QUEEN CREEK, ARIZ. — Thompson Thrift has started construction on the first phase of Germann Commerce Center, a 1 million-square-foot industrial development in Queen Creek, approximately 35 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix. Located on the southwest corner of Germann and Meridian roads, the first phase will consist of 400,000 square feet of speculative light industrial space spread across five standalone buildings on 26 acres. The facilities will feature front-park/rear-load industrial space, 28-foot to 32-foot clear heights and frontage on East Germann Road. At full buildout, the multi-phase project will provide up to 1 million square feet of warehouse, distribution, light assembly and manufacturing space covering 68 acres. Thompson Thrift plans to complete the first phase in first-quarter 2024, with build-to-suit and for-sale options in Phase II following immediately after.
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Sterling Real Estate Begins Presidio Palms Hotel-to-Apartment Conversion Project in Tucson, Arizona
by Amy Works
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Scottsdale-based Sterling Real Estate Partners has started construction of Presidio Palms Apartments, a hotel-to-apartment conversion project located at 475 N. Granada Ave. in downtown Tucson. The project’s first units are slated for delivery by summer 2023. Sterling has been working on the project since January 2021 to change the zoning to allow residential use. The 10-acre property has been entitled and permitted to convert the underperforming and functionally obsolete hotel to a 212-unit apartment complex and allow for development of an additional 154 units. Presidio Palms will offer a modern, market-rate, low-cost rent option in the downtown Tucson submarket. The community’s studio and one-bedroom units will offer new plumbing, electrical, HVAC units, outdoor patios, finished cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, flooring, washers/dryers and modern fixtures. Onsite amenities will include a full-service coffee bar with café seating, residential lounge, private business center, arcade nook, gym and yoga studio, resort-style pool, sand volleyball court, outdoor kitchen area and dog park.
Joint Venture Starts Construction of 599,351 SF Sub-Zero Industrial Project in Goodyear, Arizona
by Amy Works
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — ViaWest Group, Scottsdale Investment Management and building partners Willmeng Construction, DLR Group and Kimley-Horn have broken ground on a build-to-suit industrial warehouse in Goodyear for Sub-Zero Group. The 599,351-square-foot development will be the third facility that the Madison, Wis.-based kitchen appliance company operates in the West Valley. Situated on 36.4 acres, the warehouse and distribution center is located on the southwest corner of Camelback Road and Cotton Lane. The company’s other facilities are located at 3865 W. Van Buren and 4295 N. Cotton Lane.
First Washington Realty Sells Whole Foods Market-Anchored Retail Center in Tucson for $31.1M
by Amy Works
TUCSON, ARIZ. — First Washington Realty has completed the disposition of River Center, a neighborhood retail center at 5555-5675 E. River Road in Tucson, to a private investor for $31.1 million. River Center features 107,508 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Whole Foods Market, Petco, Walgreens, Tenet Healthcare, Childtime Childcare and Orange Theory Fitness. Patrick Dempsey, Geoff Tranchina and Patrick Anthon of JLL Retail Capital Markets’ investment sales and advisory team represented the seller in the transaction.
Schnitzer Properties Completes 560,352 SF Queen Creek Commerce Center in Chandler, Arizona
by Amy Works
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Portland, Ore.-based Schnitzer Properties has completed the construction of Queen Creek Commerce Center, a two-building industrial project at Queen Creek Road and Hamilton Street in Chandler. Situated on 34 acres, Queen Creek Commerce Center features 560,352 square feet of industrial space. Three tenants have pre-leased the development: Intel, NEHP and Horsepower Automotive Group. Rick Collins of JLL brokered the leases on behalf of Schnitzer Properties.
TCC, CBRE Investment Complete 516,000 SF Elliot Gateway Logistics Center in Mesa, Arizona
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and CBRE Investment Management has completed construction of Elliot Gateway, a four-building, Class A logistics park on 40.5 acres at 9020 E. Elliot Road in Mesa. Elliot Gateway features a 151,239-square-foot Building A, a 124,611-square-foot Building B, a 186,000-square-foot Building C and a 54,640-square-foot Building D. Building C is fully leased to a mechanical and electrical construction company, while the other buildings are available for lease. Graycor Consrtuction Co. served as general contractor and Butler Design Group served as architect for the project. Evan Koplan and Serena Wedlich of CBRE are marketing and leasing the property on behalf of TCC and a fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management.
PHOENIX — ABI Multifamily has arranged the sale of Dimension on 27th Apartment Homes in Phoenix. An Arizona-based seller sold the asset to a California-based buyer for $49.7 million, or $191,346 per unit. Built in 1982, the property features 23 residential buildings offering a total of 260 units in a mix of studio, one-bed/one-bath and two-bed/one-bath layouts with stainless steel appliances, vinyl wood flooring and a patios/balconies. Common area amenities include a swimming pool, playground, laundry facilities and onsite maintenance. Alon Schnitzer, Rue Bax, Eddie Chang and Doug Lazovick of ABI Multifamily’s Phoenix-based Institutional Apartment Group represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — HJ Red Mountain LLC, an entity formed by Jakosky Properties, has completed the disposition of Red Mountain Plaza, a retail center at the northwest corner of Power and McKellips roads in Mesa. Red Mountain Plaza, a Washington LLC, acquired the asset for $16.4 million. Situated on eight acres, Red Mountain Plaza offers 69,270 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Michaels and PetSmart. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix represented the seller in the deal.
Joint Venture Completes Acquisition of Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix, Begins $850M Redevelopment
by Jeff Shaw
PHOENIX — Concord Wilshire Capital and TLG Investment Partners, in partnership with Carl DeSantis’ CDS International Holdings Inc., have completed the acquisition of the Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix. The development group has formed a strategic alliance with Hines, an international real estate firm, to redevelop and repurpose the Metrocenter Mall into a walkable village that will be home to apartments, condominiums, curated boutiques, popular retail stores, restaurants, bars, a town-center park and other commercial and entertainment venues. The property spans approximately 64.2 acres of land in a Qualified Opportunity Zone. The plans for the village include over 2,600 multifamily units, 150,000 square feet of commercial space and 4,100 surface and garage-deck parking spaces. The development team has also signed agreements with the City of Phoenix for a public-private partnership for public improvements. The purchase includes both the Dillard’s building and U-Haul building, which formerly housed a Macy’s. Developers confirmed the planned $850 million redevelopment of the property will begin immediately. The redeveloped Metrocenter will be designed as a transit-oriented community, encompassing the city’s new light rail station currently under construction on the site. The City of Phoenix invested approximately $150 million to build the station, which is scheduled for completion …
Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR Brokers $3M Sale of Medical Office Space in Tucson, Arizona
by Amy Works
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has arranged the sale of an 11,960-square-foot office space at Oracle-Ina Professional Plaza located at 7490 N. Oracle Road in Tucson. MCP Tucson Endo LLC acquired the asset from Oracle Medical Plaza II LLC for $3 million. Richard Kleiner and Thomas Nieman of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Larry Serota and CeCe Conway of Transwestern represented the buyer in the deal.