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.
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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.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — United Realty M.T.A. has purchased Norte at Chandler, a Class A flex office property located at 4100 W. Galveston St. in Chandler, from an institutional seller for $17.2 million, or $200 per square foot. The 85,797-square-foot, multi-tenant building is 70 percent leased to two investment-grade tenants, Enterprise Holdings and a Fortune 500 semiconductor firm. The single-story, freestanding building was built in 2016 on nearly eight acres. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover, Steve Lindley and Alexandra Loye of Cushman & Wakefield’s private capital and capital markets teams in Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction.
Taylor Street Advisors Arranges $11M Sale of Aspen Cove Apartment Community in Payson, Arizona
by Amy Works
PAYSON, ARIZ. — Taylor Street Advisors has arranged the sale of Aspen Cove, a multifamily property at 801 E. Frontier St. in Payson. A local private investment group sold the asset to an out-of-state 1031 exchange buyer for $11 million, or $186,440 per unit. Built in 1984, the 59-unit property is individually metered for electricity and each unit features an individual hot water heater and full kitchens with dishwashers. Brian Tranetzki, Anton Laakso and Thomas Beniamen of Taylor Street represented the buyer and seller in the deal.