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PHOENIX-A recently formed, Chicago-based joint venture hasentered the market in a dramatic fashion, beating out anotherbidder in a public auction for a 65-year ground lease on 60 acresof industrially zoned land. The Arizona State LandDepartment walked away with $21 million from the offering.

The acreage is located at the intersection of Loop 202 and 40thStreet near Sky Harbor International Airport. According to ArizonaState land commissioner Mark Winkleman, intense bidding drove theland's value from its original $15.64-million appraisal to $21million. "That was quite a nice increase," Winkleman says.

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