CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CapRock Partners has acquired Chandler Airport Business Park, a newly finished, Class A industrial asset in Chandler. The 318,683-square-foot property features four freestanding warehouse buildings ranging in size from 56,756 square feet to 103,639 square feet, as well as access to Phoenix’s Southeast Valley region. Chandler Airport Business Park features ESFR sprinklers; ample power; large, secured, concrete truck courts; and space for 428 auto stalls, including electric vehicle charging stations. Individual building specifications include: The 20-acre property is located at the northwest corner of Cooper Road and Queen Creek Road. Stein Koss, Tom Louer and Fenton Kelly at Lee & Associates represented CapRock Partners in the transaction. The team is also leading leasing for the property.
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Hanley Negotiates $8.2M Sales of Adjacent 7-Eleven, Starbucks Drive-Thru Properties in Merced, California
by Amy Works
MERCED, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sales of two newly constructed, adjacent, single-tenant retail properties in the San Joaquin Valley city of Merced. Two individual private buyers purchased the assets in separate transactions totaling $8.2 million. In both transactions, Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the developer and seller, Glendale-based Chase Partners. A Los Angeles-based private investor acquired the first asset for $5.3 million. Constructed in 2023, the 4,088-square-foot convenience store and gas station is located at 1995 W. Olive Ave. 7-Eleven occupies the building under a new, corporate, 15-year, triple-net lease. Nicholas Borrelli of Coldwell Banker Commercial George Realty in Arcadia represented the buyer in the deal. A Los Angeles-based private investor purchased the second building for $2.9 million. Michael Mehdizadeh of Los Angeles represented the buyer in the deal. Located at 1993 W. Olive Ave., Starbucks occupies the 1,000-square-foot, drive-thru-only building under a new, corporate, 10-year, triple-net lease.
ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, OHIO AND OREGON — Intel Corp. and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to $8.5 billion in direct funding to Intel for commercial semiconductor projects under the CHIPS and Science Act. The proposed funding would help advance Intel’s critical semiconductor manufacturing and research-and-development (R&D) projects at its sites in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon. CHIPS Act funding aims to increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research and development (R&D) capabilities. According to a release, Intel is the only American company that both designs and manufactures leading-edge logic chips. “Today is a defining moment for the U.S. and Intel as we work to power the next great chapter of American semiconductor innovation,” says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. “Artificial intelligence is supercharging the digital revolution, and everything digital needs semiconductors.” Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel is building two new fabrication plants in Chandler, Ariz. The new factories on the company’s Ocotillo campus are part of Intel’s multibillion-dollar global manufacturing build-out, which includes new or expanded facilities in Oregon, New Mexico, Ohio, Malaysia, Ireland, Poland, Israel and Germany. Construction is underway on Intel’s Fab 9 factory in Rio Rancho, N.M. Fab …
SAN DIEGO — PGIM Real Estate has provided $51 million in floating-rate acquisition financing to BKM Capital Partners for the acquisition, renovation and leasing costs of Canyon Industrial Center in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa submarket. BKM previously announced its purchase of the multi-tenant, 198,728-square-foot, shallow-bay industrial asset, which spans 13 buildings.
Montana Avenue Capital Partners Sells Two-Property R&D/Lab Portfolio in San Diego for $30.8M
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Montana Avenue Capital Partners has completed the disposition of a two-building R&D and laboratory portfolio, located at 16981 Via Tazon and 11501 Rancho Bernardo Blvd. in the Rancho Bernardo submarket of San Diego. Dollinger Properties acquired the asset for $30.8 million. The portfolio consists of two fully leased buildings offering a combined rentable area of 90,000 square feet. Bob Prendergast and Lynn LaChapelle of JLL Capital Markets, along with Tim Olson and Greg Moore of JLL, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — PSRS has arranged $12.5 million in construction financing for a self-storage facility in Las Vegas. The property will be a 926-unit mini-self-storage facility that consists of two three-story buildings totaling 103,803 rentable square feet. The property will also feature covered stalls for RV, boat or trailer storage. Ricky Giancola of PSRS secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower through a regional bank at a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio.
Lasalle Co., Hannay Investment Divest of 25,569 SF Nextmune-Occupied Lab Space in Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Lasalle Co. LLC and Hannay Investment Properties have sold a 25,569-square-foot lab space at 2801 S. 35th St. in Phoenix. PR & MC Properties LLC purchased the asset for $6.3 million, or $246 per square foot. Nextmune, a global animal pharmaceutical company, fully leases the property. Originally built in 1991, the building was renovated last year to include a state-of-the-art, FDA-certified laboratory and manufacturing facility with multiple clean rooms and built-in coolers. Situated on 1.9 acres, the property serves as one of Nextmune’s five laboratory facilities around the globe and its only U.S. location. The property features 142 parking spaces, a gated yard and loading docks with one grade-level door and one truck well. Geoffrey Turbow of CBRE Investment Properties represented the seller in the deal.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 3.6-Acre Retail Development Site in Ripon, California
by Amy Works
RIPON, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 3.56 acres of land with freeway visibility in Ripon, east of the Bay Area and south of Sacramento. Adel Ammari sold the asset to SRB Properties LLC for $1 million. The buyer plans to develop the vacant land site, located at 659 W. Milgeo Ave., into a retail location. Andres Lopez, Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — A joint venture between Westfield and Reinsurance Group of America has purchased Centerpark, a three-building industrial project in Denver, from an undisclosed seller for $73 million. Situated on more than 22 acres, the three buildings are located at 4900, 5000 and 5050 Osage St. At the time of sale, the 431,157-square-foot multi-tenant property was fully leased to 10 tenants. Centerpark features multiple points of ingress/egress, suitable tenant size flexibility with various storefronts, loading options (Buildings C and D are spine cross-dock), functional column spacing, ample parking, concrete truck aprons and ESFR sprinklers. Additionally, the property is located within a Denver Enterprise Zone. Will Strong, Jim Carpenter, Kirk Kuller, Michael Matchett, Molly Hunt and Dean Wiley of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group brokered the transaction. Alec Rhodes, Aaron Valdez and Tyler Smith of Cushman & Wakefield provided leasing advisory for the buyers, which retained the team for future leasing of Centerpark.
GARDENA, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 14011 S. Normandie Ave. in Gardena. Classic Components acquired the vacant asset from California-based Marmon Properties for $10.7 million. Austin Borges and Alexander Harrold of Matthews handled the transaction. Classic Components, a leader in supply chain solutions, intends to use the 37,072-square-foot, single-tenant facility as its new corporate headquarters.