Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle Completes $30M Sale of Phoenix, AZ Multifamily Property



La Palma Apartments, Phoenix, AZ
 PHOENIX, AZ, Dec. 5, 2012 – Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets experts today announced the firm has closed the sale of La Palma in Phoenix on behalf of LAP LLC of Orange County, California.

 Purchased for $30.1 million by Seattle-based Weidner Investment Services, the 548-unit apartment complex further cements the local market presence of Jones Lang LaSalle’s new multifamily investment sales practice, created when Executive Vice President John Cunningham joined the firm in fall of 2011.

John Cunningham
Cunningham and Vice President Charles Steele led the Jones Lang LaSalle team on this transaction, with assistance from San Diego-based Executive Vice Presidents Darcy Miramontes and Diane Miramontes and Vice President Kip Malo.

 “Phoenix has a resiliency that investors trust to grow value,” said Cunningham. “The new owners of La Palma have an excellent opportunity to improve and reposition the asset in a very strong Phoenix marketplace.”

Diane Miramontes
According to Cunningham, Phoenix rental rates were up considerably at the end of the second quarter, reaching an average $774 per month compared to an average $754 in the first quarter of the year.  Vacancy has simultaneously decreased, falling from 9.8 percent in fourth quarter 2011 to 8.6 percent by mid-2012.

Darcy Miramontes
“That attracts investor dollars, and has ranked Phoenix third in the nation for total transaction volume,” said Cunningham, noting that by August, total transaction velocity in Phoenix already had surpassed its 2011 total volume of $1.49 billion.

The 548-unit La Palma, located on West Bell Road near 7th Avenue, is approximately 90 percent occupied. It includes two- and three-story buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from approximately 720 to 1,444 square feet. The 1984-built property sits on 27.6 acres on a major metro arterial. Amenities include two large clubhouses, four swimming pools and multiple sports courts.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Stacey Hershauer
focusAZ
Marketing & Public Relations
(480) 600-0195

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