Offices at Chandler Viridian Already Leasing

PHOENIX, Arizona – Hines, the international real estate firm, welcomed two new tenants during the grand opening of the Offices at Chandler Viridian, the tallest multi-tenant office building in Chandler. Stantec, a global engineering, architecture and consulting firm, is consolidating Phoenix-area employees from four Valley offices into one landmark location, marking their third largest U.S. office. Workuity, a coworking firm, is launching its second Arizona location at the Offices of Chandler Viridian. Combined, the two tenants will soon have approximately 375 employees working at the new building.

The Offices at Chandler Viridian is a six-story, Class-A office building with 250,000-square-feet of leasable space located at the intersection of Loop 101 and Loop 202 near the Chandler Fashion Center. The building features a large, open floorplan with 10-foot tall ceilings, a lounge and a large courtyard. Hines developed the project in a joint venture agreement with New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of its institutional client.

The office building is the capstone to the Chandler Viridian mixed-use project. In 2014, Hines razed Elevation Chandler, an unfinished structure and local eyesore, and launched the mixed-use project.

“Today, Hines, our trusted partners, the City of Chandler and our new tenants, are celebrating the transformation and growth of this site into a vibrant economic engine, now known as Chandler Viridian,” said Chris Anderson, managing director and Arizona leader for Hines. “We are extremely pleased with how the office building, multifamily, hotel, and retail are woven together to create one of Arizona’s premier mixed-use developments. Hines’ corporate hot air balloon took its inaugural regional flight today, further showing our commitment to Arizona.”

Stantec is occupying approximately 22 percent of the building. Team members from the firm’s Water, Buildings, Mining, Transportation, Environmental Services, Community Development, and Corporate Functional Services departments will occupy approximately 51,000-square-feet on the second and third floors of The Offices at Chandler Viridian.

“Our connection to community is an integral part of how we live, work and play at Stantec. This is why we are thrilled that our talented and valued employees can call this amazing Hines project home. We believe this is a perfect location for connectivity to Loop 101 and Loop 202, the Chandler Fashion Center and a nearby hotel, apartment complex and retail,” said Dean Palumbo, senior vice president of Stantec.

Workuity is leasing 19,787-square-feet on the first floor of the Offices at Chandler Viridian to accommodate clients who live in the surrounding area. Workuity expects to begin its operations in the first or second quarter of 2019.

“At Workuity, we don’t take to choosing new locations lightly. Areas that are innovative, creative and supportive of local businesses are precisely where we aim to be. We can’t wait to bring our extraordinary workspaces to Chandler. It’s been a long time coming,” said Dan Kite, CEO of Workuity.

The Offices at Chandler Viridian is integrated into the Chandler Viridian master plan development, a 25-acre mixed-use project which also includes a Cambria hotel & suites, Broadstone Fashion Center luxury apartments, sophisticated retail offerings at Chandler Viridian PRIMEGATE and a pedestrian promenade to the Chandler Fashion Center mall. Also featured in the master plan is a dog park, ¾-mile jogging trail connecting all of the properties, and a large public plaza with high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi – all to enhance the pedestrian experience. In November, Chandler Viridian won Commercial Property Executive Magazine’s 2018 Distinguished Achievement Silver Award for Repositioning/Redevelopment. Hines has worked closely with the City of Chandler to develop Chandler Viridian.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with Hines’ complete transformation of a once desolate eyesore to an economic contributor now known as Chandler Viridian,” said Mayor Kevin Hartke. “This location is home to a thriving hotel, luxury residential, retail and now a six-story office building. We wish them continued success and welcome their new tenants to Chandler.”

Whiting Turner of Phoenix is the general contractor for the Offices at Chandler Viridian. RSP Architects of Minneapolis is designing the building.

The Cushman & Wakefield team of Jerry Roberts and Patrick Boyle are leading the office leasing.

First Tenant is Announced

PHOENIX, Arizona – Hines, the international real estate firm, recently broke ground on the Offices at Chandler Viridian and announced that Stantec, an architectural, engineering, planning and environmental services company, will locate its Southwest regional office there.

The Offices at Chandler Viridian is a six-story, Class-A office building with 250,000-square-feet of space located at the intersection of Loop 101 and Loop 202 near the Chandler Fashion Center. The building will be the tallest multi-tenant office building in Chandler at completion. Hines has a joint venture agreement with New York Life Real Estate Investors, on behalf of its institutional client, to develop the Offices at Chandler Viridian.

The office building is the capstone to the Chandler Viridian mixed-use project. In 2014, Hines razed Elevation Chandler, an unfinished structure and local eyesore, and launched the mixed-use project.

“Breaking ground on the Offices at Chandler Viridian is the culmination of years of hard work in implementing the vision of our mixed-use environment,” said Chris Anderson, managing director and Arizona leader for Hines. “Today’s groundbreaking represents tremendous investment in this high-profile location near the Chandler Fashion Center and Price Road Corridor, and an enduring collaboration among city leaders and our partners.”

The Offices at Chandler Viridian is integrated into the Chandler Viridian master plan development, a 25-acre mixed-use project which also includes a Cambria hotel & suites, Broadstone Fashion Center luxury apartments, sophisticated retail offerings at Chandler Viridian PRIMEGATE and a pedestrian promenade to the Chandler Fashion Center mall. Also featured in the master plan is a dog park, ¾-mile jogging trail connecting all of the properties, and a large public plaza with high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi – all to enhance the pedestrian experience.

Stantec has signed a 55,000-square-foot long-term lease and expects to begin operating at the Offices at Chandler Viridian in January 2019. The company will occupy approximately 22 percent of the building. The office building will have a large, open floor plan with 10-foot tall ceilings, a lounge and large courtyard.

Within the space, Stantec will be combining four regional offices to unite more than 250 specialists in mining, water, transportation, community development, environmental, buildings consulting services. The company’s collective experience reaches into more than four decades supporting communities throughout metro Phoenix and Southern Arizona.

“This location allows us to co-locate all of our talented, Phoenix-area team members in a space that not only encourages collaboration, but is easily accessible with attractive lifestyle features to enjoy,” said Curt Chapman, Stantec Southwestern regional vice president.

Alliance Bank of Arizona is providing constructing financing.

“Alliance Bank of Arizona is proud of our involvement with Hines and New York Life on this highly anticipated project in the East Valley,” said Chris Burson, senior vice president of commercial real estate lending for Alliance Bank of Arizona. “This project is attractive to us because of its prime location near the booming Price Road Corridor and is sure to be a valuable addition to Chandler’s fast-growing economy.”

The City of Chandler is looking forward to Chandler Viridian’s completion.

“Chandler Viridian is responsible for completely transforming a key area of our City starting with the demolition of Elevation Chandler,” said Chandler Councilmember Terry Roe. “The highly visible and accessible area now offers luxury residential housing, a future hotel and soon, a place for people to work with its new 250,000 square-foot, six-story office building that will be breaking ground. We couldn’t be more excited for this project.”

Jonathan Paine and John Cunningham with JLL provided advisory services for the entire financing.

Whiting Turner of Phoenix is the general contractor for the Offices at Chandler Viridian. RSP Architects of Minneapolis is designing the building.

Construction is projected to commence in the second half of 2017 and be completed in late 2018. The CBRE team of Jerry Roberts and Patrick Boyle are leading the office leasing.

Roberts and Boyle represented Hines in the lease with Stantec. Keith Lammersen and Brian Connolly with JLL represented Stantec.