TUCSON, ARIZ. — HSL Properties has broken ground on the 368-unit Encantada at Tucson National apartment community. The $46-million luxury community is located at 8323 N. Shannon Road. Encantada at Tucson National is scheduled for completion in fall 2016. It will begin leasing this summer. The newest community will join HSL’s existing apartment properties in northwest Tucson, including Encantada at Riverside Crossing, Dove Mountain and Steam Pump. Common amenities at Tucson National include a clubhouse, fitness center, movie theater, indoor/outdoor living space with a professional kitchen, two resort-style pools with a large spa and private cabanas, a complimentary coffee bar and a dog area.
OAHU, HAWAII — Hampton Hotels has announced plans to open its first property in Hawaii. The 175-key Hampton Inn & Suites hotel will be developed as part of the new Ka Makana Ali‘I mixed-use center in West Oahu. The hotel will break ground mid-year. Ka Makana Ali‘I will be a 1.4-million-square-foot regional shopping center with more than 150 new shops and restaurants, a movie theater and LEED-certified office space. Phase I is expected to open next year. Both the new hotel and the shopping center are being developed by DeBartolo Development. Hampton Hotels operates 2,000 locations worldwide. It will also boast locations in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, once this project is completed. Hilton Worldwide currently operates six hotels and seven timeshare properties in Hawaii.
PHOENIX — American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust (ARC Healthcare) has acquired Paradise Valley Medical Plaza, a 104,000-square-foot medical office building in Phoenix, for $28.3 million. The Class A building is located at 3805 East Bell Road, on the Abrazo Paradise Valley Hospital campus. Paradise Valley Medical Plaza was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property was sold by RP Paradise Valley LLC, a joint venture between Plaza Companies and USAA Real Estate Company. Plaza will continue to provide leasing, construction services and property management for the building. The medical office building was sold to ARHC PVPHXAZ01 LLC, a subsidiary of ARC Healthcare. Plaza Companies and ARC Healthcare are also collaborating on Arrowhead Professional Center in Glendale, which is owned by ARC Healthcare and managed by Plaza.
TUCSON, ARIZ. – Sahuarita Plaza Shopping Center, a 160,000-square-foot retail power center near Tucson, has sold to Colt Valley Development Company for $12.2 million. The center is located at the interchange of I-19 and Duval Mine Road in Sahuarita. It’s anchored by Ross, Big Lots, PETCO, Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts and Ace Hardware. The seller was Canada Life Real Estate LLC. The transaction was executed by Greg Furrier of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR and Greg Valladao of Cushman & Wakefield.
PHOENIX – Cove on 44th, a 256-unit apartment community in Phoenix, has sold to Cove Phoenix LLC for $7.7 million. The Class B community is located at 4030 N. 44th Ave. It was built in 1983. Bill Hahn, Jeffrey Sherman and Trevor Koskovich of Colliers International’s HSK Multifamily Southwest team represented both the buyer and seller, Cove at 44th LLC, in this transaction.
DENVER – MonkeySports has opened its first superstore in Colorado. The 15,125-square-foot outpost is located at 6578 S. Yosemite Circle in Greenwood Village, just east of Littleton. MonkeySports is the nation’s largest retailer of hockey and lacrosse equipment. It also operates locations in California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Sweden. MonkeySports was represented by Frank Griffin of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. The landlord was not named.
AURORA, COLO. – A 34,589-square-foot retail strip center in Aurora has sold to M&M Corporation LLC for $1.8 million. The five-building center is located at 3113-3191 Peoria Street. The property was leased to 16 retailers, many of which were long-term tenants, at the time of sale. M&M was represented by Lan Than of Landmark Real Estate Services. The seller, THS Properties LLC, was represented by Marc Lippitt, Scott Shwayder and Justin Herman of Unique Properties Inc. – TCN Worldwide.
SPARKS, NEV. – Garlock Printing and Converting West has leased 65,088 square feet of distribution space at the Greg Street Industrial Park in Sparks. The space is located at 1450 E. Greg Street. The retail packaging service provider first opened a facility out West in Reno this past March. The company was represented by J. Michael Hoeck, Michael Nevis, Dave Simonsen and Steve Kucera of the NAI Alliance Industrial Properties Group. The landlord was not named.
The Orange County office market continues to experience steady growth as it moves into 2015, with three straight years of positive net absorption under its belt. The county’s unemployment rate has dropped to 5.4 percent over the past 12 months, while the job growth rate has averaged 1.8 percent over the same period. The overall signs for the office market are very positive as we head into the growth phase of this real estate cycle. Orange County’s office market has experienced almost 1.7 million square feet of net absorption in the past 12 months, according to CoStar. This net absorption has been spread out evenly over Class A and B properties. The current vacancy rate of 11.4 percent has steadily declined on an average of 1 percent per year for the past four years. Based on current absorption trends, the office vacancy could dip below 10 percent in 2016, which may usher in significant speculative development. The majority of the tenant activity is home grown, with limited growth from companies outside of Orange County. Net absorption is mainly due to recent larger space transactions. These occupiers include Pacific Investment Management absorbing 380,000 square feet, Belkin International (128,000 square feet), Yokohama …
TEMECULA, CALIF. – A 24,000-square-foot industrial building in Temecula has sold to Anderson Living Trust for $2.8 million. The building is located at 41973 Remington, within the Legacy Corporate Center. The space was built in 2006. It is triple-net leased to Daltile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries. The company manufactures, distributes and markets ceramic tile and natural stone products. The trust was represented by Joe Brady of Colliers International. The seller was Legacy Corporate Center.