TUCSON, ARIZONA — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR is pleased to announce Dave Hammack and Aaron LaPrise have achieved shareholder status.  The two high-performing commercial real estate brokerage professionals are both Tucson natives active in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and join the existing 14 C&W| PICOR principals in January 2019.

Dave Hammack, a retail specialist, joined the firm in 2017.  Hammack has over 19 years’ experience in Tucson’s retail commercial real estate market and has completed over 700 transactions during this time.  He specializes in landlord/tenant and buyer/seller representation of retail properties throughout Southern Arizona and has been awarded CoStar Power Broker status for transactional volume each year since 2007.

Aaron LaPrise, also specializing in retail brokerage, has been with C&W | PICOR since 2012.  LaPrise’s depth of retail market experience and focus on relationships have propelled his success, and he is a multi-year CoStar Power Broker awardee. His clients include national, regional and local firms. LaPrise’s background with ground-up retail development has aligned him with the most well-known developers in the state. He is a leading tenant representation broker, advocating for prominent restaurants, banks, and retailers.

Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR is Tucson’s leading independently owned, full-service commercial real estate company. Now in its 34^th year, C&W | PICOR offers leasing, sales and property management for office, medical, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. C&W | PICOR’s service area encompasses Southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Learn more and access timely market reports at www.PICOR.com.

GLENDALE, Arizona – Situated at 6901 West Glendale Avenue, with Glendale Avenue frontage, this approximate one-acre land parcel sold for $350,000, or $8.09 per Square Foot. Proximity to US 60/Grand Avenue, the property has easy access to major retailers, parks, schools, and Downtown Glendale. The City of Glendale is now home to a wide range of entertainment options and business.

Nick Miner, CCIM of ORION Investment Real Estate exclusively represented the Buyer in this off market transaction. Miner said, “The acquisition helps to complete the future development plans at this site.  MPHC already owned the 5 acre parcel immediately adjoining.”  Having assembled this property allows for a more complete redevelopment for MPHC.  “It has been a pleasure assisting MPHC in another site acquisition.”  Miner recently helped MPHC purchase 2.7 acres of land near Central and Baseline to help them with another development project MPHC is working on there.

The Buyer was Mountain Park Health Center. Rodriguez Family, the Seller, was represented by Will Rodriguez, a relative of the seller.

TUCSON, ARIZ. – The Tucson office of engineering consulting firm Terracon presented a $5,000 check from its foundation to the Southern Arizona Research, Science, and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF).

The Terracon Foundation Board selected SARSEF as its grant recipient. Terracon’s Tucson Office Manager Derek Koller submitted the nomination. SARSEF is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to create Arizona’s future critical thinkers and problem solvers through science and engineering.

“We are so proud of the work SARSEF does in the Tucson community and Southern Arizona promoting science, technology, engineering, math, and critical thinking abilities to our youth,” Koller said. “You never know; there might even be some future Terracon engineers in that group.”

The Tucson office has been involved with SARSEF for years. Its employees have participated as judges for science fairs and have also volunteered with organizations that support SARSEF.

The grant will be used to fund STEM outreach programs aimed at young people in the Tucson community.

“SARSEF is thrilled to receive the support of Terracon and its employees,” said SARSEF CEO Kathleen Bethel. “Our community’s future workforce will be taught critical thinking skills and problem solving; all made possible through this grant.”

Terracon is an employee-owned consulting engineering firm with more than 4,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 140 offices with services available in all 50 states.

Terracon currently ranks 24th on the Engineering News-Record list of Top 500 Design Firms and is ranked No. 1 in Asbestos and Lead Abatement Design.

To learn more about Terracon visit terracon.com/offices/tucson/