PHOENIX, AZ – Colliers International in Phoenix has been selected by ViaWest Group to serve as exclusive leasing agent for Biltmore Center (previously Biltmore Financial Center), a landmark Class A office complex at the northwest corner of 24^th Street and Camelback Road.

“Our team could not be more excited to partner with ViaWest on this unique opportunity” says Phil Breidenbach, SIOR.  Breidenbach, Todd Noel, CCIM, Kathy Foster, MCR and Ryan Timpani will be handling leasing for the property.  “The new ownership of Biltmore Center has embraced the evolution of office tenancy and is activating an environment that will differentiate Biltmore Center as the lead project at 24^th & Camelback.  We look forward to successfully marketing to and securing both traditional and next generation tenants seeking the amenities and workplace environment that make their enterprise prosper.”

“We are so excited to have Colliers on our team at Biltmore Center. They have a shared vision and understanding of how to activate this property to ensure it remains as the premier address for business within the Camelback Corridor.  The marketing of this property will be as cutting-edge as anyone will have seen in Phoenix,” says Steven Schwarz, founding partner of ViaWest Group. “Combining a multitude of NAIOP award winners that includes ViaWest (Developer/Owner of the Year) as new owner of Biltmore Center (Transaction of the Year) and the Office Brokerage Team of the Year under Bob Mulhern, who received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award is a combination that will ensure success.”

Biltmore Center is situated in the heart of the Camelback Corridor, recognized as the “place-to-be” in Greater Phoenix, and with an impressive roster of tenants that includes Northern Trust Bank, Fennemore Craig law firm, Evergreen Devco, and Dentons.

Biltmore Center includes three towers with more than 635,000 square feet of prestigious office space that is currently 75% occupied.  The property features a multitude of on-site amenities that include a full-service health club, restaurant with a wine bar and a patio with fire pit, a large high-tech common area conference space, as well as a 2.5-acre urban park.

Built in the late 1980s, the complex is presently being renovated to integrate state-of-the art technology and amenities for the emerging generations of office users.  The property is directly across the street from Biltmore Fashion Park, a luxury retail and dining plaza that creates an expanded amenity menu for office tenants.

 

Colliers International Congratulates Office Team on Receiving Top Industry Award

Phoenix, AZ – Todd Noel, CCIM, executive vice president; Keith Lambeth, executive vice president; and Ryan Timpani, vice president, with Colliers International in Greater Phoenix, were named Office Brokers of the Year at the 2015 Best of NAIOP Arizona event on March 24.

This is the industry’s top award given in recognition of the brokers’ significant achievements in the Arizona office market.

The team specializes in the sale and leasing of office properties throughout metro Phoenix, with expertise in tenant and landlord representation, investments, build-to-suits and land.

Their remarkable record of success continued in 2015, with the completion of 32 sales and 88 leases, totaling more than 3.4 million square feet with a value of $131.3 million.

“This team has had a tremendous impact on the market and this recognition confirms what their clients already know: that no other team in the Valley provides more professional and valuable office brokerage services than Todd, Keith and Ryan,” said Bob Mulhern, senior managing director of Colliers in Greater Phoenix. “In addition to achieving outstanding results for their clients, they are leaders within the Phoenix office and are making a significant contribution to the Colliers’ office services platform at a national level.”

“It is truly an honor to receive the Best of NAIOP award,” said Noel. “Keith, Ryan and I are very appreciative of our clients and the relationships we have developed over the years. We want to thank our clients for selecting us to serve their real estate interests.”

In 2015, the team was recognized by Colliers as the #1 Office Team in Greater Phoenix, with Noel and Lambeth honored as the #1 Top Producers. Noel and Lambeth were also ranked in the top 10 percent of producers across the United States, Canada and Latin America by Colliers. These rewards reflect the continued transactional excellence achieved by the team.

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.