40,000 Square Feet Signed, 200 New Jobs Created and Targeted Property Renovations Fuel Fourth Quarter for CityCenter of CityNorth
PHOENIX (October 8, 2013) – CityCenter of CityNorth (www.CityCenterofCityNorth.com
“We are delighted to welcome Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar as well as office tenants that complement our existing mix and provide even more reasons to enjoy High Street, said Leslie Himley, vice president of marketing for CityCenter of CityNorth. “These additions coupled with our planned property enhancements will be warmly welcomed by existing tenants, our residents, North Valley tourists and the surrounding community.”
NEW TENANTS
Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill
As the third location in Arizona, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill at CityNorth will be a full-service bar with a seating capacity for more than 300 guests. The 14,500 square foot venue will feature live country music, country dancing and dancing Whiskey girls. Opening daily at11 a.m. for lunch, the bar will also offer birthday parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties, private event and corporate gathering packages as well as military discounts.
Consistent with Toby Keith’s vision, the venue will feature local, regional and national up-and-coming artists. Its corporate team anticipates a late spring to early summer 2014 opening and creating between 125 to 175 full and part-time jobs.
“We’re ecstatic to bring the next Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill to CityNorth, said Frank Capri President and CEO for Boomtown Entertainment / Owner-Operators of TK ILTB&G. “The CityNorth concept and vision has always been in our sights and we are excited to partner with the CityNorth management team as their vision and ours are in step to help grow North Phoenix. Arizona is where our company started, it’s full of Country music fans and the CityNorth location is the perfect next piece of the puzzle for our strategic roll-out in Arizona.”
Board certified orthodontist, Dr. C. Chris Murphy, is relocating his Scottsdale practice to an approximately 3,600 square foot space on High Street. It will be his third location in the Valley. Dr. Murphy and his team provide orthodontics for both children and adults in the surrounding community. They also offer Invisalign, clear and lingual (Invisible braces) for those patients seeking a more esthetic treatment option. New patients are always being accepted.
Others
On September 3, Desert Ridge Pediatric Dentistry and Desert Ridge Prosthodontics opened offices on High Street. Combined the practices represent 10,000 square feet. Earlier this month Mojo Yogurt reopened in an 850 square foot space.
A large technology company has also just signed a 7,500 square foot lease for its first location in the state. More information to come on this tenant November 5.
EXPANSIONS, RENEWALS, RENOVATIONS
CityCenter of CityNorth will undergo a series of targeted renovations and enhancements to support the growth of the development while maintaining its impeccable building standards and modern architecture. A second parking garage containing 224 spaces will be built to better serve tenants and guests on the east side of the property. The garage will be adjacent to, and south of building eight, which houses Blue Martini and Ocean Prime. Additional planned improvements include new building and monument signage, improved lighting, landscaping and more.
Stealth Software’s new global headquarters is a nearly 4,000 square foot space on the second floor of the 5450 East High Street Building. The software development company recently announced it will create 200 new tech jobs in Arizona.
STEALTH Software moves data securely to any cloud environment, and controls access to the data once it is stored there. The company’s game-changing solutions provide secure and cost effective answers to cloud adoption for any organization. The software ensures robust data privacy, compliance and information security using military-grade encryption. Stealth has been honored by Gartner as its 2013 Cool Vendor Award recipient for Cloud Computing, and has been validated by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC). Stealth’s cyber security solutions also work for companies that prefer to house their data on-premise.
Leaders in K-12 and public entity project management – with a specialization in renewable energy projects – Kennedy Partners moved into a 3,800 square foot office space on High Street in 2012. Demand for their expertise continues to grow and in addition to hiring more employees for their Facility Management Group (FMG) subsidiary, Kennedy Partners is undergoing a 2,700 square foot expansion to give them a total of 6,500 square feet. Kennedy Partners and FMG serves clients across Arizona, so accessibility was an integral part of its initial relocation to CityCenter of CityNorth. Employees also appreciate the great views, clean architecture and central location. Learn more about Kennedy Partners and Facility Management Group at www.kennedyprtnrs.com or www.fmgroupaz.com.
Guttilla Murphy Anderson, P.C. an AV rated law firm based in Phoenix – with attorneys admitted to practice in Arizona, California, the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Courts in California and Arizona – recently signed a extensive lease renewal on its 6,000 square foot office. Originally moving to CityCenter of CityNorth in 2009, the law firm specializes incommercial litigation, liquor licensing, state and federal civil appeals, receivership and representation of federal bankruptcy trustees.
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