SCOTTSDALE, AZ—In a project being called Mainspring Flex Phase III at Pima Center, MainSpring Capital Group has plans to speculatively develop 150,660 square feet of light industrial space suitable for warehouse/assembly/distribution uses in northeast Scottsdale, AZ. MainSpring Capital is the developer of the Pima Center.

MainSpring's light industrial offering at Pima Center (of which this project is the third phase) has 24-foot interior building clear-height, dock-high and grade-level loading from ample all-concrete truck courts and generous on-site parking. The new project features R-38 roof insulation and all LED warehouse lighting to drive down occupancy expenses.

Phase III construction will begin during fourth quarter of this year and completion is scheduled for mid-year 2017. The speculative development includes two buildings totaling 150,660 square feet. Buildings A and B will have a 70,130-square-foot floorplate with additional mezzanine area. The architecture has tinted glazing and performance glass, as well as a conceptual green space courtyard. The property will have a 160-foot fully secured truck court, as well as both truck-level and grade-level loading.

“Demand is robust for high-quality space of this type in the North Scottsdale submarket. Our existing Pima Center industrial/flex buildings are 100% leased with a backlog of interested tenants,” says Curtis Brown, principal of MainSpring Capital Group and Ross Brown Partners Inc., the firm handling the leasing. “The business park has evolved into a dynamic hub of various businesses that employ more than 3,700 people. It arguably is the most successful mixed-use business park in the market and is slated to contain up to 3 million square feet of space with approximately 8,000 employees on campus at full build out.”

Pima Center is a mixed-use business park comprised of 232 acres within the Salt River Pima Indian community including land leased from individual members of the Salt River community. It has nearly one full mile of frontage on the west side of the Loop 101 freeway bookended by freeway on-ramps at both Via de Ventura and Pima Road/90th Street exits.

Brown tells GlobeSt.com: “Our brand of multi-tenant light industrial product is ranked best in class where ever we build it, but in North Scottsdale it's a game changer. There is virtually nothing like it, except for our own first two phases, which are 100% occupied and have been for a while. Each time we build one of these projects, we learn from our past and try to make improvements in each area. From the office configurations to the layout of the secured loading court, we're constantly tweaking our designs. I think this time around, occupiers are going to love the energy efficiency and particularly the potential green space courtyard that will enable them to get creative with some indoor/outdoor spaces. We're already delivering proposals to users and are very excited about the project.”

The park includes a variety of commercial properties ranging from the Honor Health Rehab Hospital and Rancho Solano private 6-12 school to multi-story class-A office space, garden office and assembly/distribution/flex facilities. The business park contains more than a million square feet of office space and about 430,000 square feet of light industrial/flex facilities. Pima Center currently is 98% occupied, far outpacing the market in that regard. Companies such as Rural/Metro Ambulance, First American Title and Plexus Worldwide have major facilities at Pima Center. Businesses at Pima Center benefit from the North Scottsdale amenities while maintaining access to the employee base in other parts of the Valley via the immediate access to the Loop 101 and superior ingress/egress.

The park is surrounded by a multitude of entertainment venues, including the Salt River Fields (home of the Diamondbacks and Rockies spring training) the Butterfly Pavillion, the upcoming Odysea in the Desert Aquarium and a multitude of offerings within the Talking Stick entertainment corridor.

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