers have shown discipline so far, however, as the amount of new supply added to the market since 2010 is well below the levels seen during previous expansionary periods. These trends are manifesting themselves in a variety of ways in Metro Phoenix. First, it’s clear that demand is definitely up. The industrial market has seen significant activity over the past several quarters. Leases for spaces between 20,000 and 200,000 square feet have totaled more than 10.5 million square feet since January 2013. Deals of this size have totaled more than 1.4 million square feet of absorption this year alone. This is important to note because the overall health of the Metro Phoenix industrial market has historically been supported by midsized users. This size range shows no signs of slowing as we round out 2014 and head into 2015. In fact, we know of …
TUCSON, ARIZ. – An 11,036-square-foot medical building in Tucson that is leased to Arizona Oncology has sold to Redyns Development for $2.9 million. The building is located at 1620 W. St. Mary’s Road. Redyns was represented by Stephen Cohen and Russ Hall of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR. The seller, St. Mary’s Silverbell Building LLC, was represented by CBRE’s Mike Sandahl, Wyatt Campbell and Buzz Isaacson.