PHOENIX-Things are looking up for an elevator remodeling firm now that it has purchased a 10,157-sf office and industrial building at 5611 S. 24th St. The new location will double the firm's size.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Locally based Mark-Taylor Realty is bolstering its staff with the addition of seven new realtors. The new hires come from diverse backgrounds that include a licensed builder, a lawyer and an accountant.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-A strong demand for office space in the North Scottsdale market prompts Furst Properties to begin construction on a 110,000-sf, class A building. The $10-million building shell is projected to be 50% leased by its October opening.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Interwest Brokerage Inc. of Salt Lake City will be among the first tenants in the McDowell Mountain Business Center under a five-year lease agreement for 5,561 sf of office/warehouse space. Move-in is set for mid-December.

GLENDALE, AZ-The competition for a 181,596-sf building was so fierce that bidders drove up the price by $400,000. A San Diego investment firm put the cap on the bidding war when it paid $19.4 million in cash for property fully leased to Honeywell.

PHOENIX-A couple exchanges several smaller apartment properties for the fully leased 24-unit West Winds apartments in an $860,000 off-market deal. The buy was the second multifamily purchase for the couple in recent months.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-A nightclub popular with the college crowd has found just the right spot a few miles north for a second location to build in appeal for the professional set. The Devil's Martini took 7,971 sf at Shea Scottsdale Shopping Center.

GILBERT, AZ-Cambridge Filter will build a multi-million-dollar office and manufacturing facility for its specialty product, air filters for the semiconductor industry. Ground breaks in December on 8.8 acres bought for $2.1 million.