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Commercial Real Estate & Business News – August 5, 2015

Natural Grocers will open its first Phoenix store Aug. 11. The new store will be at 13802 N. Scottsdale Road. As part of its grand opening, the first 100 customers will receive a gift card up to $100. Natural Grocers already operates four Arizona stores in Sedona, Tucson, Flagstaff and Prescott. The Scottsdale store will mark the Colorado-based family-run chain’s 100th store… Read more »
SanTan Development Group will move forward on SanTan Village plaza project featuring eight new retail shops at the northeast corner of E. Pecos Boulevard and S. Market Street in Gilbert, after the town’s Design Review Board approved plans earlier this summer. Planned sizes for tenant spaces from 1,430SF to 3,500SF. Design plans also include two patio spaces, 450SF and 850SF, that may be used for restaurant spaces… Read more »
Principal Asset Management is moving ahead with plans to develop a formerly commercially zoned property northeast of 32nd Street and Shea Boulevard into a modern 146-unit multifamily property after receiving approval from the Phoenix City Council last month. The 4 acre View 32 complex will feature a three-story building with studio, one-be and two-bedroom units in a gated community… Read more »
The company hired 600 people during the first half of this year, with the goal of reaching 8,000 total employees for the new Marina Heights facility currently under construction in Tempe near to ASU Sun Devil Stadium and the ASU Athletic Facilities District… Read more »
Homeownership fell for the eighth straight year in 2014, while a surge in rental demand drove prices up and vacancies down. Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix were the leading metros for construction growth last year, with permitting of 50% more units than in 2013. Read more »