SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Universal Technical Institute Inc. has inked a long-term lease for 85,000 square feet at MAX at KIERLAND, a six-story office building owned by a Trammell Crow Co./ING Clarion joint venture.

The publicly-traded company, which provides post-secondary degrees for auto-related technicians, will relocate its corporate headquarters to the 285,000-square-foot building in March 2011, according to Jim Sadler, executive vice president and tenant representation leader in Jones Lang LaSalle’s Phoenix office.

Sadler and Keith Lammerson with Jones Lang LaSalle represented UTI in the search for its new home, as well as lease negotiations. Jim Mahoney with Trammell Crow and Alexander Mitzner with ING represented the ownership in the transaction, along with Patrick Devine, Jerry Noble and Greg Mayer with CB Richard Ellis’ Phoenix office.