April 1, 2021 9:00 AM
Newmark Knight Frank (“Newmark”) and CBRE announce the $110 million sale of PetSmart’s corporate headquarters campus in Phoenix to Portland, Oregon-based BPM Real Estate Group.
Newmark’s Co-Head of Capital Markets Kevin Shannon and Executive Managing Director Ken White in cooperation with Executive Managing Director CJ Osbrink, along with CBRE’s Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast represented the undisclosed institutional seller. The collective team previously sold the property in 2011. Newmark’s Vice Chairman Nick Kucha represented the buyer, BPM Real Estate Group, in the transaction with Vice Chairmen David Milestone and Ramsey Daya who provided acquisition financing.
PetSmart’s corporate headquarters has been located at 19601 North 27th Avenue in the Deer Valley submarket for the last 23 years. The property includes three, four-story buildings, one of which was built in 1997 and two in 2008, as well as a six-level parking structure. On-site amenities include a recently renovated full-service cafe, a day care center and a fitness center with full-service locker rooms. The 15.1-acre site allows for future development of another 90,000-square-foot building and parking structure.
“BPM Real Estate Group is pleased to add the PetSmart Corporate headquarters to our portfolio of first-class commercial properties,” said Walter Bowen, BPM Real Estate Group’s Founder. “BPM believes in the Deer Valley market and in the important position this property holds in the area.”
“The sale of PetSmart’s corporate headquarters is emblematic of what investors desire in today’s marketplace: long term, consistent cash flow from credible tenancy in a dynamic market area,” said Gabel. “The Deer Valley submarket is one of the top performing office locations across Metro Phoenix and has become a target location for major corporate and regional headquarters.”
Shannon added, “Long term single tenant net leased office assets have enjoyed an outsized share of office sales since the pandemic due to their safety. These types of assets have been especially popular with foreign investors and with 1031 exchange buyers taking advantage of an extremely attractive debt market. For this sale, we were able to source an exchange buyer from Portland.”
The property sits within a block of the 460,000-square-foot Deer Valley Towne Center and is within four miles of 1.1-million-square-feet of retail, restaurant, hotel and shopping amenities at Happy Valley Towne Center and The Shops at Norterra.
The proximity to Interstate 17 and Loop 101 freeways allows major corporations to locate in the Deer Valley submarket and take advantage of a deeper and more diverse labor base, while still maintaining a short commute for corporate decision makers who live in the communities of Scottsdale, Arrowhead and the North Valley.
About Newmark
Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries (“Newmark”), is a world leader in commercial real estate services, with a comprehensive suite of investor/owner and occupier services and products. Our integrated platform seamlessly powers every phase of owning or occupying a property. Our services are tailored to every type of client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, growing startups to leading companies. Harnessing the power of data, technology, and industry expertise, we bring ingenuity to every exchange, and imagination to every space. Together with London-based partner Knight Frank and independently owned offices, our 18,800 professionals operate from approximately 500 offices around the world, delivering a global perspective and a nimble approach. In 2020, Newmark generated revenues in excess of $1.9 billion. To learn more, visit nmrk.com or follow @newmark.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about Newmark
Statements in this document regarding Newmark that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, results, financial position, liquidity and outlook, which may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected. Except as required by law, Newmark undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Newmark’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.