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MERITAGE HOMES BACK IN LOT BUYING BUSINESS . . . PICKS UP 87 HOME SITES ON WEST SIDE

June 20, 2008 
Volume XIV, Number 24
MERITAGE HOMES BACK IN LOT BUYING BUSINESS . . . PICKS UP 87 HOME SITES ON WEST SIDE 
Phoenix ? Meritage Homes of Arizona Inc. in Scottsdale (Fred Hermann, div. pres.) paid just over $4.241 million to purchase 87 finished lots in west Phoenix. The seller was Richmond American Homes of Arizona Inc. in Phoenix (Todd Demarets, division pres.). The sale was brokered through Michael Martindale, Joe Kachuroi, Jeremy McArthur and Paul Flori of Commerce Realty Advisors in Scottsdale. The lots are located within a subdivision called Lions Gate. That partially developed project is southeast of the southeast corner of 107th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Richmond American completed a handful of residences and models within the subdivision, but decided to unload the rest of the home sites. The lots average 9,000 sq. ft. (75x120). Meritage plans to build homes ranging from around 1,500 sq. ft. to 2,500 sq. ft. No word on pricing for the three-, four- and five-bedroom units. Models scheduled to open by year-end. Build out expected to take about two years. Meritage Homes of Arizona is a division of Meritage Homes Corp. in Scottsdale (NYSE:MTH, Steve Hilton, CEO). The parent firm provides financing. The land acquisition is the first for Meritage in the Valley in more than two years. Michael llesCremieux, v.p. of land acquisition for Meritage, says the company is looking for finished lots in the Phoenix area. ?We are open for business over here,? says llesCremieux. ?We are buyers. We are getting out there and buying in what we believe is the bottom of the market.? Meritage is interested in purchasing finished home sites in core sub-markets. The lots typically will be 45 to 65 feet wide by 110 to 120 feet deep. llesCremieux says Meritage wants subdivisions of 60 to 120 lots. Meritage has 12 active subdivisions in the Valley. The company has roughly 800 lots in its inventory. Richmond American, however, is on the other end of the spectrum. The company has about 2,000 lots in its inventory and has been selling a good portion of those home sites in both Maricopa and Pinal counties. In the past six months, BREW has reported Richmond American selling 1,100 partially improved lots and developed lots in Phoenix and Goodyear in Maricopa County and in the Town of Maricopa and Casa Grande in Pinal County. Sources say the company may be looking to sell more of its home sites. Richmond American is a subsidiary of Denver-based MDC Corp. (NYSE:MDC). Find out more from llesCremieux and Hermann at (480) 303-6700. Talk to Darin Rowe, v.p. of land acquisitions at Richmond American, and Demarets at (602) 956-4100. Reach the Commerce Realty agents at (480) 889-9900

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Acquisition of a Scottsdale Medical Plaza

April 21, 2000 Volume VI, Number 16

MEDICAL OFFICE ON SCOTTSDALE ROAD SOLD IN $5+ MILLION DEAL

Scottsdale -- A company formed by investor Ricky Lyons of Champion Partners in Scottsdale paid $5.125 million to purchase a 48,362-square-foot medical office project at 10900 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. The seller was a company formed by principals of Integrated Property Management in Denver (Loren Snyder and Bruce Deifik). The transaction was brokered by Eric Wichterman and Jeff Hartland of Grubb & Ellis Co. in Phoenix, and Mike Auther and Cam Stanton of CB Richard Ellis in Phoenix. The six-building development is reported to be 91 percent occupied. The single-story project is called Scottsdale Professional Plaza. Leasing to be handled by NAI Horizon in Phoenix. No word on management. Acquisition of the Scottsdale medical plaza is the first purchase for Lyons in the Valley. Sources say Lyons is interested in acquiring additional office buildings in the Phoenix area . . . also looking at industrial and retail properties. Get more from Lyons at (480) 922-9212. Reach Snyder and Deifik at (303) 691-8665. Talk to the Grubb & Ellis agents at (602) 954-9000. Catch Auther and Stanton at (602) 735-5555.

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Paseo Family Physicians Leases at Arrowhead Commons

April 30, 2004 Volume X, Number 17

COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

Glendale ? A company formed by Valley physicians Kevin Turner, Graeme Tolson, Joe Raynak and Eric Honing paid just over $2.363 million to purchase 15,507 sq. ft. of office space in two buildings at 18275 N. 59th Avenue in Glendale. The seller was a partnership formed by investor Ricky Lyons of Champion Partners in Scottsdale. The deal was negotiated by Tom Weinhold of NAI Horizon Commercial Real Estate Services in Phoenix, and Dale Cavan of Cavan Commercial in Scottsdale. The offices are within the 14-building Arrowhead Commons project. Paseo Family Physicians (a medical practice owned by the physicians) will occupy about 9,000 sq. ft. of a 12,750-square-foot building. The remainder of that space will be leased to two medical tenants. The other 2,707 sq. ft., which is part of a 5,520-square-foot structure, has been leased to another medical practice.
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Mescal Joint Venture Acquires 48,000 SQ.FT. Medical office in Scottsdale, Arizona

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Mescal Joint Venture Acquires 48,000 SQ.FT. Medical office in Scottsdale, Arizona

Newport Beach: Newport Capital Advisors, a real estate finance firm, today announced that it has arranged financing for a newly formed joint venture partnership, Mescal Partners, LLC, to acquire a 48,000 square foot medical office complex in Scottsdale, Arizona. The complex will be refurbished and repositioned to take advantage of the increasing demand for medical office space in the greater Scottsdale area.

The Mescal Partners, LLC joint-venture consists of development firms J.R. Properties, L.L.C., Champion Partners L.L.C and Dana Commercial Credit, an Austin, Texas-based wholly-owned commercial finance subsidary of Dana Corporation (NYSE: DCN), a fortune 200 company. Dana Commercial Credit will provide the equity capital required to complete the acquisitions and repositioning. First Bank of Arizona N.A. has provided acquisition financing to the venture totaling $4.865 million.

"The venture between Dana Commercial Credit, Rothbard & Associates and Champion Partners combines an aggressive source of long-term capital with two proven development leaders," said Richard Harris, managing director of Newport Capital Advisors. "The venture plans to develop a sizeable portfolio of assets over the next eighteen months and is currently looking at multiple project opportunities."

Champion Partners L.L.C, lead by president Ricky Lyons, is a development firm with a focus on commercial real estate development and investments. Between Champion and its partner SG, Inc. (formerly The Shell Group Inc.), they have developed over 5 million square feet of retail commercial, sold over 130,000 time share units, converted over 2000 condominium units, owned and managed over 1,500 hotel rooms, acquired more than 5,000 residential and rental apartments and more than 500 congregate care housing units. Champion has offices in Scottsdale Arizona and Northbrook, Illinois.

J.R. Properties L.L.C, led by Jeff Rothbard, with his affiliates, have developed more than 4.2 million square feet of retail centers throughout the U.S. since being formed in 1970. Jeff Rothbard, principal of Rothbard & Associates, now focuses on properties located throughout the Western U.S. Newport Capital Advisors is a real estate finance company based in Newport Beach, California. The company and its affiliates arranges a wide range of real estate financing including joint-venture equity capital, tax-exempt bond refundings, structured finance, and provides real estate advisors services. Clients of the firm include real estate companies, developers, pension fund advisors, commercial finance companies, and investors.



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PHOENIX INVESTOR PAYS $7.9 MILLION FOR MEDICAL OFFICE PROPERTY ON SCOTTSDALE ROAD

June 21, 2002 Volume VIII, Number 24

PHOENIX INVESTOR PAYS $7.9 MILLION FOR MEDICAL OFFICE PROPERTY ON SCOTTSDALE ROAD

Scottsdale ? A company formed by investor Neil Ginsberg of Pinnacle Diversified in Phoenix paid $7.9 million to purchase a 46,425-square-foot medical office project at 10900 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. The seller was a company formed by investor Ricky Lyons of Champion Partners in Scottsdale. The sale was negotiated through Dennis Desmond and Trevor Klinkhammer of Insignia ESG in Phoenix, and Tom Weinhold of NAI Horizon Real Estate Group Inc. in Phoenix. The six-building complex is reported to be 94 percent occupied. NAI Horizon to manage and lease the project. Over the years, BREW has reported Ginsberg buying and selling a number of income-producing properties in the Phoenix area. Ginsberg is interested in acquiring additional real estate assets in the Valley. In April 2000, BREW reported Lyons paying $5.125 million to purchase the Scottsdale Road medical offices. Sources say Lyons may be interested in buying additional income-producing properties in the Phoenix area. Learn more from Ginsberg at (602) 750-3446. Talk to Lyons at (480) 922-9212. Call Weinhold at (602) 955-4000. Reach Desmond and Klinkhammer at (602) 912-1700.
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