Phoenix

CAREFREE, AZ-Guardian Technologies' subsidiary Palo Verde has laid out $800,000 for 100 acres in Wyoming and five acres in Colorado. One is ticketed for two equestrian ranches and the other, retail and commercial projects. Guardian's homeport is Carefree.

CHANDLER, AZ-Fairfield Residential has started yet another apartment complex in the Valley. The 288-unit Cantera in Chandler is being positioned on 20 acres, recently bought for more than $2 million.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-GE Capital and Goldman Sachs have agreed to provide about $7 billion of liquidity for the Scottsdale-based Finova Group, pending the outcome of due diligence. The construction lender has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since March.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-JPI of Irving, TX has hawked its 539-unit Jefferson at Scottsdale for $54 million in a record-breaking price for the region. The $100,185 per unit price is $26,645 higher than the average.

PHOENIX-Downtown's largest hotel is for sale, and the owners, who have put $20 million in improvements into the property, are looking for offers in the nine-figure range.

TUCSON-The owner of one of downtown's largest office towers says that one good-sized tenant could prompt the company to start construction on a 23-story office tower.

PHOENIX-A California partnership acquires 212-lot facility in neighboring Tucson.

PHOENIX-Husband-and-wife investment team get 50-unit complex on city's northwest edge.