A Washington-based software firm is opening a second office location in Arizona, and will repurpose a former grocery store in Chandler for its new offices, according to NAI Horizon.
Faithlife Corporation has an office in Tempe, and found a new location within downtown Chandler’s urban redevelopment area at the former grocery store. The store used to be called Payless Market, and was one of the first grocery stores in the area.
NAI Horizon Senior Vice President Laurel Lewis represented the buyer in the $1 million sale of a 6,725-square-foot building at 398 S. Arizona Ave., in Chandler, which will be Faithlife Corporation‘s newest space.
The software firm purchased the former grocery store from C.J.S. of Arizona LLC.
“With tech companies looking for urban cool along with the adaptive reuse trend, this was an ideal location for Faithlife,” Lewis said. “The buyer’s philosophy is ‘be the change, not wait for the change.’”
Faithlife Corporation is headquartered in Bellingham, Wash. It also has a 20,000-square-foot building in Tempe. The firm provides Bible study software along with a line of resources for Christian living, according to its website.
“It’s exciting to see this type of investment and office development convert an existing building into a new use in downtown Chandler,” Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny said. “Downtown Chandler has become the epicenter for entrepreneurs and technology companies and this new facility validates our efforts to bring high-wage jobs and creative minds to a dynamic area of our city.”
Faithlife’s building will be two blocks from Chandler City Hall, entertainment, and restaurants. It is half a mile from the Loop 202. Faithlife will use the facility for software developers and sales.
