It was a standing room only crowd of over 80 attendees for Velocity Retail Group’s 2019 Retail Forecast event. Shopping center owners, developers, investors and retailers came to hear firsthand the state of the retail market in Phoenix and what is trending with retailers this year and into the future. Darren Pitts, Brian Gast, and…
Ashley HomeStore held their grand opening for the newest Arizona location at 3090 Gateway Boulevard in Prescott. The 42,000 square foot store welcomed a crowd of eager shoppers after the ribbon cutting. The location is immediately adjacent to Prescott Gateway, the area’s only enclosed regional mall. Darren Pitts of Velocity Retail Group and Aaron Hodgdon…
Velocity Retail Group recently finalized the first two ground leases for Valvoline Instant Oil Change™ as part of their new market expansion into the Phoenix metroplex and the State of Arizona. The company is the second largest quick lube chain in the U.S. with currently 1,150+ locations in 46 states. Velocity Retail Group is representing…
Velocity Retail Group completed the $2,876,000 NNN investment sale of two ground leased properties at the Heritage Square shopping center in Queen Creek. The parcels are located at the southeast corner of Rittenhouse Road and Ellsworth Road in Queen Creek. The shopping center is a joint venture between Wadsworth Development Group and Accelerated Development Services…
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 Arizona. Darren commented after…
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 side of the mall.…
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 former Fry’s grocery store. The…
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 has a glut of…
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 Road and Ellsworth Road…
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 of Prime Sleep commented…