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QUEEN CREEK AND PEORIA, ARIZ. — Vestar has unveiled plans to develop three speculative retail projects, totaling 465,000 square feet in Queen Creek and Peoria. With a combined construction cost of nearly $90 million, construction is slated to begin in late 2021 through early 2022. Queen Creek Crossing in Queen Creek is a planned 31-acre property featuring 300,000 square feet of retail space. Groundbreaking is scheduled for June 2022, with opening planned in March 2023. Costco will anchor the property, located at the northwest corner of Ellsworth and Queen Creek roads. Vineyard Towne Center, also in Queen Creek, will feature 75,000 square feet of retail for the first phase of the 23-acre development. Located at the northwest corner of North Gantzel and West Combs roads. Construction is slated to begin in first-quarter 2022 with completion scheduled for year-end. The Shops at Lake Pleasant in Peoria will feature 90,000 square feet of retail space on 26 acres at the intersection of Happy Valley Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway. The development is slated to open in late 2022.

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Davies Group at Los Angeles-based George Smith Partners has secured $35.2 million in construction financing for the first phase of a hotel-to-multifamily conversion project in downtown Salt Lake City’s The Granary District. The five-acre site features two landmark towers. The first phase of renovation includes the transformation of the property’s south tower into a 184-unit multifamily asset with boutique-style amenities. The planned future phase includes the adaptive reuse of the property’s north tower. The land site offers 2.7 acres of excess developable land, creating an opportunity for future mixed-use infill development. Malcolm Davies, Zack Streit, Drew Sandler, Alexander Rossinsky, Aiden Moran, Brandon Asherian and Ben Tracy of The Davies Group sourced the financing on behalf of the undisclosed sponsor.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Meridian, in a joint venture with a larger institutional investment partner, has purchased Beverly Hills Medical Plaza, a medical office building located at 150 N. Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills Medical Plaza Properties sold the asset for $81.5 million in an off-market transaction. The 67,510-square-foot property has been family owned since it was originally built in 1989 and was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. The buyer plans to invest significant capital in building improvements. Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan, Ken White and Steven Salas of Newmark represented the seller, while Meridian was self-represented in the transaction.

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LONG BEACH, CALIF. — LA Fitness has leased 33,987 square feet of space, which Best Buy formerly occupied at Marina Pacifica Shopping Center in Long Beach. The gym location is scheduled open in early 2022. Other tenants at the 296,954-square-foot shopping center include AMC, Ralphs, Nordstrom Rack, Barnes & Noble, Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks Coffee and Ulta Beauty. The landlord, NewMark Merrill Cos., was represented in-house and by Beta Agency, while RealSource Group represented LA Fitness in the deal.

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BELLEVUE, WASH. — An affiliate of New York-based Abacus Capital Group has purchased The Ridgedale Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located at 14111 SE Sixth St. in Bellevue. A Calabasas, Calif.-based company sold the asset for $144 million. Originally constructed in 1970 and fully renovated in 2017, The Ridgedale features 25 two-story buildings on a 13.4-acre site. The property features 334 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with an average size of 865 square feet. Community amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, two swimming pools and 520 parking spaces. Eli Hanacek, Jon Hallgrimson, Kyle Yamamoto and Byron Rosen of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

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PHOENIX — Hercules Industries has acquired Santa Fe 44, an industrial building located at 4524 N. 44th Ave. in Phoenix. BC5 LLC sold the asset to the owner/user for $18.2 million. Built in 2006 on 6.9 acres, Santa Fe 44 features 140,777 square feet of industrial space, 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 9,000 square feet of office space, heavy power, ESFR sprinklers, ample dock- and grade-level loading, 108-foot concrete truck court and active BNSF rail service with 240-feet of rail dock and platform loading. Hercules Industries, the buyer, is a national manufacturer and wholesale distributor of HVAC sheet metal products and equipment. Phil Haenel, Will Strong, Andy Markham and Mike Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented the seller, while Bill Douglass of Upland Group Inc. represented the buyer in the deal.

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IRVINE, CALIF. — Intracorp has broken ground on a 178-unit apartment property located at 2055 Main St. in the Irvine Business Complex (IBC). The project, which is Intracorp’s fourth development in the IBC, will be the company’s first for-rent multifamily development in the area. Situated on 2.2 acres, 2055 Main will feature five stories of residential living in a modern geometric design. Community amenities will include a rooftop deck with a resort-style pool and spa, entertainment pavilion, expansive LED wall, lounge areas, barbecues and a game area. Other amenities will include a fitness center, sunken amphitheater, outdoor dining areas, fire features, business center and social club. Leasing on the project is slated to begin in summer 2023.

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Stanford Hotels Groups has completed the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 19001 Brookhurst St. in Huntington Beach. A private 1031 exchange investor acquired the asset for $11.3 million. Walgreens occupies the 11,838-square-foot building on a triple-net, long-term lease. The tenant has occupied the property, which sits on 1.3 acres, since it was constructed in 2007. Daniel Tyner and Gleb Lvovich of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the buyer in the transaction.

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YUCCA VALLEY, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail pad located at 58132 Twentynine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley. The asset traded for $2 million in a 1031 exchange transaction. Tenants at the 6,518-square-foot property include Gamestop, Verizon Wireless and Metro PCS. The building is an outparcel to a 212,000-square-foot shopping center that is anchored by Stater Bros. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate represented the seller, while Victor Buendia, also of Progressive Real Estate, represented the buyer in the transaction.

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Newport Beach, Calif.-based CapRock Partners was busy before the pandemic, but shows no signs of slowing down even as brick-and-mortar retail reopens. The industrial investor, developer and asset manager’s newest venture is also its biggest: a 183-acre infill project in Phoenix where it plans to build an eight-building industrial complex that totals more than 3.4 million square feet. “Several years prior to the pandemic, we recognized the ecommerce trends along with the demand for larger logistics facilities and subsequently made investments in buildings and land positions in order to capture a segment of that demand,” says Bob O’Neill, CapRock’s senior vice president of acquisitions. “In the 16 months since the onset of the pandemic, our growth has accelerated.” Phoenix’s Industrial Market Rises CapRock has added about 4.8 million square feet of Phoenix-area industrial product to its portfolio since the pandemic’s onset. Its total pipeline in the Valley is now close to 6 million square feet, with its Phoenix-area acquisition closing in 2017. Aside from CapRock, Cushman & Wakefield also appears to be bullish on Phoenix’s industrial market. The firm projects Phoenix’s preliminary industrial absorption to be about 12 million square feet for the first half of 2021. This compares to …

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