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Volume 33 Issue 04 Goodyear, AZ

October 27, 2021

Business Briefcase

BY LAUREN SERRATO

West Valley View Staff Writer

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his week, Business Briefcase is taking a deep dive into a new hotel coming to Buckeye next year, as well as the launch of a financial services entity in Goodyear. Lastly, read which West Valley city will be home to a 258-unit, multifamily community.

As always, feel free to send any Business Briefcase inquiries or questions to lserrato@timespublications.com.

New Marriott complex coming to Buckeye

IN THE BIZ

In what Buckeye City Councilmember Craig Heustis refers to as “another great investment in our city,” a new Marriott complex is set to open in that city.

Performance Capital Partners LLC acquired a site for its upcoming dual-brand Marriott TownePlace Suites and Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel complex at the northwest quadrant of Market Street and Verrado Way in Buckeye.

Performance Capital Partners will act as developer and manager of the new hotel. The expected completion date is November 2022.

Construction of the hotel will be led

by Quest Development & Construction. This will be the third hotel Performance Capital Partners and Quest will complete together.

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Right, Mary Reha, one of Arete’s co-founders, brings more than 30 years of tax and accounting experience to the table. (Photo by Paul Markow) Left, Edwin “Ted” Ashton, a longtime Phoenix attorney and one of Arete’s co-founders, graduated with a degree in business finance in 2003. After successfully running a small company for several years, he returned to law school, graduating with high honors from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2011. (Photo by Paul Markow)

WV business leaders start financial services entity Two community-minded West Valley executives are pooling their extensive knowledge of tax, accounting and law to launch Arete Financial Solutions LLC. Mary L. Reha and attorney Edwin “Ted” R. Ashton strive to help Arete clients attain “complete financial well-being,” which is the motto of their (USPS 004-616) is published weekly

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Whether someone needs help with personal or business tax preparation, bookkeeping and accounting, trust and estate planning, business legal issues or financial advising — all details can be managed at Arete.

“As a new business client, we listen to your goals and review the status of your business needs,” Ashton said.

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hensive team of professionals to help you reach your financial and business objectives.”

Reha said clients will have the professional services of a tax specialist, accountant, attorney and financial adviser with expertise in wealth management.

“We believe having all our advisers working together under one roof will offer our clients the highest level of efficiency, customer service, and success in achieving financial well-being,” she said.

Reha and Ashton will be two of the first Arizona business owners to take advantage of a recent change in the legal ethics rules.

In 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court approved proposed rule changes which allow lawyers and nonlawyers to have common ownership of entities providing legal and nonlegal services through an “alternative business structure.” The change took effect Jan. 1, and Ashton began the onerous approval process to partner with Reha.

Reha, who founded MLR Professional Tax Services in 2014, said the family-like working culture that is a key part of the MLR identity also will be a cornerstone of Arete.

Arete is a concept in ancient Greek philosophy that refers to “excellence” associated with the fulfillment of purpose, or the act of living up to one’s full

potential.

Reha and Ashton pledge to strive for excellence in all services to clients, provide their employees an inviting and inclusive environment, and to continue their individual long histories of community involvement in the West Valley.

To further broaden Arete’s breadth of services, the partners plan to bring on a licensed financial planner in the new year.

The group’s objective is to optimize its clients’ complete financial wellbeing by providing professional tax and accounting advice, legal services and financial planning to help maximize investment, remain in full compliance, properly establish legal entities, and put in place documents to ensure succession for businesses and retention of wealth for future generations.

Arete celebrated its launch by hosting a community open house for families and business owners.

Arete Financial Solutions is at 2440 N. Litchfield Road, Suite 210.

For more information, visit aretefs.com.

Evergreen Devco Inc., a leading retail and multifamily development company, broke ground on the development of a 258-unit, multifamily community

located at 89th Avenue and McDowell Road in Tolleson.

The 9.48-acre project, located at 8827 W. McDowell Road., will add a residential component to the larger Plaza 91 mixed-use development, which houses a Fairfield Inn and retail shops.

“Tolleson has great proximity to existing and growing employment in both the Central and West Valley areas of Metro Phoenix,” said Matt Evans, Evergreen’s regional president of Arizona multifamily. “We are pleased to work with the city of Tolleson to add much needed housing to this thriving community. This is an amenity-focused, garden-style community that will offer residents excellent proximity to employment and retail amenities located along the I-10 and Loop 101 corridors.”

BMA Architects LLC is designing the project, which will feature three-story luxury garden apartments with a resort-style pool and spa, wood-inspired plank flooring, quartz countertops and stainless-steel appliances. The leasing office will open in December 2022.

Scottsdale-based MT Builders LLC is the contractor for the Parc Tolleson project, which is being engineered by Phoenix-based HilgartWilson LLC. Landscape design is provided by Scottsdale-based Collaborative V Design Studio.

For more information, visit evgre.com.

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down. However, within 30 days, both spaces were leased at higher rental rates than previously secured for those spaces. Then, just before closing, the center was brought to 100% leased status.”

E11even Investments Inc. of Phoenix purchased the property from Westwind Plaza LLC of Peoria. Korth and JK Jackson of Colliers in Arizona handled the sale transaction, in collaboration with Caitlin Zirpolo of the Colliers National Retail Investment Sales Team in Irvine, California.

The buyer was represented by Scott Isacksen of Cushman & Wakefield.

Westwind Plaza Shops was constructed in 2001. The two-building,

neighborhood retail center contains 21,187 square feet of space that is fully leased to 15 tenants. These two buildings are part of a larger, five-building retail center that serve as a “Village Square.” This center is centrally located in the dominant retail corridor of Avondale, at 107th Avenue and Indian School Road.

Strategically located adjacent to a Fry’s-anchored center, the tenant mix at Westwind Plaza Shops includes a diverse group of businesses including a medical practice, game store, bakery and several restaurants. The densely populated neighborhood surrounding the property has fueled success for small shop owners.

Evergreen Devco breaks ground for Tolleson community

Westwind Plaza Shops in Avondale is sold

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estwind Plaza Shops, located at 10555 and 10575 W. Indian School Road, Avondale, has been sold to a local investor.

This marks the retail center’s third owner since the building’s construction in 2001.

“This sale serves as a great lesson in the importance of location, configuration and tenant mix to maintain full occupancy,” said Mindy Korth, executive vice president with Colliers in Arizona.

“During the marketing and sales process, one tenant closed due to health issues and another downsized because of pandemic business slow-

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Public Notice INVITATION TO BID Bids Due: December 2, 2021 – 11:00am Project: McDowell Rd West CFD Civil Roadway Improvements DMB White Tank LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum A- General Engineering license, to submit sealed bids for the above referenced project which consists of but is not limited to the roadway improvements in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Access to the plans and bid documents for this project will be available on October 27, 2021. All interested parties should contact Deana Burris at dburris@ dmbinc.com to obtain access to the electronic bid documents.

Please reference the project name listed above in the email subject line. A MANDATORY prebid meeting will be held via Zoom call on November 3, 2021, at 11:00am. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties.

Sealed bids will be received until 11:00am on December 2, 2021, at the DMB Verrado Offices – 4236 N. Verrado Way Suite A200, Buckeye, AZ 85396. Bids submitted after 11:00am will not be accepted. Bids will be opened privately but read aloud at 11:05am via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within seven (7) days of bid opening. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all

award for any reason DMB White Tank LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by DMB White Tank LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid pack-age and addendums for further information or contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc. com – reference McDowell Rd West CFD Civil Roadway Improvements. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.

information re-quested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Con-tractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing DMB White Tank LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor re-fuses or fails to enter into the Contract with DMB White Tank LLC upon award. The bonds will be returned to all Contract-ors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work.

The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal.

A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Con-tractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless DMB White Tank LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents.

Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete and will be rejected. DMB White Tank LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to with-hold the

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