Commercial Real Estate & Business News – August 21, 2024

Home Run Dugout Takes Big Swing in Growing Entertainment Corridor Near Talking Stick

A growing Texas entertainment concept is stepping up to the plate near Scottsdale. Austin-based Home Run Dugout, which offers soft-toss baseball batting cages, is opening its first location outside Texas near Loop 101 and Talking Stick Way on Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community land. It will start construction…»

GPEC Helps Dozens of Businesses Set Up Shop in Arizona in Past Year

The Phoenix region is in the throes of a monumental run of business expansions and economic development announcements.This year alone, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. upped its investment in Phoenix from $40 billion to $65 billion, the largest foreign direct investment in Arizona’s…»

These Homebuilders Look to the Sun Belt for a US Housing Recovery

From Florida to Texas to Arizona, some homebuilders are betting that the long-term lure of the Sun Belt can overcome even elevated mortgage rates and new concerns of a recession. With its warm climates, robust job growth and in some cases favorable tax laws, the Sun Belt traditionally has been a destination…»

Developer Pays $10M for Chandler Apartment Complex Site

A national developer of multifamily projects last month paid just over $10 million for nearly 7.7 acres near downtown Chandler that will be home to a 252-unit apartment complex. The Garrett Companies, which has offices in several midwestern states and Colorado, bought the land near the northeast corner of…»

Metro Phoenix Apartment Boom Continues in 2024. Will it Last?

Metro Phoenix is an apartment construction powerhouse in 2024 (4th busiest builder in the U.S.), set to complete 20,141 apartments by the end of the year, outranked only by New York, Dallas and Austin. What’s more, metro Phoenix is gearing up for a veritable building boom…»