SURPRISE, ARIZONA —  Willmeng Construction Inc., a Phoenix-based commercial general contractor, recently broke ground on a 21,000-square-foot fire station for the City of Surprise. The new Fire Station 304 will be located in the growing northern area of the city at 163^rd Avenue and San Ysidro Road.

Surprise voters approved a bond to fund construction of the station, which will replace the temporary modular station currently in use.

“After approximately 17 years of operating out of a temporary station, we are excited to finally build a permanent station in this growing area of the city,” said City of Surprise Mayor Skip Hall. “Public safety is vitally important to the City Council, as well as our residents, and I am excited that this new, expanded station positions us to meet the needs of the community well into the future.”

The new permanent fire station is expected to be completed in fall 2020.

“The role of first responders has taken on an entirely new meaning in today’s world and the Surprise Fire-Medical Department definitely deserves this new building,” said James Murphy, Willmeng President and CEO. “This space will provide a place of community and a much-needed place of respite for this department.”

Perlman Architects, Phoenix, Ariz., is the architect and has designed the space for the ongoing health and wellness of the firefighters. This project has been designed for the future and will be used as inspiration for more stations to come.

“In addition to fulfilling the needs of the community, this state-of-the-art facility provides increased protections for our firefighters,” said City of Surprise Fire-Medical Chief Tom Abbott. “There will be facilities for them to come in and clean up immediately after calls to remove potential carcinogens off their skin, which should help with cancer reduction. We are so grateful to our residents for their support of this important project.”

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Notre Dame Federal Credit Union (Notre Dame FCU), a full-service not-for-profit financial cooperative serving members nationwide, recently opened its first location in the Valley to serve its large and growing member base. Notre Dame FCU worked with John Cerchiai, principal at Lee & Associates to search for the perfect location for their first office in the metro Phoenix area.

“We conducted a diligent valley-wide search from northeast Phoenix to Tempe to find the ideal location for their first loan production office. Eventually choosing a convenient central location at Park Place just south of Camelback on 32^nd Street,” shared Cerchiai.

Based on the number of Notre Dame FCU members already residing in the state, the decision to expand to Arizona was an easy one for the credit union to make.

“Interest in Notre Dame FCU opening a local office became so great that the decision to open a Phoenix office actually made itself,” said Thomas J Gryp, President/CEO of Notre Dame FCU.

Gryp continued, “Utilizing the robust local network of shared credit union branches and ATMs, coupled with our innovative and disruptive products, Notre Dame FCU will have an immediate impact helping everyday folks as well as businesses and non-profits.”

Gryp also said the credit union intends to continue its local expansion by opening traditional branches throughout the area, as opportunities present themselves.

“When that time comes,” Gryp concluded, “We will again partner with John Cerchiai and Lee & Associates to ensure a smooth process.”

For more information on this property, contact John Cerchiai at 602-954-3763 or Stephanie Schrock at 574-400-4996.

PHOENIX, Arizona – Cushman & Wakefield completed the sale of Dominion Verrado Self-Storage, located at 20825 W. McDowell Road in Buckeye, Ariz., for $9.1 million. 20825 W. McDowell SP, LLC and William Warren Pro of Santa Monica, Calif. purchased the property from Dominion Self-Storage, LLC of Fountain Hills, Ariz.

Paul Boyle, Greg Wells and Rick Danis of Cushman & Wakefield represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.

Dominion Verrado Self-Storage is a high-end 81,318-square-foot, state-of-the-art storage facility. Built in 2018, the property has a total of 524 climate controlled units and is currently 80% occupied.

“The Dominion Verrado Self-Storage facility is a one-of-a-kind property. The extremely unique design, with special attention to aesthetics, complement the Verrado masterplan community,” said Paul Boyle.