TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has brokered the sale of a retail space at 151 W. Orange Grove Road in Tucson. MH Holding Group LLC, dba Learn & Play Daycare Preschool, acquired the asset from Foothills Business Ventures for $1.2 million. Rob Tomlinson of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Cory Lamb and Robert Lamb of Long Realty Co. represented the buyer in the deal.
PHOENIX — Arizona-based MJA Investments has purchased Gateway Executive Center, a multi-tenant office building in Phoenix, from a Hawaii-based private investor for $9 million. Located at 1048 N. 44th St., the two-story, 39,912-square-foot building features a rooftop deck including a bar, grilling station and views of Camelback Mountain. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover and Chris Toci of Cushman & Wakefield’s Private Capital Markets in Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Westwood Financial has acquired Paradise Hills Shopping Center, a retail property in Phoenix, from Abbington Emmerson Investments for an undisclosed price. Located on 7.5 acres at 10604-10622 N. 32nd St. and 3110-3116 E. Shea Blvd., Paradise Hills Shopping Center offers 83,787 square feet of retail space occupied by 16 tenants, including Ace Hardware, Pet Supplies Plus and Uptown Jungle, along with an artisan bread shop, memorabilia store, home entertainment studio, salons, barber shop and five restaurants and bars. Mindy Korth and J.K. Jackson of Colliers’ Phoenix office, along with El Warner and Caitlin Zirpolo of Colliers in Irvine, Calif., represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Dallas-based Stonelake Capital Partners has purchased two small-bay industrial buildings in Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket. At the time of sale, the 80,030-square-foot portfolio was fully leased to two single tenants. Terms of the transaction were not released. The portfolio includes a 34,248-square-foot building at 22200 N. 7th Ave. and a 45,782-square-foot building at 21605 N. Central Ave. Developed in 2000 on 10 acres, the buildings feature gated and secured yards, 24-foot clear heights, grade-level loading and LED lighting. Phil Haenel, Will Strong, Foster Bundy and Katie Repine of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Trevor McKendry and Chris Rogers of DAUM provided leasing advisory.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has arranged the sale of Sunnyslope Apartments, a 41-unit multifamily property at 150 E. Hardy Road in Tucson. Urbana @ Oro Valley LLC acquired the asset from Sunnyslope Apartments LLC for $5.6 million. Allan Mendelsberg and Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
MESA, SURPRISE, PEORIA, SEDONA AND YOUNGTOWN, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $96.5 million in refinancing for a five-property, 971-unit seniors housing portfolio in Arizona. Alanna Ellis, Brad Miner and Ace Sudah of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the financing for the borrower, Douglaston Development and The Hampton Group. Recently renovated between 2021 and 2024, the portfolio consists of 510 independent living units, 339 assisted living units and 122 memory care units. The portfolio includes Canyon Winds at 2851 N. Boulder Canyon and 7311 E. Oasis St. in Mesa, Chaparral Winds at 16617 N. West Point Parkway and 16623 N. West Point Parkway in Surprise, Desert Winds at 20554 N. 101st Ave. and 20545 N. Lake Pleasant Road in Peoria, Sedona Winds at 405 Jacks Canyon Road and 475 Jacks Canyon Road in Sedona, and Ventana Winds at 12322 N. 113th Ave. in Youngtown.
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale and financing of Ponderosa Park, an apartment property in Flagstaff. Keller Investment Properties sold the property to Bridge Partners for $28 million, or $233,750 per unit. Built in 1985 on five acres, Ponderosa Park offers 120 apartments, two laundry facilities, a clubhouse, fitness center and 24-hour emergency maintenance services. Steve Gebing, Cliff David and Hamid Panahi of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant, Jesse Zarouk, Jake Vitta and Tyler Johnson of IPA Capital Markets secured acquisition financing for Bridge Partners.
PHOENIX AND PRESCOTT, ARIZ. — Live Oak Bank has provided a $54 million bridge loan for an Arizona-based owner and operator of seniors housing communities. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing bank debt for a four-property campus portfolio in the metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) of Phoenix and Prescott Valley. The loan provides a bridge-to-agency option and features a two-year initial term and 24 months of interest-only payments.
PHOENIX — Developers Concord Wilshire Capital and TLG Investment Partners have begun the abatement and demolition of the Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix, beginning the $850 million redevelopment of the property into a mixed-use community. The Metrocenter Mall opened its doors in 1973 and closed in 2020. The two-story, 140,000-square-foot mall is situated on 312 acres on the city’s northwest side. Plans for the redevelopment include more than 2,600 apartment units, as well as 100,000 square feet of retail space. The demolition process has commenced with the destruction of the former Dillard’s and U-Haul buildings. Following a survey and analysis of the materials inside the building to ensure the protection of the public, Los Angeles-based Resource Environmental Inc. will abate and remove the asbestos from the building, then proceed with the demolition of the property. The developers formed a strategic alliance in 2021 with Hines, an investment manager based in Houston, to redevelop the property, which the investment group purchased last summer. Hines is overseeing the development site on behalf of the ownership group. According to the development team, the project has been designed as a transit-oriented, self-contained community. The property encompasses Phoenix’s new light rail station that was completed in …
PHOENIX — Pacific Development Partners (PDP) has completed the disposition of Vela on Camelback, a Class A multifamily property in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor submarket. In the company’s first acquisition in the Phoenix market in 15 years, Sherman Residenital acquired the asset for $72 million. Completed in 2017, Vela on Camelback offers 237 apartments, a sky deck overlooking Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain, a pool and spa area with a barbecue pavilion, club-style fitness center, resident lounge with a chef-inspired community kitchen, dog wash and fenced dog run, gas grills in outdoor courtyards and 24-hour package lockers. Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch, Sean Cunningham and Austin Groen of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.