Phoenix, AZ – Vestis Group, a multifamily brokerage, investment and development firm, is pleased to announce the completed sale of 0.67 Acres of R-3 Zoned Phoenix Multifamily Land, located near the Camelback Corridor, in the Biltmore neighborhood of central Phoenix, Arizona for $490,000 / $16.79 Per Square Foot.

MODE Apartments + Homes acquired the 0.67 acre parcel, located less than a mile south of the “golden corner” at 24th Street and Camelback Road, home to the Biltmore Fashion Park and one of the Valley’s most desirable and bustling professional office corridors. The site enjoys a superior central Phoenix location, within walking distance of the Camelback Corridor and posh shopping and dining destinations of the Biltmore Fashion Park, an outdoor lifestyle mall widely recognized as the “crown jewel” of Phoenix retail centers.

The Phoenix based Vestis Group multifamily brokerage team of Natan Jacobs, Les Litwin and Chad Barber negotiated the transaction on behalf of the buyer, MODE Apartments + Homes. The seller, Alan & Dianne Perry of Phoenix, Arizona, was represented by Andrew Biskind of CRA, LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona.

4222 Biltmore totals 0.67 acres south of Glenrosa Avenue on North 21st Street. The site is a half mile east of the 51 Freeway and just three miles north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. 4222 Biltmore is slated for contemporary designed urban residences with state-of-the art construction features and modern amenities. Eight single-family homes are envisioned for the project.

For more information, Jacobs, Litwin and Barber should be reached at 602.281.6202.

The Pima County Elections Department completed counting ballots on Tuesday at approximately 3:00 p.m. and Pima County Recorder, F. Ann Rodriguez, announced the breakdown of the results of the provisional ballots from the Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Presidential Preference Election.

Of the 202,934 (61.96%) voter turnout in this election, 159,143 (78%) were vote-by-mail, 38,113 (19%) voted at the polls and 5,678 (3%) were provisional ballots. The party break down was 53.83% Democrat, 46.02% Republican and .15% Green Party.

The Recorder’s Office received 8,466 Provisional and 32 Conditional Provisional ballot forms from the Pima County Elections Department following the closing of polls on Election Day and completed its review of all provisional ballots, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016.

Of the 8,466 forms processed, a total of 5,674 were determined to be valid and were approved to be counted. That is a validity rate of 67%. In our processing of the Provisional ballots, F. Ann Rodriguez says, “I directed my staff to track the reason why a voter was required to vote by provisional ballot and to track the reason why a ballot was disqualified.” Results are as follows:

Vote-By-Mail Issues:

• 4,289 voters had requested and been sent a vote-by-mail ballot. These voters chose not to return the vote-by-mail ballot and instead went to the polling place on Election Day to vote in person and therefore had to be issued a provisional ballot.
• 92 of the vote-by-mail voters had in fact voted their early ballot in addition to attempting to vote a second time at the polls. These will be referred to the county attorney’s office for attempting to vote twice.
• The provisional ballots for the remaining 4,197 voters who chose not to vote their early ballot were verified and processed to be counted.

Voter Registration Issues:

• 1,856 Pima County voters who went to the polling places on Election Day were not registered with one of the three political parties participating in the election (Democratic, Republican, Green Party) as required by Arizona state law to be eligible to vote in the Presidential Preference Election.
• 204 voters registered after the February 22, 2016 voter registration deadline.
• 107 voters requested and were issued a different political party ballot than their voter registration record.
• 71 voters were not registered within Pima County.
• 72 voters registration were in cancelled status.
• 35 voters were under the legal voting age of 18 years old.

Miscellaneous Issues:

• 293 voters went to the wrong polling location to cast their vote. You must go to your assigned polling location to cast your ballot.
• 24 provisional ballots were not signed by the voter.
• 3 voters tried voting multiple ballots.
• 3 voter’s identity could not be confirmed.

32 Conditional Provisional ballots were issued for insufficient or no identification at the polls. These voters were instructed when issued the conditional provisional ballot that they had until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2016 to show proper identification for their ballot to be counted. Of the 32 issued, one of the conditional provisional ballots was counted, as the voter contacted our office to confirm their identity as required by state law.

In this election, as in past elections, the majority of provisional ballots were due to voters receiving a vote-by-mail ballot but instead choosing to go to the polls on Election Day.

The Pima County Recorder office had already started last week to mail out new voter notification cards to all registered voters in Pima County. This mailing process to notify all voters will take a little over a week to complete since approximately 495,000 voter notification cards are being mailed.

This voter notification card is one form of identification voters can use when they go to their polling location.

Voters who were issued a provisional or conditional provisional ballot can check to see if their ballot counted by going to our website, www.recorder.pima.gov and clicking on the Provisional Ballot Status link. To check the status you must have the receipt number issued to you at the polling place. Voters who have misplaced the receipt or have any questions with any information printed on their new card should call the Recorder’s Office at 520-724-4330.

 

PHOENIX, AZ – Bob Mulhern, Senior Managing Director at Collier’s International, was honored with the Award of Excellence at the 2015 Best of NAIOP last week at the Arizona Biltmore.

NAIOP member since 1994, Mulhern served on the Arizona Board of Directors for 14 years, including stints as president and chairman in 1996. He is currently chair of the education committee. In 1996, he moved NAIOP to a strategy of big events, beginning with a golf tournament that year. It has since grown to be one of the most sought-after tickets on the calendar.  

NAIOP Arizona’s Award of Excellence, formerly the Lifetime Achievement Award, is awarded by the Arizona Chapter Board of Directors on an annual basis at the Best of NAIOP event.  The criteria for the recipient is an individual who has made a significant, positive impact on the office and industrial commercial real estate market in Arizona over a period of no less than 15 years, as well as their direct volunteer contribution to the chapter.

As NAIOP Arizona celebrated its 30^th year, it was a big night for repeat winners. Ryan Companies US took home its fourth straight Best of NAIOP award for Firm of the Year and third straight award for General Contractor of the Year. Butler Design Group was named Architect of the Year for the fourth straight time and CBRE (Brokerage Firm of the Year) won for the second straight time.

In the brokerage awards, repeat winners were Pat Williams, JLL, Tenant Rep Broker of the Year; Kate Morris and Vince Femiano, CBRE, Healthcare Brokers of the Year; and Chris Toci, Cushman & Wakefield, Investment Broker of the Year.

Phoenix-based ViaWest Group took home two honors: Owner/Developer of the Year, and Transaction of the Year, Biltmore Financial Center. Talk of the Town Award went to Marina Heights, Building 500.

The event was sponsored by NAIOP Arizona. More than 950 commercial real estate professionals attended.

The 2015 Best of NAIOP winners:

Owner/Developer of the Year: ViaWest Group

NAIOP Firm of the Year: Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Architect of the Year: Butler Design Group

Interior Architect of the Year: RSP Architects

General Contractor of the Year: Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Tenant Improvement Contractor of the Year: Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Office Broker of the Year: Todd Noel, Keith Lambeth & Ryan Timpani, Colliers International

Industrial Broker of the Year: Pat Feeney, Dan Calihan & Rusty Kennedy, CBRE

Retail Broker of the Year: Joe Doucett, NGKF

Investment Broker of the Year: Chris Toci, Cushman & Wakefield

Healthcare Broker of the Year: Kate Morris & Vince Femiano, CBRE

Tenant Representative Broker of the Year: Pat Williams, JLL

Emerging Broker of the Year: Cooper Fratt, CBRE

Rookie Broker of the Year: Michael Strittmatter, CBRE

Industrial Build-to-Suit of the Year: Shutterfly at Discovery Business Campus

Industrial Tenant Improvement of the Year: Stone Creek Furniture

Office Build-to-Suit of the Year: DriveTime Corporate Headquarters, Liberty Center at Rio Salado and Marina Heights, Building 500

Office Tenant Improvement of the Year (75K SF or Less): Mobile Mini Headquarter & Call Center

Office Tenant Improvement of the Year (75K SF or More): Marina Heights, Building 500

LEED Certified Project of the Year: Liberty Center at Rio Salado

Medical Office Project of the Year: Friendship House at Royal Oaks Memory Care

Mixed-Use Project of the Year: Aspen Place

Retail Adaptive/Re-Use Project of the Year: The Yard at the Farmer Arts District

Redevelopment Project of the Year: The Scheduling Institute

Spec Industrial Project of the Year: 10 West Logistics Center

Spec Office Project of the Year: Hayden Ferry Lakeside III

Transaction of the Year: Biltmore Financial Center

Award of Excellence: Bob Mulhern, Colliers International

Brokerage House of the Year: CBRE

Developing Leader of the Year: Ashley Hoffman, Layton Construction

Principal Member of the Year: Rick Butler, Butler Design Group

Associate Member of the Year: Eric Wolfe, Chicago Title Agency

Talk of the Town: Marina Heights, Building 500

Sign Sponsor of the Year: Trademark Visual, Inc.