TEMPE, ARIZ. — Captiva Partners has purchased a multi-tenant, small-bay industrial property located at 2209-2211 W. 1st St. in Tempe in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed price. Captiva plans to rebrand the 40,075-square-foot property as First Street Commerce Center and implement a comprehensive value-add business plan to elevate its appeal and functionality. Planned renovations include new signage, refreshed landscaping, exterior painting and upgraded interiors. Cory Breinholt of Commercial Properties represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — On behalf of Banyan Residential and Milhaus, McShane Construction Co. has completed Northbend, an apartment property in Tempe. Situated on 11 acres, Northbend features 310 apartments spread across three residential buildings and 8,000 square feet of amenity space, including a 4,300-square-foot clubhouse. Units offer open-concept floor plans with nine-foot ceilings and large windows, large kitchen islands, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-style flooring, keyless entry systems, in-unit washers/dryers and walk-in closets. Select units offer courtyard, pool or city views and private patios or balconies. Additionally, the property offers some live-work units providing separate “storefront” style entrances for small business owners. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and sun deck, a fully equipped fitness center and yoga studio, a trading post with outdoor equipment loans and outdoor spaces, including a courtyard with fire pits, an entertainment lawn and a dog park. Designed by Todd & Associates, the garden-style buildings integrate wood frame construction with façades of stucco, thin brick and wood-look metal lattice.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the purchase of a manufacturing and distribution industrial building in Tempe. A private investor acquired the asset, located at 1326 W. Fairmont Drive, for $7.3 million from an undisclosed seller. The 39,813-square-foot property features seven dock doors and heavy power to accommodate both manufacturing and distribution uses. Parker Houston, Chris Rogers and Trevor McKendry of DAUM handled the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Overton Moore Properties, in partnership with Invesco Real Estate, has broken ground on Nextwave Tempe, a Class A industrial project situated on 35.5 acres at the former site of the Big Surf Waterpark in northeast Tempe. Located at 1500 N. McClintock Drive, Nextwave Tempe will feature 689,000 square feet in three divisible buildings that can accommodate tenants from 32,000 square feet to 258,727 square feet. Each building will feature heavy power with expansion, abundant parking, full HVAC in the warehouses, speculative offices and private, secured truck yard areas. Layton Construction is serving as general contractor and HPA Architecture is the architect on record. Nextwave Tempe is slated for delivery in fourth-quarter 2025. John Werstler, Cooper Fratt and Tanner Ferrandi of CBRE are the listing brokers for the project.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has brokered the sale of 44,000 square feet of industrial space at 1825 W. Price St. in Tucson. FRC Holdings of Tucson LLC purchased the property from WAA 1825 W. Price LLC for $3.6 million. Robert Glaser of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC has completed the disposition of Broadway 101 Commerce Park, a Class A multi-tenant industrial park on 53 acres in Mesa. Irvine, Calif.-based CIP Real Estate acquired the asset for $168.3 million. Broadway 101 Commerce Park offers 809,230 square feet spread across 11 buildings, which were built from 2005 to 2007. The project is currently 98 percent leased to a roster of 34 tenants. Located at 2140-2360 W. Broadway Road, the industrial park features 125 grade-level doors and 109 dock-high doors. Will Strong, Michael Matchett and Molly Hunt of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West represented the seller in the deal. The firm’s Mike Haenel, Andy Markham, Phil Haenel and Justin Smith provided local advisory services and were retained by the buyer to continue leading leasing for the project. Additionally, Rob Rubano, Brian Share and Joseph Lieske of Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt & Structured Finance arranged a $93.8 million acquisition loan from institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management on behalf of CIP Real Estate.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — EastGroup Properties has acquired Akimel Gateway, a Class A industrial property at 17500 S. 40th St. in Chandler, from Trammel Crow Co. and CBRE IM for $83 million. Situated on 38 acres, Akimel Gateway offers 519,112 square feet of industrial space. The property’s four buildings are located alongside the Loop 202 freeway frontage with immediate access to the diamond interchange at 40th Street and Loop 202. Built in 2022, each of the buildings are fully occupied and feature 139 dock-high doors, 24-foot to 32-foot clear heights, 2,500 amps to 3,000 amps power and drive-around capabilities with multiple points of ingress and egress. Rusty Kennedy, Joe Cesta, Cooper Fratt, John Werstler, Tanner Ferrandi and Mike Parker of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — A global investment manager and BKM have completed the sale of Tempe Commerce Park, a five-building industrial complex located at 7340-7360 S. Kyrene Road and 7333-7343 S. Hardy Drive in Tempe. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated on 36.8 acres, Tempe Commerce Park features 536,122 square feet with 24-foot clear heights, dock-high and grade-level doors and ample parking. At the time of sale, the property was 92 percent leased to eight tenants, including McKesson, Genuine Cable Group and Rivian. Mark Detmer, Greer Olive and Connor Nebeker-Hay of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Jackie Orcutt and Jonathan Teeter of CBRE are handling local market leasing efforts for the property.
MESA, ARIZ. — Flying Horse Investments (FHI) has acquired Fiesta Palms Shopping Center, a 56,630-square-foot retail center located in Mesa, roughly 20 miles outside Phoenix. A specialty grocer anchors the property, which was 83 percent leased at the time of sale. 1st Century Bank, a division of MidFirst Bank, provided acquisition financing, and Justin Weissman of 1st Century Bank arranged the bridge loan on behalf of the buyer. A local family was the seller. FHI plans to collaborate with Pegasus Capital Markets to secure permanent financing for the property.
PHOENIX — Discount Tire, through its affiliate real estate division Halle Properties LLC, has purchased Desert Ridge Corporate Center I and II in Phoenix. Terms of the transaction were not released. Desert Ridge includes 275,208 square feet of multi-tenant office space across two four-story office buildings originally constructed in 2005 and 2007. The asset also offers a three-level parking structure. Discount Tire currently occupies an entire floor at Desert Ridge, which houses a part of the national retailer’s corporate functions. Founded in 1960 by Bruce T. Halle, Discount Tire operates more than 1,200 tire retail stores across the United States, as well as an online tire and wheel shopping platform. The 12.2-acre Desert Ridge site is located 4.7 miles from the Discount Tire headquarters and one mile from the 35-acre site Discount Tire acquired in December 2022.