Velocity Retail Group produced and hosted an educational event for NAIOP Arizona Chapter members and guests to provide an overview of the retail real estate market in Phoenix. Darren Pitts, Executive Vice President and Board Member for NAIOP Arizona moderated the event. Darren is the first retail-focused Board member for NAIOP
Velocity Retail Group announces the hiring of Mark Villalpando as Senior Vice President and Designated Broker of the firms newly launched Velocity Management Services division. The division will work with our new and existing clients to maximize property value and investment returns. In addition, Mark will be the Senior Vice President
Darren Pitts, Executive Vice President of Velocity Retail Group represented Life Time Athletic in an 80,000 square foot lease at Biltmore Fashion Park at Camelback Road and 24th Street in Phoenix, Arizona. The club is expected to open in the fall of 2019. It is currently under construction on the east
Darren Pitts, Executive Vice President at Velocity Retail Group and Dave Cheatham, President at Velocity finalized the 23,975 square foot lease for Goodwill at the southeast corner of Ray and Rural Roads in Chandler. This transaction represents another big box leased by the Velocity Retail team. The space was a
It has been a long ten years, but the vacancy rate for the Phoenix retail market has returned to levels not recorded since 2008. As of the second quarter 2018 the vacancy rate is 7.8%. Compared to 2008 when the vacancy was 7.9%. This improvement is remarkable as our market still
Dave Cheatham, President, Darren Pitts, Executive Vice President and Bonnie Arlia, Senior Vice President of Velocity Retail Group recently finalized a lease of 12,500 square feet on behalf of Old Navy. The new store will be located in the Queen Creek Marketplace shopping center located at the southwest corner of Rittenhouse
Ashley HomeStore has signed a lease for a new location of 42,000 SF at 3090 Gateway Boulevard in Prescott, Arizona. The location is immediately adjacent to Prescott Gateway, the area's only enclosed regional mall, in a location formerly occupied by The Roomstore. Darren Pitts of Velocity Retail Group and Aaron Hodgdon
Prime Sleep, a new mattress concept for Arizona recently opened their first Phoenix area store at 15811 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. The chain will open over a dozen stores throughout Phoenix in the next 18 to 24 months. Currently they have 10 stores in Kansas City, Missouri. Gary Cary, CEO
Velocity Retail Group’s Charity Committee recently hosted a Mission Tour at the Phoenix Regional Operations Center for Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona. The tours educate and enlighten guests on the many ways that Goodwill impacts our community. Over 40 attendees were able to join the tour which took the group
Velocity Retail Group celebrated the ribbon cutting of the “Teen Den” for the Child Life program at Maricopa County Integrated Health Systems. The Velocity Charities Committee launched the Teen Den project about two years ago after completing a toy drive for the Child Life Program at MIHS. Kyla Mohney, Child Life
