BUCKEYE, Ariz. – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, has announced the sale of Planet Fitness, a 20,091-square foot double-net-leased property located in Buckeye, Arizona. According to Ryan Sarbinoff, regional manager of the firm’s Phoenix office, the asset sold for $3,650,000 ($182 PSF).

Mark Ruble, Jamie Medress and Chris Lind, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company.

Planet Fitness is located at 1341 South Watson Road in Buckeye, Arizona in the city’s dominant retail corridor, just under one mile from Interstate-10. The property, built in 2019, is situated on 4.72 acres at the intersection of West Yuma Road and South Watson Road where it sees nearly 40,000 vehicles per day. Approximately five miles away is the Verrado Master-Planned Community that will include 7,000 homes, ensuring more traffic to the property in the upcoming years. The tenant, the largest Planet Fitness franchisee, operates over 120 locations and just signed a brand-new 15-year lease.

Tucson’ First Responders to climb 17-floors, seven times, in full gear

Tucson, AZ – 5151 E. Broadway tower announces the seventh annual Climb 4 the Fallen’ 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb is scheduled for Sunday, September 15^th, 2019. Over 150 first responders will make the grueling 17-story climb, seven times, in full gear.

Firefighters, police officers and EMT’s pay $40 to participate in the event. 100% of proceeds benefit fallen firefighters and the Climb 4 The Fallen group. According to the organization’s lead coordinator, firefighter Daniel Cramlit, “We vowed as a work family unit to never forget. With heavy hearts  we honor the families of the 343 FDNY brothers that died in 2001.” To the committee of firefighters including Anthony Taylor, Randy Cramblit and Tobin Johnson (Charity Chairman representing the North Tucson Firefighters Association), this event continues to be a way for them to help local firefighters by funding support programs. Their spouses are an integral part of the overall event; their children understand the importance of this day.

Climb participants will gather at 8 am on Sunday, September 15^th on the parking deck at 5151 E. Broadway for a day of reflection and to make the climb. A brief opening ceremony will kick off the morning with speakers who recall that day first hand and offer inspiration. Each climber will carry a photo of a firefighter that died on 9-11. The Climb is not a race, but an opportunity to remember the 343 FDNY members and 70 Law Enforcement Officers who sacrificed their lives to save others.

The  public is welcome to come out and cheer on the men and women as they enter the stairwell and begin the climb. The final show of respect is the traditional “tolling of the bell” ceremony in the lobby at 5151. There will also be a display paying tribute to the 19 Arizona firefighters lost on June 30^th, 2013.

For information on this event contact Daniel Cramblit at 520.401.7813 or climb4thefallen@gmail.com.

Built in 1974, the iconic 5151 E. Broadway tower is owned by Kent Circle Partners | Seldin Real Estate (Scott Seldin, president), Scottsdale, AZ.

By Joseph Morgan, candidate for Congressional District 2

Tucson is set to vote on Prop. 205 this coming November. It is imperative that this be voted down, not just for what it means for Tucson, but what it means for all of Pima County and the surrounding area. One of the driving forces for this deceptively titled “Tucson Families Free and Together” initiative is an opposition to law enforcement agents doing their job of rounding up those in this nation illegally. It is no accident that the brainchild of Prop. 205 is an open-borders, far-left organization called the “People’s Defense Initiative.”

This initiative is little more than a dangerous political gimmick and will undoubtedly create an even less safe environment for the residents of Tucson and surrounding areas, while making it more difficult for law enforcement to do its job. It will also very likely increase the economic pains of a metro-area too long stigmatized as anti-business. In a city marred with high crime and poverty rates, who wants to come when those numbers are only likely to increase? In business, image matters.

Those who support the notion of sanctuary regions say that by declaring themselves a safe-zone of sorts for illegal aliens, it will actually make our community safer and also help our relative economic situation. In the studies that proponents quote to support their spurious claims, the term “sanctuary” is only applied to areas that refuse to detain illegal aliens past what is legally permissible, unless they are suspected of a crime. This is all federal law mandates. These studies also purposely combine legal immigrant populations with illegal alien populations. In fact, it is the undocumented residents who stand to suffer the most by higher crime.  In other words, the studies are deceptive, much like the name given to Prop. 205.

Many Democrat cities labeled “sanctuary” don’t even meet the standards of these oft quoted statistics. Some even actively engage in detaining illegal aliens in facilities that are paid for by ICE, such as Albany, NY. However, in Montgomery County Maryland, you can see the chilling effects of a true sanctuary policy: it seems to attract and protect the criminal, illegal alien population. In the past year alone, seven illegal aliens were arrested on rape charges in that county, with some being released, rather than being held for ICE, even after being arrested on rape charges.

No one can deny that Kate Steinle was killed by a five-time deportee, in a so-called sanctuary city, San Francisco. Democrats across the country openly support sanctuary policies, in various forms, and often employ the language of deception to accomplish their end.  They all criticized President Trump when he suggested deporting all illegal aliens that were exploiting loopholes in our asylum system by claiming asylum AFTER they have illegally entered this country.

The truth is that Democrat supported-policies at all levels of government are increasingly supportive of those in this country illegally. Furthermore, Democrats denigrate and demonize law enforcement agents, particularly ICE, tasked with dealing with the illegal alien population, all to the detriment of the safety of the citizens Democrat leaders are sworn to protect.  Our current CD2 representative, Ann Kirkpatrick, recently recorded a video instructing people in our communities about how they might impede ICE in their law enforcement efforts.

Our elected leaders’ disdain for our laws and their willingness to support explicitly and implicitly public policies that endanger citizens and delegitimize law enforcement create an environment, for the sake of political correctness, that would have a negative impact on business development.

It is time for new leadership!

Joseph “J.D.” Morgan is a native Tucsonan. He published Western Free Press, an online publication, was a conservative columnist for the Arizona Daily Star as well as hosted his own talk radio show on KVOI, prior to announcing his candidacy for Congress in District 2. Holding a Masters in U.S. history with an emphasis on American constitutionalism from the UA with a minor in Aerospace Mechanical Engineering, his work background is as diverse. From working as a financial advisor to teaching history and math at Pima College, he has stayed in Tucson by choice. He is also a cancer survivor. Currently he works for the Upward Bound program at Pima Community College, which assists underprivileged children in pursuing their dreams of higher education. While volunteering ministry work at homeless shelters and nursing homes, he continues to volunteer weekly at the Wilmot State Prison and is a founding member of a local non-profit, the American Patriot Memorial. To learn more about Joseph and his campaign, including his economic plans for Southern Arizona, go to https://josephmorgan4congress.com/.