Culver’s will open its second restaurant in Tucson on Monday, April 22nd at 4810 N First Avenue, at the southeast corner of River and First Avenue, its owner Kevin Hart, announced today. G4 Construction of MN, a partner, was the builder of the 4,517 sq. ft. restaurant on 2 acres. Ed Norton will manage the new Culver’s that employs 76 people.

The patio offers views of the Catalinas and the dining room features 46 inch and 55 inch TVs for sports viewing. A casual dining atmosphere and menu that brings back the well-liked Colby-Jack Pub Burger should combine to make it a popular corner.

Culver’s began in 1984 in the founding family’s hometown of Sauk City, Wisconsin. Hart has been with the restaurant for 13 years, starting in Minnesota, before moving to Tucson and opening the first Culver’s at 40 S Broadway Place, at Broadway and Prudence, about a year and a half ago.

The new location was purchased for land value in September, 2012 for $815,000 ($9.39 PSF) as an REO sale from Western Alliance Bank with a former AM/PM convenience store / gas station built on the site that was razed. Nancy McClure of CBRE of Tucson negotiated the purchase of the site for the buyer.

Hart told us, “the mission statement of Culver’s is ‘every guest who chooses Culver’s leaves happy’ and they strive to make this mission a reality for each and every customer.”

Starting April 22nd, hours of operation will be Sunday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

To reach Hart or Norton at Culver’s call (520) 398-6338. McClure can be contacted at (520) 323-5117.

This article has been archived, please login for access or subscribe now for a free trial.

[mepr-show rules=”58038″]

The Wright-Oracle, LLC (Bruce Wright, manager) sold the 10,090 sq. ft. building and excess land at 2904 N 1st Avenue in Tucson to the tenant for the past nine years. USA Pawn & Jewelry of Las Vegas through its affiliate North 1st Avenue, LLC (Craig McCall, partner) paid $1.2 million ($119 PSF) in an all-cash deal. The property sits on an 81,320 sq. ft. lot zoned C-2, and had a 1,984 sq. ft. boarded up building at 2886 N 1st Avenue that sold for land value along with excess land and a total of 428 feet frontingFirst Avenue.

The building occupied by USA Pawn was remodeled in 2012, with 1,500 sq. ft. retail and 8,405 sq. ft. storage on a paved lot with 43 parking spaces, according to the building plans.

USA Pawn & Jewelry Company is a private company established in 2002 inNevadaand has locations in Nevada, Oregon and Arizona. In Tucson, it has nine other locations at 3867 N Oracle, 2590 S Kolb Rd, 1726 W Ajo Way, 1895 W Valencia, 420 W Valencia, 1902 E Irvington, 5000 E Speedway Blvd, 3402 S 6th Avenue, and 4870 E 22nd Street.

Terry Dahlstrom with the Volk Company in Tucson handled the transaction.

McCall can be reached at (702) 851-8155. Dahlstrom is at (520) 326-3200.

[/mepr-show]

RETAIL – 3725 E FORT LOWELL, TUCSON
Goodwill of Southern Arizona leased 15,000 sq. ft. of warehouse / showroom space at 3725 East Fort Lowell in the former ‘Knock On Wood Furniture’ space. Located in the heart of Tucson’s furniture district, at the base of the Catalina Foothills in Central Tucson. Scott Soelter of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank in Tucson represented the landlord, 3725 East Fort Lowell, LLC (Howard Stewart, manager) and Lynn Taylor of Whrilygig Properties represented the tenant.

This was the only lease reported for the week of April 8-12, 2013

To submit sales and leases email [email protected]