CHANDLER, AZ-Chason Properties of Buffalo, NY acquires Lakeview at Octillo, its third multifamily puchase in the region in three years. Rent growth for apartments in Chandler had been among the best in the Valley in the first quarter.
PHOENIX-California investor Joel McCloud has acquired the 58-unit Holridge apartments in the city's northern tier. He has paid $2.4 million or about $41,400 per unit to the Roseman Family Trust of Ambler, PA.
FLAGSTAFF, AZ-Flagstaff Medical Center has added another phase to its ongoing campus expansion and renovation. The latest project to break ground is an $18-million Women and Infants Center and four-story, 400-vehicle parking garage.
PHOENIX-The Foltz Family Trust of Avondale has sold its Bethany Village Shops, reaping $1.2 million for the 47-year-old holding. The 14,700-sf center is located along N. Seventh Street. Scottsdale-based 2501 Hayden LLC is the new owner.
FLORENCE, AZ-Atlanta-based Vanguard Properties has closed on a 5,550-acre deal and is in escrow on another 3,200. The entire portfolio of BHP Copper is now being eyed for a master-planned community. Vanguard has spent $14 million to date.
SUN CITY, AZ-G&D Investments of Kent, WA has paid $6.2 million for the 107,750-sf La Ronde Center along N. Del Webb Boulevard. The New York City-based seller has sold the Sun City property after owning it for four years.
PHOENIX-Jose Vilanueva, a Phoenix real estate investor, has acquired the 22-unit Kingsley Apartments near the city's uptown section. Vilanueva has paid $770,000 or $35,000 per unit for the property.
PHOENIX-Hewson Development Corp. is ready to close on 4.2 acres near Sky Harbor Airport. The 70,000-sf industrial project had been stalled until affordable clean ground could be located. At $4 per cubic yard, it's time to close the land sale.
SCOTTSDALE-The 140,000-sf Gainey Center II is 70% filled, signing four new tenants to the Westcor project. The largest space taker is eFunds Corp., which is taking 47,000 sf for its corporate headquarters.
PHOENIX-In the latest economic study, commercial construction awards are nearly a third higher, $4 billion, in comparison to the booming early 1980s. That's the good news. Some economic indicators are falling short of projections, however.