CBRE represented the seller in the sale of San Tan Tech Center located at 145 S. 79th St. in Chandler. The 129,187 SF, Class-A property building was purchased by leading local, commercial real estate firm, ViaWest Group, for $9.6M.

Barry Gabel and Chris Marchildon of CBRE’s Phoenix office represented the seller, Austin, Texas-based Capital Commercial Investments. ViaWest Group was self-represented.

The city of Chandler currently leases 49 percent, or 63,443 SF, of San Tan Tech Center under a lease expiring in 2024. The city is doing business as Innovations, an incubator designed for innovative entrepreneurs in the life sciences and emerging technology industries. Notable tenants within the Innovations incubator include University of Arizona Center for Applied NanoBioscience & Medicine, HealthTell and Cummings Engineering, as well as other emerging technology companies.

This acquisition is a strong complement to our nearly 1MM SF of assets in the Southeast Valley. With the ability to do 7 parking spaces per 1,000 SF for back-office to high-tech industrial uses, this property is truly unique in the market. Its proximity to the 101 freeway and Chandler Fashion Square provides easy access and great amenities. We believe that with the aesthetic and functional improvements we will immediately make to the property it will be a very desirable space for tenants of 20,000 to 65,000 SF,” said Steven Schwarz with ViaWest Group.

Built in 1981 and renovated in 2010, San Tan Tech Center, a single-story, back-office/flex/high-tech industrial building, is located between McClintock Drive and 79th Street less than one quarter mile south of Chandler Boulevard and one half mile north of the loop 202 freeway. The property offers many amenities, including easy access to numerous regional shopping centers, hotels and dining options. San Tan Tech Center is adjacent to the privately owned, public use Stellar Airpark. Additionally, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is within 15 minutes of the property and two reliever airports – Chandler Municipal Airport and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport – are within seven and 10 miles each, respectively.

Capital Commercial did a fantastic job renovating the property and leasing half of the building to the city of Chandler, which positioned the seller for a positive exit strategy,” said CBRE’s Gabel.

San Tan Tech Center currently has 65,744 SF of vacant, fully air conditioned available space. The unoccupied space is a large contiguous space which includes bullpen areas, private offices, a commercial kitchen, storage and shipping areas, which are dock-high loaded.