New Agent Joins John Jackson and Larry Miller Team

Phoenix, AZ – Summer Jackson has joined Colliers International in Greater Phoenix as an Associate Vice President in the Retail Group.  She joins Associate Vice Presidents John Jackson and Larry Miller on their successful team.

“Mrs. Jackson came from a competitor where she started the retail leasing division eight years ago,” says Bob Mulhern, senior managing director of Colliers.  “Her experience in building and working with a team has been impressive and we look forward to her expertise within the Colliers team. Summer has strong experience and focus in tenant representation and handling of Class A mixed-use projects, which will be a great benefit to Colliers clients.”  Prior to her positions in real estate brokerage firms, Jackson served in corporate real estate for Charming Shoppes, working on their real estate portfolio in the Northwest and Midwest states.

The Jackson/Jackson/Miller team, with a combined 35 years of experience, will continue to focus on sales and leasing of retail properties in the Southwest.  Each of the team members is very active in ICSC.  Mr. Jackson most recently has been the chair of Southwest Idea Exchange and a member of the ICSC NextGen Program Planning Committee.  Mrs. Jackson was 2013-2015 ICSC NextGen Arizona and New Mexico Chair, as well as the 2015 Southwest Idea Exchange Co-Chair.

Current clients include companies such as: NorthStar Realty Finance, Aegon, Irvine Company, Howard Hughes Corporation and North American Development Group. Client History also includes large companies such as: Disney, DDR, MetLife, Sun Life Financial, Parkway Properties, Clarion, LNR Property, LLC, Donahue Schriber and Kimco amongst many others.

The following commercial leases were reported to the Real Estate Daily News for the Phoenix Lease Report from December 7 thru 11, 2015.

RETAIL – NEC 39^th AVE. & PINNACLE PRAK RD., PHOENIX
Velocity Retail Group’s Andy Kroot represented Goodwill of Central Arizona in the lease of a space at the northeast corner of 39th Ave. and Pinnacle Peak Rd. in north Phoenix. The 42,504-square-foot full retail store will replace the former Safeway. Kimco Realty Corporation is the landlord in the 10-year agreement.

RETAIL – SWC 99^th AVE. & CAMELBACK RD., PHOENIX
Andy Kroot also represented Goodwill of Central Arizona in the lease of a 22,065-square-foot space at the southwest corner of 99th Ave. and Camelback Rd. Alan Zell of ZELL Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. represented the landlord, Newbrush Properties, LLC, in the 15-year transaction. Located in Colombia Plaza Shopping Center, the full retail store will also contain a drive thru for donation drop off.

RETAIL – 2625 E. GREENWAY PKWY., PHOENIX
John Jackson and Larry Miller of Velocity Retail Group represented AEGON in the lease of their 8,008-square-foot space to E Institute in the Greenway Crossing shopping center.  Located on Greenway Road just east of Cave Creek Road, the new location is opened in November and has a lease term of 5 years.

RETAIL – CHANDLER HEIGHTS VILLAGE, PHOENIX, AZ
John Jackson and Larry Miller represented The Sherwin-Williams Company in the lease of a 4,000 square foot space in Chandler Heights Village. The landlord in the transaction was CPG Chandler Heights & Higley Retail, LLC, an entity of Camelback Realty Group’s Aaron Klusman. The new pad is located at the northwest corner of Chandler Heights Rd. and Higley Rd. With this 10-year agreement, Sherwin-Williams joins Dunkin’ Donuts in this to-be-constructed pad building in Gilbert, Arizona.

RETAIL – 4231 E. THOMAS RD., PHOENIX
John Jackson and Larry Miller again represented The Sherwin-Williams Company in the leasing 3,932-square-feet of space at 4231 E. Thomas Rd. in Central Phoenix. Christiansen Properties is the landlord in the 10 year agreement. Their newest store opened December 1st of this year.

RETAIL – NEC CHAUNCEY LN., & SCOTTSDALE RD., SCOTTSDALE
Velocity Retail Group’s Darren Pitts and Michael Clark represented Mattress Firm in the lease of a 3,850-square-foot space at the northeast corner of Chauncey Ln. and Scottsdale Rd in north Scottsdale. The landlord in the lease is BCB Group Investments, LLC. This is a 10-year deal which is set to open in the third quarter of 2016.

RETAIL – SEC RITTENHOUSE RD & ELLSWORTH LOOP, QUEEN CREEK
Mattress Firm also leased space in Queen Creek. The team of Darren Pitts and Michael Clark also paired up to represent Mattress Firm in the lease of a 3,800-square-foot space at the southeast corner of Rittenhouse Rd. and Ellsworth Loop Rd. in Queen Creek. The new store is set to open in the 2nd quarter of 2016. Phoenix Commercial Advisor’s Zach Pace represented the landlord, Thompson Thrift, in the 10-year lease agreement.

RETAIL – SWC McDOWELL & LITCHFIELD RD., PHOENIX
Dave Cheatham at Velocity Retail Group, represented Carter’s Retail, Inc. in the 10-year lease of a 3,792-square-foot space at Palm Valley Pavilions at the southwest corner of McDowell and Litchfield Roads.  Carter’s, which is based out of Atlanta, plans to have its 10th valley location open in the 2nd quarter of 2016. Alan Houston and Brian Polachek of SRS Real Estate represented the landlord, PV PW Corp.

RETAIL – SEC UNIVERSITY & DOBSON RD., MESA
Velocity’s Brian Gast represented Circle K in a two-parcel assemblage on the southeast corner of University and Dobson Road in Mesa.  The purchase the parcels total approximately 36,111-square-feet of land with a 3,348-square-foot building.  The Sellers were Ervan C. Rokey and Ione O. Rokey Family Revocable Living Trust and E&B Investments, LLC. The sellers were represented by Mark Tomich of Sun State Realty. The new Circle K is set to open January 15, 2016.

RETAIL – NE CORNER of BETHANY HOME RD., & 35^th AVE., PHOENIX
The trio of Michael Clark, Larry Miller, and John Jackson represent PDG Shopping Centers America, LLC, a subsidiary of Northstar Realty Finance, in the lease of a 2,120-square-foot space to Metro PCS. The new site located at Bethany Towne Center on the northeast corner of Bethany Home Rd. and 35th Ave. is set to open in February of 2016. This will be Metro PCS’s first corporate-owned store and will serve as the flagship Metro PCS in the Phoenix market. Sean Bishop of Middlefork Commercial represented the tenant in the 5-year deal.

RETAIL – SEC WILLIAMS FIELD RD. & GILBERT RD., GILBERT
Brian Gast and Nick Ault represented Andrew Simon of Simon Chiropractic Center in the lease of a 1,300-square-foot facility east of the southeast corner of Williams Field Rd. and Gilbert Rd. in Gilbert, Arizona. The landlord in the 5-year deal is Gilbert Fiesta II Lots 2&3, LLC, which was represented by LevRose Commercial Real Estate’s Greg Vanlerberghe. The new location is scheduled to open in December of this year.

RETAIL – NWC ANTHEM WAY & VENTURE RD., ANTHEM
Larry Miller and John Jackson of Velocity Retail Group represented Anthem IAG, LLC in the lease of a 1,211-square-foot space to Mijo’s Mexican Kitchen. Located at the northwest corner of Anthem Way and Venture Dr., the store opening on the 1st of the New Year will be Mijo’s first location in the market. Tom Kolb with Keller Williams Commercial represented the tenant in the 5-year transaction.

Phoenix, AZ – Cowboys Saloon will soon open a new location in the Park West shopping center located at the northwest corner of Northern and the Loop 101 Freeway in Peoria, Arizona. The 18,339 square foot restaurant and bar is projected to open January 1, 2016. Velocity Retail Group represented The Howard Hughes Corporation, the owner of the shopping center, in the transaction and agents John Jackson, Larry Miller and Michael Clark teamed up to finalize the ten-year lease. The tenant was represented by Starpoint Commercial’s Joshua Rush.

“Cowboys Saloon is one of several new additions coming Park West,” said John Jackson, associate vice president at Velocity Retail Group. “Look for more tenant announcements in the coming months. Park West is a dynamic shopping center that provides a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment options all in one place,” he added.

The entire project totals 250,000-square-feet of superior retail. The project includes stunning finishes, flexible floor plans, and charming tree-lined streets for visitors to access their shopping favorites. Future plans include the addition of a 160,000-square-foot Innovation Campus which will eventually house higher education, technology offices, and future multi-family.