GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has arranged the sale of The Bungalows on Estrella, a garden-style apartment community located at 15545 W. Hudson Way in Goodyear. Arizona-based Cavan Cos. sold the asset to Georgia-based St. Clair Holdings for $73.2 million. The Bungalows on Estrella features 183 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with in-unit washers/dryers, 10-foot ceilings and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, dog park and covered parking. Mark Forrester and Andrew Curtis of Berkadia Phoenix completed the sale on behalf of the seller.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has brokered the sale of Colonia de Tucson, an apartment complex located at 1335 and 1351 W. Saint Mary’s Road in Tucson. The seller, 1335 W. Saint Mary’s LLC, sold the asset for $7.8 million. The community features 84 apartments. Allan Mendelsberg and Conrad Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR represented both parties in the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Invesco Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (INREIT) has acquired an 833-bed student housing community located near Arizona State University in Tempe. Developed in 2017, the 13-story property offers 384 units. The community was fully leased at the time of sale. Further details on the property and the seller were undisclosed. “We are excited to acquire a high-quality, 100 percent-occupied student housing property at one of the nation’s largest universities and in a high-growth market like Tempe,” says R. Scott Dennis, president and CEO of INREIT. “There continues to be strong demand for the student housing sector and we are seeing an increase in undergraduate enrollment at top universities, resulting in student housing occupancy reaching pre-COVID levels.”
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Scottsdale-based Sterling Real Estate Partners has acquired Hotel Tucson City Center in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed price. The company plans to convert the hotel into market-rate apartments. Originally built in the 1960s, the 278-room hotel will be transformed into a modern, 210-unit apartment complex. The seven-building, 10-acre site is located adjacent to the historic El Presidio neighborhood in downtown Tucson. Residences will consist of luxury studio and one-bedroom units, ranging from 300 square feet to 700 square feet. Site amenities of the converted property will include upgrades to the pool area, fitness room, clubhouse, conference room, dog park and outdoor lounge. Upon completion, the apartments will offer low gross rents with luxury interiors finishes to support the high demand for quality affordable housing in the downtown submarket. Sterling had the property under contract since January 2021 while it underwent the rezoning process for residential use. The company collaborated with neighbors throughout the process to receive zoning approval without opposition. Upon purchase, Sterling will become a Choice Hotel franchisee and has engaged Ledgestone Hospitality to operate the four-story building as a hotel, while the adjacent buildings are converted to apartments. Additionally, the site was approved for …
TEMPE, ARIZ. — San Francisco-based Tara Investment Group, a division of Meier-Shefflin Multi-Family, has acquired The Mark, an off-campus student housing community located at 1115 E. Lemon St. in Tempe. San Clemente, Calif.-based Nelson Partners sold the asset for $36.1 million. Located along the Valley Metro Rail line on the edge of Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, The Mark features 153 units with a total of 229 beds. The units offer furnished and unfurnished studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans with new appliances, quartz countertops and finished concrete flooring. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and sun deck, double-decker hot tubs, a water slide, gas grills, two elevators and a 24-hour fitness center. The property was built in 1970 and remodeled by Nelson Partners in 2014. At the time of sale, the community was 97 percent occupied.
PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the purchase of a retail property located at the northwest corner of 53rd Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. Corridor Living LLC acquired the building from McLean Holdings for $3.1 million, or $378 per square foot. Four tenants fully occupy the 8,318-square-foot property: Crazy Mike’s Subs, Music & Art, Gravitate and Oscar’s Taco Shop. Nick Miner of Orion represented the buyer, while Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman of PCA represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an industrial asset in Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket. The four-building property features 110,679 square feet of industrial space. California-based Greenwood & McKenzie sold the asset to Mountain West for an undisclosed price. Chris Rogers and Trevor McKendry of DAUM represented the seller and procured the buyer. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield also brokered the transaction. The buildings, which are fully leased to 38 tenants, are located at 23021, 23025, 23005 and 23015 N. 15th Ave. in Phoenix. The buildings offer 20-foot clear heights, two shared truck wells and 10-foot by 12-foot grade-level doors.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Buckeye 54 LLC, a joint venture between Contour Real Estate and Shopoff Realty Investments, has purchased a 54-acre industrial development site at the southeast corner of Southern Avenue and Rainbow Road in Buckeye. KWC Motorsports LLC sold the property for $6.5 million. The joint venture plans to develop a logistics park with two warehouses totaling 900,000 square feet. Paul Borgesen and Dylan Sproul of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
EL MIRAGE, ARIZ. — Dermody Properties has purchased 961 acres of land in El Mirage, a suburb of Phoenix. The company plans to develop Copperwing Logistics Center, an industrial park with approximately 10 million square feet of speculative space over the next 10 years. Additionally, the company will develop approximately 300 acres for other third-party owners/users and build-to-suit customers. Initial development is slated to begin in 2022. Novo Development, which has been involved with the project since its inception, will continue to assist with the new venture. The land is being purchased from John F. Long Family Trust, known for developing more than 30,000 homes over four decades, including Arizona’s first master-planned community, before focusing efforts on retail and commercial projects in the West Valley Arizona market. Industrial zoning was already in place for the land. In addition, the property is within an approved Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), meaning companies within the park that are active uses of FTZ can receive up to a 75 percent reduction in real estate and personal property taxes. Dermody Properties also intends to bring new water and sewer sources to the site along with new roads and park amenities. Pat Feeney, Rusty Kennedy and …
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), through its Healthcare Finance business, served as sole lead arranger of $34 million to refinance the Enclave at Chandler. Opened in 2018 in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, the community features 89 independent living, 49 assisted living and 24 memory care units. The borrower is Spectrum Retirement Communities. “Demand is strong for senior housing facilities like the Enclave at Chandler that serve a range of needs,” says William Douglass, managing director and group head for CIT’s Healthcare Finance business.