Civano Nursery Acquires 21.6 Acres on Valencia Road for Future Nursery Expansion

Civano Nursery

TUCSON, AZ (June 25, 2026) — Civano Co. Inc. purchased approximately 21.6 acres located on Valencia Road for $850,000. The seller was DNA Real Estate LLC.

Located along East Valencia Road near Old Vail Road, west of South Pantano Road in southeast Tucson. The property was purchased for the potential future expansion of Civano Growers’ Sahuarita nursery operations.

Civano Growers is a wholesale grower serving independent garden centers, commercial landscapers, designers, architects, and green industry organizations across the Southwest. The company specializes in desert-adapted plants and is affiliated with Civano Nursery Garden Center, a family-owned Tucson nursery that opened in 1999 and operates its retail garden center at 5301 S. Houghton Road. Civano Nursery notes that many of the plants sold through the garden center are grown at Civano Growers’ Sahuarita growing grounds.

Tony Guerrero with HomeSmart Advantage Group represented the seller. Ben Becker and Adam Becker with CBRE, Inc. represented the buyer.

Guerrero can be reached at 520-303-8683. Ben and Adam Becker should be reached at 520-909-2302.




Gloss Salon Building on Oracle Road Sells for $337 PSF in Investment Transaction

Gloss Salon Building

TUCSON, ARIZONA (June 24, 2026) — The Gloss Salon building at 6584 N. Oracle Road in northwest Tucson sold to a local investor for $670,000, or approximately $337 per square foot. The transaction closed June 22, 2026.

The ±1,989-square-foot freestanding retail building is located north of Orange Grove Road along Oracle Road / State Route 77, adjacent to the Town of Oro Valley. The property is zoned Pima County CB-1 and includes more than 100 feet of frontage on Oracle Road, monument signage, and more than 20 parking spaces.

Originally part of a southwestern-style guest ranch and believed to have been designed by famed architect Josias Joesler, the building was later converted to office and retail use. Following extensive renovations and expansion in 1989, the property has operated as a successful salon for more than three decades.

The building features attractive interior finishes, mature landscaping, and serene outdoor patio areas. The purchasers intend to preserve the property’s current use, honoring its long-standing legacy as a salon and day spa.

Batoun Herrington, CCIM, CPM® of Branel Real Estate Company, represented the seller. The buyer was represented by Tom DeSollar, EMS of Arizona First Properties.

For more information, Herrington should be reached at 520.524.5248 or https://branelre.com/. DeSollar may be reached at 520.400.2732 or https://azfirstprop.com/.




Two Tucson Assisted Living Facilities Sell for Combined $57 Million

Tucson Assisted Living
Broadway Proper

TUCSON, ARIZONA (June 19, 2026) — Two Tucson assisted living properties sold on the same day in separate transactions to different buyers for a combined $56,999,900.

Broadway Proper Assisted Living Community, a 232-bed assisted- and independent-living facility at 400 S. Broadway Place, sold for $52 million ($224,137 per unit). The buyer was Tucson PropCo 1 LLC, an affiliate of PropCo Holding LLC of Irvine, California. The seller was Stellar Broadway Proper LLC, c/o Harrison Street Real Estate Capital of Chicago.

Broadway Proper was built in 1998 on 6.5 acres in Tucson’s east submarket. The 389,728-square-foot property includes three three-story buildings with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. The community offers assisted living, independent living, and retirement care services, with amenities including dining areas, a fitness room, a clubhouse, outdoor areas, housekeeping, transportation, resident programming, laundry service, an arts and crafts center, a game room, a movie or theater room, a pool, and a Jacuzzi.

Everett Benton represented the seller in the Broadway Proper transaction.

Tucson Assisted Living
Copper Canyon

In a separate transaction that also closed May 18, Copper Canyon Assisted Living and Memory Care, a 41-unit licensed assisted living facility at 5901 N. La Cholla Blvd., sold for $4,999,900 ($121,948 per unit). The buyer was Tucson Mountain Holding LLC, c/o Pennant Services of Eagle, Idaho. Andrew Rider is the manager of the buying entity. The seller was 5901 La Cholla LLC of New York.

Copper Canyon was built in 2012 on 3.51 acres in northwest Tucson. The 32,173-square-foot property includes private suites, shared companion suites, semi-private suites, a beauty and barber shop, and a courtyard.

Together, the sales reflect continued investor interest in Tucson’s senior housing and assisted living market, with activity spanning both the east and northwest sides of the metro area.

Sources: RED Comp #12511 and #12507.