Ross Brown Partners makes Todd DeHaven vice president of operations

Todd DeHaven has been named vice president of operations for Ross Brown Partners, Inc., 8925 E. Pima Center Parkway in Scottsdale. Mr. DeHaven brings experience in transformational business leadership involving strategy, collaboration and technological advancement, according to a press release. “Todd ‘s incredible track record developing innovative programs impressed us from the start,” Curtis Brown, … Read more

White Castle® Announces History Making Plans to Expand to The Block at Pima Center in Scottsdale, Arizona

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — White Castle, America’s first fast-food hamburger restaurant, today announced plans to open its first restaurant at “The Block” located on Route 101 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The new Castle, which is targeted to open in 2019, will mark the family-owned company’s first restaurant in the state of Arizona and is expected to bring 50 … Read more

Starbucks, Texas Roadhouse sign at The Block in Scottsdale

Starbucks, Texas Roadhouse and an additional, iconic restaurant brand have all signed leases this month to open restaurants at The Block at Pima Center, paving the way for vertical construction to begin.  Further lease announcements are expected soon as additional tenants are poised to sign contracts on the remaining shop spaces and the two remaining pads … Read more

Leasing activity strong after construction starts at The Block at Pima Center

MainSpring Capital Group, developer of The Block at Pima Center, announced today that five retail tenants and two hotels have committed to the project.  The Block, which has been under construction for just 30 days, has already attracted 28,835 square feet of retail space and two hotels with a total of 166 rooms. Located on the … Read more

Developers break ground on The Block, largest Scottsdale retail center in five years

MainSpring Capital, developer of the 232-acre mixed-use Pima Center along with Forum Capital, broke ground on its 22-acre retail mixed-use center called The Block. “We are excited to be underway on this dynamic project,” says Curtis Brown, principal with MainSpring Capital Group. “This is the largest retail mixed-use center built in Scottsdale since The Quarter. The enthusiasm from tenants has … Read more

Ross Brown Partners/JLL ink large Tempe office sublease with Concentrix Corporation

Ross Brown Partners, Inc. represented the Sub-Tenant, Concentrix Corporation, and Jones Lang LaSalle represented the Sub-Lessor, University of Phoenix, in a 101,000 SF office lease at 1601 W. Fountainhead Parkway in Tempe. Originally a spec office building design that was revised to accommodate the educational use of University of Phoenix, the 3 ½ floors of … Read more

CarVal Investors acquires Pima Center office buildings for $50 million

A venture between CarVal Investors in Hopkins, Minn. (John Brice, CEO) and MainspringCapital Group in Scottsdale paid $50 million ($183.97 per foot) to buy roughly 272,000 sq. ft. of office space within the Pima Center mixed-use business park on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. That 209-acre project is located on the eastern edge of Scottsdale at the northwest corner … Read more