PHOENIX-A 25,000-sf library breaks ground on two acres within Cesar Chavez District Park at 3635 W. Baseline Rd. The $4.5-million project, which is being built "green," is seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.
PHOENIX-The Hewson Co. ramps up construction with 5% of the condos pre-sold in the Indian School Professional Plaza, a 54,630-sf development ticketed for the northwest corner of 91st Avenue and Indian School Road.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Private investors from Baraboo, WI, buy a multi-tenant office building for $1.4 million to end a 15-year hold for Chestnut Realty of Lincolnwood, IL. The East Morgan Trail building was 96% leased at closing.
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ-A manufactured housing community owner uses a 178-lot asset as the collateral for a $4.5-million, nine-year loan that allows the borrower to pull out money so he can invest it elsewhere.
PHOENIX-Jack in the Box makes a 10-year commitment to double its footprint in the Valley, taking down recently completed spec space in the Riverside Distribution Center in West Phoenix. The fast-food chain plans to move in next month.
TEMPE, AZ-Pegasus Window Corp. exercises expansion rights after spending just one year at 550 W. Southern Ave. Talks rework the pact, add 35,100 sf for a total of 131,500 sf and deliver a six-year term with a $2.2-million payout.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Host Marriott Corp. knows all too well the upside to be gleaned from the 270-suite Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountain, a premier property with few competitors and a foothold at the epicenter of a rapidly growing office market.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Host Marriott Corp. acquires the Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains for $57.5 million. The hotel, located in the Scottsdale Perimeter Center, opened in 1999 and features 270 two-room suites.
CASA GRANDE, AZ-After searching six months for a rail-served facility, a steel pipe manufacturer acquires a 127,731-sf warehouse facility for $3.1 million. The manufacturer, Bull Moose Tube Co., plans to hire 50 to 60 people.
PHOENIX-The city's draft of a downtown strategic plan calls for 700,000 sf of retail space as part of the new ASU Capital Center campus. The city will court boutique retail and restaurants for ground floor space in existing and new ASU buildings.