GILBERT, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at North Higley Road and East Michelle Way in Gilbert. A Colorado-based limited liability company acquired the asset from an Arizona-based limited liability company for $3.2 million. U.S. Bank occupies the property on a 10-year absolute triple-net ground lease. The building was constructed in 2023. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller, while Brennan Clegg of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer in the transaction.
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By Nellie Day Metro Phoenix’s population grew to include more than 5 million people in 2023, per the Census, making it the second fastest-growing large U.S. city that year. This increase in residents and employment opportunities naturally brought new, emerging and different retailers to the area, who quickly occupied both existing centers and new developments. Phoenix-headquartered Vestar’s activity paints a picture of how this retail market has grown with its population. In the last quarter of 2024 alone, Vestar broke ground on Verrado Marketplace, a 500,000-square-foot shopping center in Buckeye; ushered in a new wave of tenant openings at Las Tiendas Village in Chandler and Queen Creek Marketplace in Queen Creek; and brought back a seasonal pop-up inside a 50-foot spherical dome at the District at Desert Ridge Marketplace in Phoenix. Balancing Tenant Mix, Community Relevance The key to capitalizing on Metro Phoenix’s growth, the firm says, is focusing on tenant diversification and market positioning. Vestar actively seeks out curated tenant mixes that not only attract foot traffic but align with the demographic and economic profiles of each community. Las Tiendas Village, for example, recently welcomed Marshalls, beauty supply store Happy Beauty, luxury lash spa Revelashons and child-focused hair salon …
Greenlight Communities, Holualoa Cos. to Develop 229-Unit Attainable Housing Community in Tempe, Arizona
by Amy Works
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Greenlight Communities, in partnership with Holualoa Cos., will break ground on Cabana Kyrene, a 229-unit attainable rental housing property in Tempe, on March 20. Located at 515 W. Guadalupe Road, Cabana Kyrene will offer 90 studio apartments, 93 one-bedroom units and 46 two-bedroom units.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — UHS of Tucson LLC has purchased Palo Verde Behavioral Health, a behavioral health hospital and medical office building in Tucson. TMC sold the asset for $19.1 million. Located at 2695 N. Craycroft Road, the property offers 76,770 square feet of space. Richard Kleiner of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Newport Beach, Calif.-based BKM Capital Partners has completed the sale of Rose Garden Business Park, a small-bay industrial park on 10.2 acres in Phoenix. An undisclosed affiliate of BKM Capital Partners acquired the asset for $35.1 million. Located at 1801-1831 W. Rose Garden Lane and 20801-20823 N. 19th Ave., the property consists of nine buildings offering a total of 159,304 square feet of industrial space. Originally built in 1987, Rose Garden Business Park features 18-foot clear heights, 43 grade-level doors and 16 dock doors. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Bob Buckley and Tracy Cartledge of Cushman & Wakefield, in collaboration with Will Strong, Michael Matchett, Molly Hunt, Jack Stamets and Madeline Warren of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West, represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Neighborhood Ventures (NV), a crowdfunding company, has acquired Venture on Colter, an apartment property in central Phoenix, from an undisclosed lender for $13 million. For the acquisition, NV raised nearly $4.5 million from 95 investors. Formerly known as Thom Slate on Colter, Ventura on Colter offers 123 apartments with modern cabinetry, fixtures, updated painting and new appliances. The community also offers two swimming pools and ramadas.
— Phillip Hernandez, Research Director, Colliers — The Phoenix industrial market showed resilience throughout 2024. Arizona ranked fifth in net migration as of October, with 62,533 new residents — 52.8 percent of whom relocated from California. This influx of residents has positively impacted the labor market, growing Phoenix’s workforce by 42,900 employees by November, a 1.7 percent increase from the previous year. Investor interest in Phoenix’s industrial sector also remains strong. Fourth-quarter sales volume reached $1.9 billion, a 74 percent increase compared to the previous quarter and a 91.8 percent year-over-year increase. This brought last year’s total sales volume to $4.3 billion, with average prices per square foot rising by 2 percent (to $204.20) compared to fourth-quarter 2023. Vacancy Trends and Absorption Despite strong investor activity, the Phoenix market is experiencing rising vacancy rates. New deliveries in the fourth quarter added 7.8 million square feet to the market, bringing total deliveries for 2024 to 34.8 million square feet. However, the vacancy rate increased to 10.6 percent, marking a year-over-year 390 basis points rise. This increase is largely attributed to the completion of vacant product. Net absorption reached 3.8 million square feet in the fourth quarter, contributing to a year-to-date total of …
TUCSON, ARIZ. — SAFME Holdings LLC has purchased 10,000 square feet of office space at 1575 E. River Road in Tucson from Rabb Investments LLC for $2.3 million. Richard Kleiner and Alexis Corona of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Kyle Kilgore of NAI Horizon, Tucson, represented the buyer.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Wane Investments LLC has purchased an industrial building located at 990 S. Cherry Ave. in Tucson from Gould Family Properties VIII for $2.1 million. Paul Hooker of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Christopher McClurg and Michael Giuliano of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
MESA, ARIZ. — SimonCRE has acquired 64 acres of land for a new mixed-use development dubbed Medina Station in Mesa, roughly 20 miles outside Phoenix. Plans for the roughly 305,335-square-foot project include a multi-tenant retail center, retail outparcels, a restaurant district and a multifamily complex. Tenants at Medina Station will include Boot Barn, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Zara Nails, Café Zupas, GoodVets, U.S. Bank and Hawaiian Bros Island Grill. A Target store and a two-story, 80,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods will anchor the development. SimonCRE plans to break ground on the project in 2025, with initial tenant openings expected for 2026.