New and Existing Space Link Arms to Create Campus

Aerial shows the site on 34.53 acres along Loop 202 and adjacent to Mesa Riverview.

PHOENIX—With the just-closed, $34.34 million office acquisition of Riverview Point, Harvard Investments and Lincoln Property Company will combine new construction with existing buildings to establish a 425,861-square-foot, class A office campus at the borders of Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa, AZ. The new development, branded collectively as Waypoint , will combine Harvard and Lincoln’s recently delivered Waypoint One class-A office building, the soon-to-break-ground Waypoint Two class-A office building and the existing, two-building Riverview Point portfolio. The result is a four-building business campus situated on 34.53 acres along the Loop 202 and adjacent to Mesa Riverview, a 1.3 million-square-foot retail, hospitality and entertainment complex. Developed in 2008, Riverview Point consists of two, two-story office buildings totaling 164,861 square feet at 1138 and 1146 N. Alma School Rd. in Mesa, AZ. The project is 98% leased to tenants including Ashton Woods, Mitel Corporation, Udall Shumway PLC and the corporate headquarters for Nextcare . Harvard and Lincoln will roll out a building renovation plan at Riverview Point that includes new paint, interior renovations and new monument signage to build the cohesive Waypoint brand. Lincoln Property Company’s executive vice president David Krumwiede tells GlobeSt.com: “Lincoln and Harvard have created a great synergy in the Phoenix market. The expanded Waypoint campus will continue that positive and successful partnership. It combines the best of our collective strengths.” The newly acquired buildings sit adjacent to Waypoint One, a two-story, 108,000-square-foot class-A project that was developed and fully pre-leased last year by Harvard and Lincoln Property. Waypoint One is located at 1150 N. Alma School Rd. in Mesa, AZ, and is now 100% occupied by American Traffic Solutions . That firm moved into Waypoint One in November, consolidating approximately 500 employees from Scottsdale, AZ and Tempe, AZ to create a new corporate headquarters. “With this activity, we’re establishing an almost half-million-square-foot office destination within one of the Valley’s brightest business corridors,” said Craig Krumwiede , president of Harvard Investments. “It is a tremendous opportunity to create a very strong new portfolio asset in the market.” Next month, Harvard and Lincoln will break ground on a 152,000-square-foot class-A office building adjacent to Waypoint One, Waypoint Two, located  at 1130 N. Alma School Rd. in Mesa, AZ. Waypoint Two is designed to accommodate single- and multiple-occupancy users. Like Waypoint One, it will provide a high-tech aesthetic with clean lines, timeless materials, simple detailing, bright and open lobbies and workspaces, and abundant parking. “On its own, Riverview Point is a successful project that is almost fully leased to a roster of stable tenants. Waypoint One adds the vibrancy of American Traffic Solutions and Waypoint Two gives us the runway to expand on that vibrancy,” Lincoln’s Krumwiede. “By controlling this entire site, we have the flexibility and freedom to build a very distinct and modern office footprint in the East Valley.” The new four-building Waypoint campus sits just six miles east of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport , with convenient access to Loop 101 at Rio Salado Parkway and the Loop 202 at Dobson and Alma School roads. Waypoint is less than one mile from the new Cubs spring training facility and the newly reconfigured Riverview Park. It joins an established business and hospitality environment that includes the mixed-use Mesa Riverview , a Hyatt Place hotel and a 180-room, upscale brand Sheraton hotel with amenities including full-service restaurants, bars, swimming pool, fitness facility and more than 30,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Barry Gabel and Chris Marchildon of CBRE represented the seller, R&R Riverview LLC , in the Riverview Point transaction. The financing partner is BMO Harris . Lincoln Property Company will manage all four buildings at the project, adding Waypoint to its more than 8 million-square-foot Phoenix property management portfolio.