PHOENIX — PCCP has formed a joint venture with Hopewell Development to develop a three-building speculative industrial project in Phoenix’s Southwest Valley submarket. The buildings will be located on two fully entitled sites and completion is slated for late 2019. Two buildings — offering 78,150 square feet and 84,708 square feet — will be situated on a 10.6-acre parcel along 67th Avenue. The third building will be located on a 4.8-acre site along 43rd Avenue. Each building will feature 28-foot to 32-foot clear heights, between 17 and 25 dock-high doors in addition to grade-level doors, and one speculative office build-out space. Additionally, both sites will feature direct frontage to an intersection, multiple access points and easy freeway access to both the Interstate 10 and the future Loop 202 extension, which is scheduled for completion in late 2019. Bo Mills and Mark Detmer of JLL sourced the joint venture equity for the partnership.
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LANCASTER, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has directed the sale of two multi-tenant pads adjacent to the Walmart Supercenter in Lancaster, approximately 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. San Diego-based The Niki Group and Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Wood Investment Cos. sold the properties to a Los Angeles-based private buyer for $6 million. Eric Wohl, Ed Hanley and Andrew Cunningham of Hanley Investment Group represented the sellers, while James Chin of Los Angeles-based Realtex Properties represented the buyer in the deal. Built in 2003, the fully occupied buildings total 13,760 square feet. AT&T, Papa John’s, Advance America and Mi Ranchito Mexican Bar & Grill occupy the 7,500-square-foot Pad B building, which is located at 1721 E. Avenue J. Panda Express, Smoke Rings, GameStop and It’s a Grind occupy the 6,260-square-foot Pad G building, located at 44421 20th St. East.
Nexus Commercial Brokers $3.8M Sale of Colony House Multifamily Property in Aurora, Colorado
by Amy Works
AURORA, COLO. — Nexus Commercial Realty has negotiated the sale of Colony House, an apartment building located at 152 Del Mar Circle in Aurora. Colony House Denver LLC sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $3.8 million. Developed in 1967, the building features 34 one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units, as well as 36 parking spaces. The buyer plans to take over the operations of the property and make upgrades, while increasing rents to market value. Sean Holamon of Nexus represented the seller in the transaction.
STAYTON, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Stayton Apartments, an apartment property located at 1340 W. Locus St. in Stayton. An Oregon-based buyer acquired the property for $1.7 million in an exchange. Built in 1998, the property features 16 two-bedroom/one-bathroom flats. Danalee Corso and Whitney Rhoades of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland, Ore., office represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the deal.
Graycor Starts Construction of 135,745 SF Industrial Building at Gilbert Spectrum in Arizona
by Amy Works
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Graycor Construction Co., on behalf of SunCap Property Group, has started construction of a flex industrial building at the Gilbert Spectrum industrial project in Gilbert. The building is the is the first development in the southern portion of the 63-acre project, which is situated at the southwest corner of Elliot and McQueen roads. Known as Building One, the 135,745-square-foot facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 40 dock-high and four grade-level loading doors, and ESFR sprinklers. Completion is slated for late July. SDHQ Off Road, an off-road vehicle supplier, will occupy 28,000 square feet in the building, with the additional space being developed on a speculative basis and divisible down to 15,000 square feet. Gilbert Spectrum is already home to a 58,289-square-foot, built-to-suit “Satellite Engineering Building” for Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (formerly Orbital/ATK). Built by Graycor in 2017, the one-story, Class A office building mixes open collaborative areas and task-specific work zones. Building One is one of five new buildings — totaling more than 435,000 square feet — that SunCorp will develop at Gilbert Spectrum as the market demands. At build-out, Gilbert Spectrum will include more than 800,000 square feet in eight to 10 buildings that range in …
CBRE Brokers Sales of Two Smart & Final Grocery Stores in Central California Totaling $14.8M
by Amy Works
FRESNO AND PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the sales of two Smart & Final grocery stores in Central California. A private investor acquired the properties as corporate leasebacks for a combined total of $14.8 million. Matt LoPiccolo of CBRE and John Glass of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Smart & Final, a Los Angeles-based grocery chain with more than 300 locations in the western United States. Jerry Suyderhoud of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer in the deal. The properties are a 33,150-square-foot Smart & Final, located at 2425 Blackstone Ave. in Fresno, and a newly built, 31,341-square-foot property at 1419 W. Olive Ave. in Porterville. The Fresno asset was built in 1991 and renovated in 2018.
UPLAND, CALIF. — Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Upland, a multifamily property located at 1160 E. 19th St. in Upland. The property is located on the last undeveloped parcel at The Colonies at San Antonio masterplan and is adjacent to The Colonies Crossroads, a retail development. Slated to open in fall 2020, Alta Upland will features 203 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities will include a pool, spa, clubhouse and fitness center.
BURBANK, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based SBH Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of a retail property in Burbank. A private investor acquired the asset for $7.8 million. SBH originally purchased the property in the first quarter of 2018 and proceeded to renovate and improve the building. Renovations included a new roof, updated electrical and lighting systems, new restrooms and new HVAC system. Harbor Freight Tools occupies the 14,000-square-foot property. Adam Friedlander and Kien Tsoi of JLL represented the seller, while Jeff Gerlach from CBRE represented the buyer in the deal.
MERCED, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a two-tenant retail asset, located at 360 W. 16th St. in Merced. Novato, Calif.-based Ares Commercial Properties acquired the property from a Bakersfield, Calif.-based private investor for $2.6 million. Built in 2016, the 3,700-square-foot pad building features a 1,900-square-foot Starbucks Coffee with drive-thru and an 1,800-square-foot T-Mobile store. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and William Ito of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Mort Rothman of San Francisco-based Starboard Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
Harsch Investment Properties Completes 724,608 SF Industrial Project in North Las Vegas
by Amy Works
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Harsch Investment Properties has completed the development of two industrial buildings at Speedway Commerce Center III, located at 6255-6335 N. Hollywood Blvd. in North Las Vegas. Building A features 390,904 square feet and is currently 92 percent leased to several tenants, including Matheson Trucking, Progressive Alloy, Everypet and Artesian Spa. The property has one remaining unit that can accommodate a 30,000-square-foot tenant. Building B features 333,704 square feet and is currently 34 percent leased to several tenants, including Valuepart, 2020 Exhibits and Scholastic Books. The property can accommodate a variety of tenant requirements ranging from 25,000 square feet to 85,000 square feet. Jason Simon, Rob Lujan and Xavier Wasiak of JLL are overseeing the leasing at the property.