Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Tempe Land Planned for Student Housing Sells for $6.5m

Site of 1010 Lemon Development
 Vizzda – February 18, 2014 – IMH Financial sold the 3.74-acre vacant parcel of land at 1010 East Lemon Street to Blue Vista Capital of Chicago for $6.5m or $41.89 per square foot. William Meris, president and chief executive officer of IMH, and Irene Moroko, senior vice president of Blue Vista, closed the deal. 

The property at 1010 E Lemon is planned for a mixed-use student housing project, which includes a ground floor retail component, convenient access to light rail and is described by the development team as follows:

1010 Lemon, a mixed-use development, reflects a village concept in which there is opportunity for residency including dining and recreation within the development, and on the same hand to go to school, work, buy merchandise and recreate within the area. This connectivity is reasonably available without the use of an automobile. This proposal is predominantly residential but includes a commercial restaurant component at the Lemon and Terrace intersection for enjoyment by the public. The proximity of the site to ASU main campus (educational use), Mill Avenue (mixed-use) and to Apache Boulevard (commercial use, including grocery) via walking or bicycling is a principal feature that supports the village concept.

The project, as approved by the Tempe City Council on June 27, 2013, would include a ±325,399 sf 6-story housing cluster of 220 dwelling units with 600 bedrooms and a ±131,198 sf integrated 400-vehicle parking structure. This project will rise ±76 ft above the city streets on a triangular parcel at the northwest corner of Terrace Rd and Lemon St in the neighborhood just east of ASU. The planned unit mix is 24 1-bedroom units, 84 2-bedroom units, 40 3-bedroom units and 72 4-bedroom units.  The sale price of this project corresponds to $29,545 per dwelling unit or $10,833 per bedroom. For more information on the project, including renderings and site plans, follow this link and complete the form.

IMH Financial had originally loaned $6.12m on this property on May 16, 2008 to developers Ken Losch & David Dewar of Avenue Communities (also Tempe Land Company) and acquired ownership of the property on September 22, 2010 through a trustee sale.

Edward Moore
Director of Research
www.vizzda.com

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