COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a freestanding industrial/flex building in Costa Mesa. The property traded for $6.1 million. Located at 3587-3589 Harbor Blvd., the 19,271-square-foot building features a large fenced yard, three ground-level doors and 400 amps, 120/208 volt power. Greg Diab of Lee & Associates Orange represented the buyer in the deal.
— By Rob Martensen, Senior Executive Vice President, Colliers International — There are a lot of questions being asked about the Phoenix industrial market as we turn the calendar to 2023. Having been an industrial broker in this market for 25 years, I have seen many ups and downs, which are historically driven by the residential construction market. Phoenix used to be a one-industry town…and that industry was growth. Sure, we’ve had large companies like Motorola, Avnet and Intel, but the industrial market has been mostly driven by people moving to Arizona and buying houses and household goods. Phoenix has transformed in the past five years into a thriving city that now supports many industries. The largest is advanced manufacturing. This includes semiconductors, battery manufacturing, electric vehicle manufacturing and all supporting businesses. Intel is in the process of a $20 billion expansion to their existing facility, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is under construction on a $12 billion chip making factory. TSMC recently announced it’s going to immediately start on Phase II of this factory, which will be another $28 billion spent in Phoenix. It is estimated that 160 new companies have moved to Phoenix to support these two new …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based Creation has acquired 18 acres within Scottsdale Airpark for the development of Thunderbird Commerce Park, a $60 million industrial center. Located at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Thunderbird roads, the project will feature a 243,360-square-foot Class A industrial building offering 51 truck doors, 32-foot clear heights, 3,000-amp power, four electric vehicle dual charging pedestals, 130-foot truck court depth and 322 car parking spaces. Construction is slated to begin later this year. Creation sourced the land on an off-market basis and is currently processing entitlements through the City of Scottsdale. The project team includes LGE Design Build as general contractor and LGE Design Group as architect. Completion is scheduled for late 2024.
TOLLESON, ARIZ. — Evergreen Devco has opened Park Tolleson, an apartment community located at 8727 W. McDowell Road in Tolleson. The project team includes BMA Architects and Scottsdale-based MT Builders as contractor. The 258-unit property features six three-story residential buildings offering a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with covered and uncovered surface parking spaces. Apartments feature wood-inspired plank flooring, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. The community features a single-story clubhouse, resort-style pool, spa, resident great room with billiards and shuffleboard, and pet playground with a washroom.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — Quest Capital Partners has sold Atrium on the 10, an office building located at 2934 E. Garvey Ave. South in West Covina. A Covina-based nonprofit owner/user acquired the property for $22.2 million. In recent years, more than $3 million in capital has been invested in the 100,724-square-foot building. Updates include exterior cosmetic and common area enhancements, upgrades to furniture, installation of a living wall in the atrium, tenant improvements and updated building systems. Sammy Cemo, Mark Shaffer, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache and Bryan Johnson of CBRE’s Capital Markets, Investment Properties team, along with Steven Saunders and Philip Woodford of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
MESA, ARIZ. — Phoenix Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of Mesa Gateway, a three-building retail property at the southeast corner of Power and Ray roads in Mesa. The property traded for $11.8 million, or $371 per square foot. Totaling 31,824 square feet, the three buildings were fully leased to a mix of national and local tenants, including Verizon, Comerica, Jimmy John’s Sandwiches, Fit Body Boot Camp and Boba CuTea. Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.
COMMERCE CITY, COLO. — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has completed the disposition of an 11.9-acre Industrial Service Facility (ISF), which is a property that is used to store, maintain or dispatch vehicles, equipment or bulk materials. The sale also included a flex building at 8780 E. 93rd Place in Commerce City. The buyer and price were not disclosed. Completed in September 2022, the 52,500-square-foot Class A maintenance and repair facility features 4,200 square feet of office space and can accommodate a single user or multiple tenants. The shop area features two wash bays and 18 drive-through service bays, as well as sealed concrete floors and trench drains. Additionally, the property includes a fully fenced and secured yard for parking and storage, LED lighting and extensive landscaping. Mike Wafer, Mike Wafer Jr. and Mike Viehmann of Newmark represented IOV, while James McGill and Chris Schultz of JLL represented the buyer in the transaction.
MENIFEE, CALIF. — Patrinely Group, in partnership with affiliates of Dune Real Estate Partners, has broken ground on Gateway at Menifee, a speculative industrial project near Interstate 215 and Scott Road in Menifee. Totaling 544,114 square feet, the project will offer three Class A industrial buildings. Spanning 36.4 acres, the three rear-load buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 107 total dock-high doors and 130- to 190-foot court depths. The project is the second and final phase of the industrial park, which features a 229,934-square-foot building, a 220,606-square-foot building and a 93,575-square-foot building. Patrinely Group is developing the project, which KPRS will build. Ryan Bos and Colin MacMillan of KBC Advisors and Scotts Stewart and Gordon Mize of Lee & Associates will handle leasing of the project under the direction of Phillip Moore and Dennis Tarro of Patrinely Group.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $33.8 million construction loan for Villas Goodyear, a build-to-rent residential development at 816 S. Sarival Ave. in Goodyear. The borrower is a joint venture between Blue Vista Capital Management and Family Development. Upon completion, Villas Goodyear will feature 151 one- and two-bedroom, freestanding, single-story units with spacious floor plans, simulated wood flooring, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and private backyards. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, fitness center, open turf spaces, outdoor lounge area and grill area. Brian Walsh, Brad Miner and Dave Hunter of JLL Capital Markets secured the three-year, fixed-rate loan through a regional bank for the borrower.
MESA, ARIZ. — SkyBridge Arizona has broken ground on SkyBridge Building 109, the latest addition to SkyBridge’s 435-acre mixed-used development adjacent to the runway at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa. Building 109 is the first of two 250,000-square-foot, Class A manufacturing/warehouse/logistics buildings that SkyBridge plans to break ground on at Gateway Airport during the first half of the year. Building 109 will feature immediate access the airport, 32-foot clear heights, 30 dock-high doors, six ground-level doors and generous power and parking. Additionally, the building is divisible to approximately 80,000 square feet, allowing it to serve a wide range of tenant types and sizes. At full build-out, SkyBridge will be the nation’s first cargo hub with a joint U.S.-Mexico Customs inspection facility on site. The project is slated for 1.3 million square feet of aeronautical development, 2.2 million square feet of non-aeronautical development and 270,000 square feet of commercial retail and office space. ADM Group is serving as architect for SkyBridge Building 109 and Graycor Construction Co. is serving as general contractor. Jackie Orcutt, Pete Wentis, Kevin Cosca, Jonathan Teeter and Alex Wentis of CBRE are the leasing brokers for the project.
