TUCSON, AZ (June 15, 2026) — The City of Tucson’s new Office of Community and Economic Impact is intended to better coordinate the City’s economic-development, workforce, prosperity, cultural, and sustainability efforts with the outside organizations already working in those areas throughout the region to enhance Regional Economic Coordination.

The Tucson Mayor and Council approved the organizational change on June 9, placing the office directly under City Manager Tim Thomure. Lane Mandle, currently Thomure’s chief of staff, will lead the office as executive management professional.

During the council presentation, Thomure and Mandle emphasized that Tucson is not starting from scratch or creating an entirely new set of programs. The City already has initiatives, action plans, and partnerships addressing business attraction and retention, workforce development, generational poverty, cultural vitality, sustainability, and equity.

The purpose of the new office is to connect those efforts more deliberately, both within City government and with Tucson’s regional partners.

Thomure described economic opportunity, climate resilience, cultural vitality, and equity as interconnected contributors to Tucson’s long-term prosperity and quality of life. Bringing the programs together under one office is intended to reduce internal silos, improve communication, and provide a clearer structure for coordinating the City’s role in broader community efforts.

Mandle placed particular emphasis on the relationships that already exist throughout the region. Much of the work has been happening for years through cooperation among City departments, Pima County, educational institutions, workforce organizations, nonprofits, and business groups.

She also acknowledged that consistent coordination among the City and its outside partners has been lacking for some time. The new office is intended to rebuild those connections and establish a more deliberate and reliable way for the City to work with regional partners.

Economic development in Tucson does not happen through City Hall alone. It involves Pima County, the Chamber of Southern Arizona, Rio Nuevo, Pima Community College, the University of Arizona, Pima JTED, workforce-development organizations, nonprofit service providers, employers, and cultural organizations.

Many already work with the City, but often through different departments, initiatives, or individual relationships. The new office could give those partners a clearer point of contact inside the City government and a more consistent way to coordinate efforts that cross organizational boundaries.

The Prosperity Initiative is one example. The regional effort brings together the City, Pima County, and nonprofit partners working to reduce generational poverty and expand economic opportunity throughout the county. Under the new structure, the City’s participation in that initiative will be more closely connected to its economic development, workforce, cultural, and sustainability functions.

The objective is not for the City to take over the work of Pima County, educational institutions, economic-development organizations, or the private sector. It is to connect programs that often address different parts of the same economic or community challenge.

Business attraction, for example, involves more than identifying a site and announcing a new employer. A company considering Tucson may need assistance with permitting, infrastructure, utilities, workforce recruitment, job training, transportation, housing, and educational partnerships.

Those responsibilities are spread across numerous public agencies, educational institutions, and private organizations. No single City department or outside entity controls all of them.

Traditional economic-development functions will remain part of the new structure. The Office of Economic Initiatives, including its responsibilities for business attraction, business retention, and investment from Mexico, will be incorporated into the office. Cultural Affairs, sustainability efforts, the Office of Equity, and the Prosperity Initiative will also be aligned under the same leadership.

Bringing those functions together does not mean every program has the same mission. It recognizes that their work frequently overlaps and that the City may be more effective when departments and outside partners understand how their efforts fit together.

The reorganization does not add another layer to the City’s adopted budget, according to City officials. Instead, it realigns existing programs and personnel under a common management structure.

Its success will depend on whether the office can improve communication among City departments, strengthen coordination with Pima County and other regional partners, clarify responsibilities, and convert better alignment into measurable economic results.

For Tucson’s business community, the most significant promise may be the recognition that economic development cannot be achieved by a single department, government, or organization acting alone.

The goal is not simply to put several City programs under one administrative roof. It is to make the relationships among them—and with Tucson’s outside partners—work better.

Watch the Tucson Mayor and City Council Meeting June 09, 2026

Scottsdale, Ariz.  (June 12, 2026) – CBRE negotiated the sale of Residences Kierland, a 290-unit luxury multifamily community in North Scottsdale. CBRE’s Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch and Austin Groen represented the seller, Quarterra.  Bruce Francis, Doug Birrell, Bob Ybarra, Shaun Moothart and Nick Santangelo with CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance practice facilitated debt financing for the buyer, MacNaughton.

“Residences Kierland is a generational core asset in a submarket defined by premier retail and a concentration of high-wage employment,” said Gunter, Vice Chairman at CBRE. “Quarterra built an exceptional property, and the strong investor interest reflected the community’s appeal.”

Completed in 2022, Residences Kierland’s one- and two-bedroom floorplans feature gourmet kitchens with quartz countertops, a GE Café appliance package, wine fridges, vinyl plank flooring, illuminated bathroom mirrors and smart lock keyless entry systems. Additionally, the property features seven two-story townhomes, each averaging 2,000 square feet, with direct access and a two-car garage.

The community has an elevated pool deck with private cabanas, a bike room and a pet spa with a full washing station and electric car chargers. Residents also have access to a 24-hour fitness center and yoga studio.

Residences Kierland also features The Retreat, a full-service spa. The Retreat includes heated loungers for relaxation, a nail salon, individual massage rooms, a sauna and steam room with aroma-infused oils, a cool-mist room, a salt therapy room and hot and cool pools in a secluded outdoor space.

MacNaughton is a premier, family-owned real estate investment and development firm operating in the residential, condominium, hospitality, retail and commercial asset classes in Hawaii and the continental United States.

“The Kierland corridor is one of the most irreplaceable residential addresses in the American Sun Belt,” said MacNaughton CEO Ian MacNaughton. “Residences Kierland fits exactly the profile we seek: an asset defined not just by four walls and amenities, but by the cultural gravity of the place it calls home. This acquisition expands MacNaughton’s portfolio in Metro Phoenix and is a compelling addition to our growing mix of existing and under-development multifamily communities across the U.S.”

Quarterra is a real estate investment firm focused on creating long-term value by developing high-quality multifamily communities nationwide. With 12 regional offices across 20 states, Quarterra combines institutional scale with local market expertise to deliver purposefully designed rental communities in high-growth markets.

“Residences Kierland is a marquee community where no expenses were spared in the design, ensuring a top-of-the-market asset that is commensurate with the quality of the prime location in Scottsdale,” said Dan Tilton, Senior Director of Development for the Quarterra Southwest Division.  “Quarterra couldn’t be more pleased to sell this prized asset to our good friends at MacNaughton and to entrust them with this community for the foreseeable future. Our Quarterra development and construction team, along with our partners at Arqline, did a phenomenal job designing, constructing, and managing this resort-quality community.”

Residences Kierland is in the heart of Kierland’s high-end retail core. Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter are blocks away from the community, offering residents high-street retail and fine-dining destinations.

TUCSON, ARIZONA (June 12, 2026) — Larsen Baker has completed the sale of its 50% interest in the freestanding ArchWell-occupied building at 5100 E. Broadway Blvd., located at the southeast corner of Broadway and Rosemont in Tucson.

The seller, BRO Developer, LLC, an affiliate of Larsen Baker, sold its 50% interest in the property to Mavin Capital, LLC for $1.7 million.

The building is occupied by ArchWell, a healthcare provider focused on primary care services for seniors. The Broadway and Rosemont location places the property along one of Tucson’s most active commercial corridors, with strong visibility and access in the central Tucson market.

Isaac Figueroa, CCIM, SIOR, with Larsen Baker represented the seller and handled the transaction.

For more information, Figueroa can be reached at 520-296-0200 ext. 218.