PHOENIX, ARIZONA – CARR, a national provider of commercial real estate services specializing in representing tenants and buyers, is pleased to announce the addition of Monica Aguayo to its Arizona team.

Aguayo joins Barbara Firminger in serving the Metro Phoenix market for CARR. Aguayo will assist clients with new office space, expansions, relocations, acquisitions, and lease renewals. She will also represent healthcare professionals in their office lease or purchase negotiations. Aguayo will identify and evaluate the most desirable property options for CARR clients.

Aguayo’s previous experience in commercial real estate was with Healthcare Trust of America and CoStar Group, both in the Valley. She is active in Valley Partnership and AZCREW. Recently featured in Forbes, Inc. and Entrepreneur Magazine, CARR is unique in that it only represents healthcare tenants and buyers. This eliminates any conflict of interest between competing parties that arises when real estate agents attempt to work for more than one party in a transaction.

A listing agent’s fiduciary responsibility is to the landlord, whereas CARR’s fiduciary responsibility is solely to its tenant and buyer client (dentists, doctors, veterinarians, etc.). This allows CARR to maximize its client’s profitability through real estate negotiations and add significant savings to its bottom line.

A native of Joliet, Illinois, Aguayo was raised in El Paso, Texas. She moved to Scottsdale in 2017. Away from the office she enjoys running, watching movies and gardening. She is the mother of two daughters.

Limited support available to subsidize installations on income-eligible homes

Tucson, AZ – Nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors (SUN) announced the launch of the second annual Tucson Solar Co-op to help Tucson-area residents go solar. Building on the success of the 2020 group campaign, this year’s co-op hopes to expand access to solar by supporting a limited number of income-qualified installations.

“The co-op will enable Tucson homeowners and business owners to join the growing community of people saving money by harnessing solar power,” said Bret Fanshaw, Arizona program director for Solar United Neighbors. “We are also blessed this year to have the support of a local donor to help a few income-qualified families go solar and reduce their electric bills.”

The 2021 Tucson Solar Co-op is free to join and open to homeowners and business owners in the Tucson area. Together, co-op members will learn about solar energy and leverage their numbers to purchase individual solar systems at a competitive rate. Local solar installers will have the opportunity to bid to be selected by the co-op. Joining the co-op does not obligate members to purchase solar.

Last year, the 2020 Tucson Solar Co-op grew to 168 member households. Of those, 61 co-op members installed a total of 435 kW of solar. Overall, the group invested $1.2 million in the local clean energy economy.

The local partners for the 2021 Tucson Solar Co-op include Physicians for Social Responsibility – Arizona Chapter, Sustainable Tucson, and Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter.

“This chance to be in on a group purchase of rooftop solar is one I think my neighbors will relish,” said Duane Ediger, with Sustainable Tucson.

“Sierra Club is pleased to partner on this solar co-op opportunity, which will help to advance clean solar energy in our communities while making it more accessible to more Arizonans,” said Sandy Bahr, chapter director for Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter. “More installed solar means cleaner air, reduced water use, lower electric bills, and doing more to help address the climate crisis. This co-op is a big win all the way around.”

Since 2019, SUN has hosted 8 solar co-ops in Arizona. According to the group’s estimates, the 237 homes and businesses that now have solar panels because of co-ops represent: 1.7 MW of solar power, $5.2 million in local solar spending, and more than 70.1 million lbs. of lifetime (25-year) carbon offsets.

SUN will host several free online information sessions to educate community members about solar energy and the co-op. Individuals interested in going solar can sign up for the co-op or one of the upcoming information sessions at the co-op web page. Homeowners interested in learning more about receiving financial support can indicate their interest when signing up for the co-op.

Informational webinars are planned for:

Wednesday, October 27 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm MST
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Tuesday, November 9 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm MST
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Tuesday, December 7 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm MST
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Solar United Neighbors is a nonprofit organization that works in Arizona and nationwide to represent the needs and interests of solar owners and supporters. Solar co-ops are part of the organization’s mission to create a new energy system with rooftop solar at the cornerstone. Solar United Neighbors holds events and education programs to help people become informed solar consumers, maximize the value of their solar investment, and advocate for fair solar policies.

TUCSON, ARIZONA — Steven J. Shenitzer and Hollece F. Shenitzer, Trustees of the Shenitzer Family Trust, and WV, LLC, purchased an 18,754-square-foot industrial building located at 4575 S. Coach Dr.  in Tucson. The industrial warehouse property, situated on 1.54 acres in the Butterfield Business Center, was purchased from Real Estate Wise, LLC, an affiliate of Sockwise for $2,000,000 ($107 PSF).

The transaction closed on October 19, 2021.

The strategically located warehouse/office, built in 2001, is located near I-10 and Tucson International Airport in the Butterfield Business Park with 18,754-square-feet of improvements on a 1.54-acre CI-1 zoned parcel. The class B building is about 15-20% office and has a loading dock.

The transaction was an investment sale leaseback with an affiliate of the seller, Sockwise, a worldwide provider/manufacturer of travel socks, hiking and athletic socks and diabetic patient use socks. Sockwise, founded in Italy, produces a variety of compression socks for all kinds of work, sports, leisure fashion and healthcare. This facility is their US based location.

Sockwise, operates in the Sporting and Athletic Goods, business / industry. It has been operating for approximately 24 years and also operates under the name Vitalsox, Caresox, Travelsox, Worksox, SOX, are all made in Italy using the latest technology in compression socks.

Robert C. Glaser, SIOR, CCIM, and Paul Hooker, Principals and Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the buyer in this transaction. John Hamner, CCIM, and Julian Willetts with RE/MAX Excalibur, represented the seller.

For more information, Glaser and Hooker can be reached at 520.748.7100. Hamner can be contacted at 520.907.0030 while Willetts should be called at 520.820.2231.

To learn more, see RED Comp #9264.