ViaWest Group and Walton Street Capital sell Farmer Industrial Center for $24.5M in prime Tempe location

PHOENIX, Feb. 17, 2026 – JLL Capital Markets announced today the $24.5 million sale of Farmer Industrial Center, a 93,903-square-foot, two-building industrial park strategically located at 9185 and 9245 South Farmer Avenue in Tempe, Arizona.

JLL represented the seller, ViaWest Group and Walton Street Capital, in the transaction. Speed Bay acquired the asset.

The property sits within the highly coveted infill industrial submarket of Tempe, offering exceptional connectivity with proximity to Interstate 10 just four minutes away and Loop 101 within seven minutes, providing convenient access to multiple major transportation arteries including Loop 202, US 60 and Sky Harbor International Airport.

The property features a 20-foot clear height, six dock-high and 13 grade-level doors, with additional capacity through two punch-outs, wet-pipe sprinkler systems and ample parking at 2.63 spaces per 1,000 square feet.

Currently 94.1% leased to seven tenants across diverse industries including aerospace, third-party logistics, home improvement services and electrical testing, the property provides a stable and balanced income stream with staggered rollover.

"This transaction reflects the strength of well-located, infill industrial assets in Tempe and the disciplined execution of our asset management strategy," said Todd Weiss, Chief Operating Officer at ViaWest Group. "Farmer Industrial Center benefits from strong tenant demand and limited new supply in the submarket, positioning the asset for continued success for the foreseeable future."

The JLL Capital Markets team was led by Senior Managing Director Ben Geelan, Senior Director Greer Oliver, Associate Bryce Beecher and Analyst Gigi Martin.

"Farmer Industrial Center represented an exceptional opportunity for investors seeking cash-flowing industrial assets with significant upside potential in one of the fastest-growing metros in the country," said Geelan. "With in-place rents below market and a short-term weighted average lease term, this property is perfectly positioned for value enhancement through near-term mark-to-market leasing in Tempe's disciplined development environment."

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Established in 2003, ViaWest Group is a Phoenix-based, full-service commercial real estate investment, development, and property management firm. ViaWest Group is one of the fastest growing real estate investment companies in the Southwestern U.S. with over $3.6 billion in aggregate transactions since inception, 13.3+ million square feet owned, managed and under development, with offices in Phoenix and Denver. ViaWest Group is currently seeking to acquire and develop office, industrial, healthcare, powered land and multi-family buildings and land parcels in the Southwestern U.S. Visit our website www.viawestgroup.com or contact Mikele Keiffer at (602) 957-8300 x116.

Speed Bay is sponsored by Academy Partners Group, a leader in institutional real estate with a robust network of diverse industry connections built on decades of experience.

Walton Street is a private real estate investment firm that manages a diversified equity and debt platform on behalf of its global institutional clients. Since its inception in 1994 through its affiliates, Walton Street has raised over $17 billion of capital commitments from global institutional investors and has acquired, financed, managed, and sold $60 billion of real estate. Walton Street has sourced $15 billion in lending opportunities for its affiliates since inception. Walton Street’s core lending strategy provides efficient debt capital targeting newer vintage, income-producing real estate assets, spanning a range of property types in major U.S. markets. Through the cross platform synergies of its investment groups, Walton Street seeks to make real estate equity and debt investments with attractive risk adjusted returns. For more information, visit waltonst.com.