PIMA COUNTY, Arizona – Due to the possibility of freezing temperatures overnight, the Pima Animal Care Center Animal Support Services (APS) is making temperature-related calls a higher priority. Pet owners are also encouraged to bring pets inside or provide adequate shelter.

“It’s easy to think that dogs are immune to cold because of their fur,” said Monica Dangler, Interim Director of Animal Services. “Some are better able to handle the cold than others, but a taking a few simple precautions can ensure an enjoyable winter experience for both pets and their people.”

Community members who see a pet without appropriate shelter should report it to PACC’s animal protection dispatch at (520) 724-5900, extension 4. Officers will do their best to address these calls in a timely manner.

APS manager Christina Snow said calls like these go near the top of the emergency list.

“Many pets can be safe in outside temperatures with proper shelter, but puppies, smaller dogs, and older dogs should not be left outdoors when the temperature falls below 40 degrees,” Snow said.

PACC is also offering tips for pet owners to help them protect their pets from the cold.

• Bring pets indoors for the night.
• For outdoor-only pets, make sure there is adequate shelter, which not only provides overhead cover, but also protects from drafts and keep pets off the ground. Blankets and straw can both provide relief from the cold ground.
• Put sweaters or coats on pets when they are outside in cold weather. Pets in Tucson are not used to freezing cold temperatures so pet clothing can help keep them warm while out on a walk.
• Knock on your car before you start it in the morning to help critters safely escape before you start up the engine.
• License and microchip pets. If your pet becomes lost in dangerously cold weather, you will want to get it back as quickly as possible. Check your tags and microchip to make sure the information is up-to-date. You can check the microchip here and update your pet’s license here.

“The easiest way to keep them safe is to bring them inside your home,” Dangler said.

The shelter is open for essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic. All non-emergency appointments will require an appointment. People can make their appointments and keep up with the operational changes at pima.gov/animalcare.

Buyer Plans Extensive Renovation and Transformation to Luxury Destination Property

Phoenix, Arizona – The Poco Diablo Resort in Sedona has been purchased by Bentley Legacy Holdings, LLC for an undisclosed price. The Plano, TX based owner plans to renovate the property to improve the guest experience, and has engaged Aimbridge Hospitality as the manager.

“Our team was able to show investors the upside potential with operational efficiencies and property renovations. This allowed us to maximize the price, even during the COVID-19 pandemic and the current credit crunch on hospitality debt,” says Jon Grantham, vice president with Colliers International in Arizona.

Sedona as a hospitality market poses a very high barrier for entry. The buyer plans to rebrand Poco Diablo and provide a product that will compete against the other upper scale hotels in the area.

Grantham, James Meng, Mike Montoya, Ryan Wall and Phil Breidenbach represented the Fort McDowell-Yavapai Nation in the sale of the resort property. Bentley Legacy was self-represented.

Poco Diablo Resort is located at 1752 AZ Highway 179 in Sedona. Constructed in 1977 and remodeled in 1995, the property features 137 guest rooms on 18 acres, as well as a nine-hole golf course.

Aimbridge Hospitality is a global leader in third-party hotel management services. The company is the largest operator of Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt branded hotels in the world. The Aimbridge management portfolio include more than 1,400 branded and independent properties in 49 states, the Caribbean and 20 countries.

TUCSON, ARIZONA – Scottsdale-based investors, 1SC Hotel QOZB LLC, an affiliate of OpWest Partners (Tyler Kent, manager) bought a portion of the 23-story tower at One South Church Avenue, the tallest building in downtown Tucson, for conversion to a boutique hotel.

The hotel portion of the project sold for $7.525 million and equals approximately 90,000-square-feet and shared interest in common areas. The office portion is 150,000-square-feet.

The seller, 1SC Partners SPE, LLC of Tucson (Zach Fenton and G.S. Jaggi, principles) were the creative minds that came up with the concept and retained ownership of the office floors and the three floors of underground parking with 500-parking spaces. The One South Church Condominium concept and plat was complicated but is now approved by the City.

The plan is to have the boutique hotel span nine floors of the building with 145-rooms and include 1,500-square-feet of meeting space, and a shared 4,000-square-foot restaurant and fitness center on the first floor. Floors 10 through 23 will remain offices.

The office and hotel will share a 1^st floor common area. So, the hotel will consists of 1^st floor (common area) for hotel lobby and restaurant / bar, and floors 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. The 3rd and 4th floors are mechanical floors (shared by hotel and office).

The Rio Nuevo Board advanced the plan for Opwest Partners to revitalize the 23-story tower at One South Church Ave.into a hotel and offices last year.

Tyler Kent with OpWest said the development is expected to bring in $1.6 million in annual tax revenue in years 4 through 9 and reach $1.9 million in year 10. After year 10, that revenue is projected to reach $2 million per year.

Developers asked the Rio Nuevo Board for eight years of insulation from property taxes using a Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) lease and for site-specific sales tax revenue sharing of up to $1 million.

The proposal was unanimously approved by the Rio Nuevo Board.

OpWest Partners is an investment and development firm with expertise in mixed-use, hospitality, resort, residential, entertainment, office, retail and recreational properties. The principals of OpWest have invested in and developed more than $4.5 billion of real estate throughout the United States, including the Curio Hotel in Scottsdale; Montage Beverly Hills; Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah; Pendry Hotel in San Diego; and the Everly Hotel in Hollywood.

G.S. Jaggi, a founder, managing principal and major shareholder of Opwest, started a two-person firm based in Tucson and grew it into one of the largest privately held mortgage banks in the United States with 6,500 employees.

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