Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 8, 2021

CHICAGO—Priorities on how operators create and respond to touchpoints with renters and prospects have been shifting since the pandemic. New technology has unlocked opportunities to connect in different ways and to generate data to help with decision-making.Strategies for such were discussed by…»

Update: After an emotional plea from a resident concerning traffic and access points on Alsup Road, the Glendale Planning Commission tabled one of two rezoning applications for proposed massive industrial projects near Luke Air Force Base on Thursday.Glendale Planning Commission voted to recommend Bickman Industrial, a…»

The developers of an east Mesa shopping center were really excited when Facebook announced earlier this summer it was building a $800 million data center across the street from where they wanted to build.Now, those plans are a reality as Scottsdale-based Diversified Partners has closed on the 17-acre property on the…»

Where did everyone go? Even though the U.S. Census shows Mesa’s population grew to over a half million, solidifying its rank as the second-largest city in Maricopa County…it was still a far cry from earlier projections.According to Census information released by the Maricopa Association of Governments, Mesa’s official new…»

Decron Properties continued its rapid expansion into the Phoenix MSA with its recent acquisition of Broadstone Grand, a 300-unit multifamily community in Tempe for $106.5 million. Since entering the market in May of this year, the Los Angeles-based real estate investment company has acquired three properties in…»