Champion - Arizona Commercial Real Estate

April 21, 2000 Volume VI, Number 16

MEDICAL OFFICE ON SCOTTSDALE ROAD SOLD IN $5+ MILLION DEAL

Scottsdale -- A company formed by investor Ricky Lyons of Champion Partners in Scottsdale paid $5.125 million to purchase a 48,362-square-foot medical office project at 10900 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. The seller was a company formed by principals of Integrated Property Management in Denver (Loren Snyder and Bruce Deifik). The transaction was brokered by Eric Wichterman and Jeff Hartland of Grubb & Ellis Co. in Phoenix, and Mike Auther and Cam Stanton of CB Richard Ellis in Phoenix. The six-building development is reported to be 91 percent occupied. The single-story project is called Scottsdale Professional Plaza. Leasing to be handled by NAI Horizon in Phoenix. No word on management. Acquisition of the Scottsdale medical plaza is the first purchase for Lyons in the Valley. Sources say Lyons is interested in acquiring additional office buildings in the Phoenix area . . . also looking at industrial and retail properties. Get more from Lyons at (480) 922-9212. Reach Snyder and Deifik at (303) 691-8665. Talk to the Grubb & Ellis agents at (602) 954-9000. Catch Auther and Stanton at (602) 735-5555.

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Glendale – A company formed by Valley physicians Kevin Turner, Graeme Tolson, Joe Raynak and Eric Honing paid just over $2.363 million to purchase 15,507 sq. ft. of office space in two buildings at 18275 N. 59th Avenue in Glendale. The seller was a partnership formed by investor Ricky Lyons of Champion Partners in Scottsdale. The deal was negotiated by Tom Weinhold of NAI Horizon Commercial Real Estate Services in Phoenix, and Dale Cavan of Cavan Commercial in Scottsdale. The offices are within the 14-building Arrowhead Commons project. Paseo Family Physicians (a medical practice owned by the physicians) will occupy about 9,000 sq. ft. of a 12,750-square-foot building. The remainder of that space will be leased to two medical tenants. The other 2,707 sq. ft., which is part of a 5,520-square-foot structure, has been leased to another medical practice.

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Mescal Joint Venture Acquires 48,000 SQ.FT. Medical office in Scottsdale, Arizona

Newport Beach: Newport Capital Advisors, a real estate finance firm, today announced that it has arranged financing for a newly formed joint venture partnership, Mescal Partners, LLC, to acquire a 48,000 square foot medical office complex in Scottsdale, Arizona. The complex will be refurbished and repositioned to take advantage of the increasing demand for medical office space in the greater Scottsdale area.

The Mescal Partners, LLC joint-venture consists of development firms J.R. Properties, L.L.C., Champion Partners L.L.C and Dana Commercial Credit, an Austin, Texas-based wholly-owned commercial finance subsidary of Dana Corporation (NYSE: DCN), a fortune 200 company. Dana Commercial Credit will provide the equity capital required to complete the acquisitions and repositioning. First Bank of Arizona N.A. has provided acquisition financing to the venture totaling $4.865 million.

"The venture between Dana Commercial Credit, Rothbard & Associates and Champion Partners combines an aggressive source of long-term capital with two proven development leaders," said Richard Harris, managing director of Newport Capital Advisors. "The venture plans to develop a sizeable portfolio of assets over the next eighteen months and is currently looking at multiple project opportunities."

Champion Partners L.L.C, lead by president Ricky Lyons, is a development firm with a focus on commercial real estate development and investments. Between Champion and its partner SG, Inc. (formerly The Shell Group Inc.), they have developed over 5 million square feet of retail commercial, sold over 130,000 time share units, converted over 2000 condominium units, owned and managed over 1,500 hotel rooms, acquired more than 5,000 residential and rental apartments and more than 500 congregate care housing units. Champion has offices in Scottsdale Arizona and Northbrook, Illinois.

J.R. Properties L.L.C, led by Jeff Rothbard, with his affiliates, have developed more than 4.2 million square feet of retail centers throughout the U.S. since being formed in 1970. Jeff Rothbard, principal of Rothbard & Associates, now focuses on properties located throughout the Western U.S. Newport Capital Advisors is a real estate finance company based in Newport Beach, California. The company and its affiliates arranges a wide range of real estate financing including joint-venture equity capital, tax-exempt bond refundings, structured finance, and provides real estate advisors services. Clients of the firm include real estate companies, developers, pension fund advisors, commercial finance companies, and investors.

June 21, 2002 Volume VIII, Number 24

PHOENIX INVESTOR PAYS $7.9 MILLION FOR MEDICAL OFFICE PROPERTY ON SCOTTSDALE ROAD

Scottsdale – A company formed by investor Neil Ginsberg of Pinnacle Diversified in Phoenix paid $7.9 million to purchase a 46,425-square-foot medical office project at 10900 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. The seller was a company formed by investor Ricky Lyons of Champion Partners in Scottsdale. The sale was negotiated through Dennis Desmond and Trevor Klinkhammer of Insignia ESG in Phoenix, and Tom Weinhold of NAI Horizon Real Estate Group Inc. in Phoenix. The six-building complex is reported to be 94 percent occupied. NAI Horizon to manage and lease the project. Over the years, BREW has reported Ginsberg buying and selling a number of income-producing properties in the Phoenix area. Ginsberg is interested in acquiring additional real estate assets in the Valley. In April 2000, BREW reported Lyons paying $5.125 million to purchase the Scottsdale Road medical offices. Sources say Lyons may be interested in buying additional income-producing properties in the Phoenix area. Learn more from Ginsberg at (602) 750-3446. Talk to Lyons at (480) 922-9212. Call Weinhold at (602) 955-4000. Reach Desmond and Klinkhammer at (602) 912-1700.

Red Rock Venture Sells 82,000 Square Foot Shopping Center in North Las Vegas

Las Vegas:  Champion Partners, L.L.C., a development manager of by Red Partners, L.L.C. owners and developers of Red Rock Commercial Center, located at the south east corner or Craig and Martin Luther King Roads, City of North Las Vegas, that the sale of Red Rock Commercial Center, North Las Vegas, Nevada to a group headed by Secured California Investments, Inc.  The shopping center included as major tenants Michaels, Office Depot and 99¢ Only Store.  The sale was brokered by CB Richard Ellis, Las Vegas.

Red Partners, LLC joint venture consists of development firms Silver Creek Properties, L.L.C., Champion Partners L.L.C. and Dana Commercial Credit, an Austin, Texas based wholly owned commercial finance subsidiary of Dana Corporation (NYSE:  DCN), a Fortune 200 company.  Dana Commercial Credit provided the equity capital required to complete the acquisitions and development.  First National Bank of Arizona, N.A. provided financing to the venture totaling $8.2 million.

"The sale of Red Rock Commercial Center was completed within 18 months of the acquisition of the property as raw land, well within the timeframes expected  by the joint venture participants" said Ricky Lyons. "The venture owns two other projects and expects to continue to new opportunities together".

Champion Partners L.L.C. led by President, Ricky Lyons, is a development firm with a focus on commercial real estate development and investments between Champion and its partner, SG, Inc. (formerly The Shell Group Inc.).  They have developed over 5 million square feet of retail commercial, sold over 130,000 time share units, converted over 2,000 condominium units, owned and managed over 1,500 hotel rooms, acquired more than 5,000 residential and rental apartments and more than 500 congregate care housing units.  Champion has offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Northbrook, Illinois.

Silver Creek Properties, led by Jeff Rothbard, with his affiliates, have developed more than 4.2 million square feet of retail centers throughout the U.S. since being formed in 1970.  Jeff Rothbard, principal of Rothbard & Associates, now focuses on properties located throughout the Western U.S.

55% Pre-Leasing Jumpstarts 70,000-SF Plaza

By Beverly Ford

GLENDALE, AZ-Long before the first bulldozer broke ground, Arrowhead Ranch Plaza was already 55% leased. For Ricky Lyons with property owner Scottsdale-based Champion Partners LLC, that was a good sign. "We feel we have a strong project and we're very happy with that," Lyons tells GlobeSt.com. Several major retailers, including Starbucks, Eckerd Drug and Sonic, are already committed to the $4.3-million specialty retail center with several more lining up to lease space.

Designed by Andrews Design Group of Tempe and built by Phoenix-based Wespac Construction Inc., the 70,000-sf retail center on the southeast corner of 59th Avenue and Union Hills Road, already has all the markings of success. Located within one mile of both Bell Road and the Loop 101 Freeway, the project is located within three miles from Arrowhead Towne Center and a short distance from Midwestern University, Honeywell and the Thunderbird International School of Management.

"It's in an incredibly strong zip code area," said Lyons, noting that the area's high per-capita income coupled with its strategic location will allow the plaza to draw a strong mix of customers.

Currently under construction, the specialty retail center includes seven single-story masonry and tile retail shell buildings that will be anchored by a 14,129-sf Eckerd drug store. Other tenants will include a Quiznos sub shop, Nextcare health-care center, Avida Beauty Salon, Club Nails and Deer Valley Credit Union. The center's stores are expected to open this fall. Mike Clark with CB Richard Ellis Inc. will serve as the leasing agent on the remaining 20,000 sf of shop space.
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March 19, 2004 Volume X, Number 11

ANAHEIM INVESTOR PICKS UP GLENDALE RETAIL PLAZA FOR $11.6+ MILLION . . . $276 PER FOOT Glendale – A company formed by investor Rick Heinz in Anaheim, Calif. paid $11.625 million ($276 per foot) to purchase a 42,088-square-foot retail plaza located at the southeast corner of 59th Avenue and Union Hills Drive in Glendale. The seller was a company formed by Ricky Lyons of Champion Partners in Scottsdale. The sale was brokered through Steve Fernandez and Jenifer Lunt of CB Richard Ellis in Phoenix, and Ken Hulbert of GVA Daum in Newport Beach, Calif. The property, called Arrowhead Ranch Plaza, is 87 percent occupied. Financing for the purchase was arranged through MidFirst Bank in Phoenix. Mike Clark of CB Richard Ellis has the leasing assignment. Arizona Commercial Management in Phoenix is managing the project. Heinz is not a newcomer to the Valley real estate market. In January 2003, BREW reported a company formed by Heinz paying $4.1 million to buy a 20,922-square-foot medical office located at 13838 S. 46th Place in Phoenix. Sources say Heinz is not presently interested in buying any more properties in the Phoenix area. Over the years, Lyons and Champion Partners has been buying, selling and developing retail and office properties in the Valley. Champion Partners developed Arrowhead Ranch Plaza last year. That project is next to a 68,000-square-foot office-condominium complex Champion Partners is developing. That 14-building development is sold out. Lyons says Champion Partners is working on plans to develop three additional retail centers in the Phoenix area as well as another office-condominium project. Hulbert is the contact for Heinz . . . reach him at (949) 756-3135. Talk to Lyons at (480) 922-9212. Call the CB agents at (602) 735-5555.

February 18, 2005 - Business Real Estate Weekly

FULTON BUYS 500 ACRES IN CHANDLER FOR $57.7 MILLION . . . BUILDING 711 HOMES

Chandler . Fulton Homes Corp. in Tempe paid just over $57.7 million to purchase 501.86 acres in Chandler that will be developed as an upscale residential and commercial community being called Fulton Ranch. The seller was a company controlled by the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. The sale was negotiated through Mike Gleave of Fulton Homes Sales Corp. (FHSC) in Tempe. The planned project is expected to have 985 residential units built around a series of lakes and about 650,000 sq. ft. of commercial buildings.

The community is bounded on the north by Ocotillo Road, on the south by Chandler Heights Road, on the east by Arizona Avenue and on the west by Alma School Road. Fulton intends to build 711 single-family residences and a lake system on roughly 387 acres. Of those lots, 332 will average 8,710 sq. ft. (65x134), 240 will average 12,180 sq. ft. (87x140) and 89 will average 15,750 sq. ft (105x150). Models are projected to open around mid-2006. Residences are expected to be priced rom the $500,000's and up. The housing product has yet to be designed. Sources say Fulton Homes has a waiting list of more than 2,000 prospective buyers at Fulton Ranch. The home builder has had the property under contract for the past two years. On the same day of the acquisition from the Mormon Church, Fulton resold 115 acres of the property in deals totaling $31.31 million.

Cachet Homes in Scottsdale (Matt Cody, pres.) paid $11.523 million to acquire about 39 acres of land targeted for two, multi-family housing projects. That deal was brokered by Gleave and Phil DeAngelis, Michael Martindale and Joe Kachuroi of Commerce Realty Advisors in Scottsdale. Those "super pad" parcels are targeted for 184 condominium units and 90 townhomes. Two- and three-bedroom units to range from 1,300 sq. ft. to 1,800 sq. ft. Pricing expected to run from the $300,000's to the $400,000's. Models should be open in March 2006.

Fulton Homes sold roughly 76 acres of commercial land in three transactions totaling a combined $19.8 million. The buyers were companies formed by RED Development in Scottsdale (Scott Rehorn, Mike Ebert, principals). Those sales were brokered through Gleave, the Commerce Realty agents and Mark Holinger of Fronterra Development Co. in Phoenix. The three parcels are targeted for 620,000 sq. ft. of retail space and a 36,000-square-foot office-condominium project. Butler Design Group in Phoenix is the architect on the three retail centers. Norman Engineering in Phoenix has the engineering assignments. Development cost (land and buildings for three centers) estimated at $75 million. LaSalle National Bank in Chicago is the lender. RED paid just over $10.85 million to buy 40 acres at the southwest corner of Arizona and Ocotillo. That parcel is planned for a 350,000-square-foot power center called Town Center. RED has resold 14 acres of that site to Lowe.s HIW Inc. in Carlsbad, Calif. That sale was negotiated through Darren Pitts of CB Richard Ellis in Phoenix. Lowe.s is building a 135,000-square-foot home improvement store on the land. Ebert says the center will have additional anchor tenants and nine pads that will be sold or leased. Layton Southwest Construction in Phoenix is serving as contractor on the power center. Opening is scheduled for November 2005.

RED paid just under $5.283 million for 20 acres at the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights. That parcel is targeted for a 150,000-square-foot retail center with a speciality grocery in a plaza called Promenade. RED is selling a 4-acre parcel within that site that will be developed as 36,000 sq. ft. of office-condominiums. Champion Partners in Scottsdale (Ricky Lyons, principal) is buying the office-condo parcel. RED paid $3.654+ million to acquire 16 acres at the northwest corner of Arizona and Chandler Heights. That 120,000-square-foot center, which will have a drug store and health club, is being called Marketplace. Construction on Promenade and Marketplace to start this summer. Contractor to be picked. Talk to Norm Nicholls of Fulton at (480) 893-2526. Cody is at (480) 556-7000. Call Rehorn and Ebert at (480) 947-7772. Gleave is at (480) 491-8110. Reach the Commerce Realty agents at (480) 889-9900. Holinger is at (602) 625-2532. Pitts is at (602) 735-5555.

March 3, 2005 - Retail Real Estate Information Servers

RED DEVELOPMENT BREAKS GROUND ON RETAIL PROJECTS AT FULTON RANCH

RED Development, LLC, broke ground at Fulton Ranch in Chandler, AZ, marking the official start to its three retail-based developments. Fulton Ranch is a 520-acre, lake-oriented .lifestyle village., that combines an integrated design of residential and commercial properties. Fulton Homes of Tempe, has led the master-planning process along with project partners RED Development and Cachet Homes, both of Scottsdale.

Construction on the 350,000 sf Fulton Ranch Towne Center will begin immediately, with a planned opening in November 2005. The 41-acre project sits at the SWC of Ocotillo Rd and Arizona Ave and will combine national retailers with a town center setting. Tenants who have committed to the project include Lowe.s, PETCO, Midfirst Bank, Johnny Carino.s Italian, Garcias and Cheeburger Cheeburger. Towne Center will also be home to a number of specialty and service shops, plus fast-casual and family restaurants.

The Promenade at Fulton Ranch, located at the NEC of Chandler Heights Rd and Alma School Rd, will begin construction this summer with an opening planned for spring 2006. The 150,000 sf lifestyle center on 21 acres will feature high-end specialty retail. Tenants include a specialty grocery store, mens. and womens. fashions, home décor, salon & spa, sit-down restaurants and specialty shops. In addition to retail, The Promenade will feature 36,000 sf of office space. Champion Partners, LLC, is developing the office component in phases and plans to open office space during the first quarter of 2006.

Fulton Ranch Marketplace is a 125,000 sf project that will be anchored by a national drug store and major health club, and will feature additional service and specialty retail. Located at the NWC of Chandler Heights Rd and Arizona Ave on 14 acres, construction on the project is targeted to begin this summer and open in 2006.

September 9, 2005 - Business Real Estate Weekly

CHAMPION PARTNERS DEVELOPING 153,000 SQUARE-FOOT RETAIL PLAZA AND OFFICE CONDOS

A company formed by Champion Partners in Scottsdale (Ricky Lyons, CEO) plans to develop a mixed-use retail-office project just north of the northwest corner of Camelback and Dysart roads in Litchfield Park. Champion Partners is buying the 18-acre parcel in two deals totaling around $3.9 million.

Earlier this year, Champion Partners acquired 4.5 acres and in October the company is scheduled to close on the other 13.5 acres. The seller in both deals is a company formed by investor Robert Leslie of Napa Valley, California. Both sales were negotiated through Mike Schwab of Arizona Land Advisors in Scottsdale. Champion Partners is paying $5 per foot for the land.

Plans from DFD CornoyerHedrick in Phoenix show 35,840 sq. ft. of office condominiums and 117,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Champion Partners will sell office suites and condominium buildings ranging from 1,500 sq. ft. to 10,360 sq. ft. Completion of construction slated for January. Renaissance Cos. of Phoenix is the contractor. Eric Butler and Bret Isbell of Cavan Commercial in Scottsdale have the marketing assignment for the office condominium project, being called Veranda Commons.

Shell space is priced at $185 per foot. Lyons says three-fourths of the office condo buildings have already been sold. 1st National Bank of Arizona in Scottsdale is providing acquisition and development financing.

Construction of the retail plaza is expected to start in January. Completion is project in August 2006. DFD CornoyerHedrick is the architect and Renaissance is the contractor on the retail center, being called Camelback Place at Dysart. Development cost (land and buildings) estimated at about $13 million. Financing still to be arranged. Champion Partners is selling three pads for freestanding buildings and will develop the rest of the plaza. Matt Milinovich, Jeff Alba and Jason Fessinger of Trammell Crow Co. in Phoenix have the marketing assignment for the retail component.

Ace Hardware and will lease 20,000 sq. ft. and pads are under contract to b e sold to Chase Bank and Fletcher.s Tire & Auto Service. Lyons says he has not decided if he will hold or sell the retail project after completion of construction and lease-up. Champion Partners has been an active developer of office condominiums in the Valley.

The company is looking for additional development opportunities in the Phoenix area. The president of Champion Partners is James Lincoln . reach him and Lyons at (480) 922-9212. Talk to Schwab at (480) 483-8100,. Contact Butler and Isbell at (480) 860-6900. Call the Trammell Crow agents at (602) 222-4000.

December 2, 2005 - Business Real Estate Weekly

Buckeye - A company formed by the Mann family of Carlsberg, Germany (Johannes Mann, et al., principals) plans to develop a shopping center at the northwest corner of Jackrabbit Trail and McDowell Road in Buckeye. The company paid $8.458 million to buy the 32.5-acre parcel. The seller was a company formed by Champion Partners in Scottsdale (Ricky Lyons, CEO). The deal was brokered through Jack Wilson of Grubb & Ellis/BRE Commercial in Phoenix, and Chip Thor and Jon Matthews of RED Realty Advisors in Scottsdale. Sources say the site is suitable for a community shopping center of 330,000 sq. ft. Representatives of the Mann family say the compan is working with Butler Design Group in Phoenix on the centr and expects to have plans finalized in the next six to eight months.

The Mann family has been an active plaer in the Valley real estate market. In March, BREW reported a company formed by the Manns selling the 130,096-square-foot Casa Paloma retail center at southwest corner of 56th Street and Ray Road in Chandler. The buyer in that $41.6 million deal ($320 per foot) was SCI Real Restate Investments in Los Angeles (Bob Robbotti, CEO). In January 2001, BREWBREW reported the Mann family buying two retail plazas in the Valley from Kitchell Development Corp., in Phoenix. The German investors paid just under $14.62 million to acquire 75,000 sq. ft. of retail space at the northeast corner of Camelback and Dysart roads in Litchfield Park. And anothr company formed by the Mann family paid $19.64 million to buy a 95,000-square-foot retail plaza at the southwest corner of 67th Avenue and the Loop 101 in Glendale. One of the primary companies the Mann family operates in the U.S. is Sunbelt Management Co. of Del Ray Beach, Fla. That company also has an office in San Diego, Calif. reported the Manns paying $32.5 millin to purchase Casa Paloma. In 2003,

Sunbelt Management is interested in buying and developing additional retail properties in the Phoenix area. Find out more from Jeff Smith of Sunbelt Management (858) 554-1990. James Lincoln is the president of Champion Partners...reach him and Lyons at (480) 922-9212. Talk to the Grubb & Ellis agents at (602) 954-9000. Thor and Matthews are at (480) 947-7772.