Arizona Ironwood, LLC of Tucson (Robert Bradley, owner) purchased the former Desert Garden Nursery and Cafe at 11011 E Tanque Verde Road in Tucson for $287,500 ($160 PSF). The Company needed expansion room for its specialized market serving mostly out of state and European customers with exotic wood products specialized for wood working.
The new retail space offers the opportunity for the company to get closer to the community, and offer only more items with a variety of wood working classes to the public. With over 27 years of wood working experience, the company has set the standard for the finest quality and rarest burl blanks and will maintain 2000 types of unique items at its new location including Arizona Desert Ironwood and Stabilized woods.
The founder and President, Robert Bradley, has been milling exotic woods since 1988. He began his career at Desert Hardwood Industries in Vail, AZ while completing his Bachelors degree at the University of Arizona and UOP, and Masters Degree at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Robert worked as a chemical engineer for MARS Technologies and has experience with various stabilizing methods.
Jack Marek with Tucson Arizona Real Estate in Tucson represented the seller, Mesquite Sunset Properties, LLC of Tucson (Ira Sra, manager) and Rosemary Lacy with Long Realty in Tucson represented the buyer.
For additional information, Marek can be contacted at 520.795.2500 and Lacy can be reached at 520.577.7400. To learn more about this transaction, login to see RED Comp #2894.
Arizona Ironwood can also be called at 520.647.3453 and on its website https://shop.arizonaironwood.com/ to learn more about this unique Tucson business.
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The former Maria’s Café at 3530-3538 S 6th Avenue in Tucson sold to Lucatero Enterprise, LLC of Tucson (Rosa Lucatero, manager) for $220,000 ($38 PSF). The 3,730-square-foot restaurant (built 1955) and also a rental house (built 1958) are located on a 26,146-square-foot lot in front of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care Complex. The new restaurant will be owner operated as Carnitas Layoca.
Juan Teran, CCIM, with Chapman Lindsey Commercial Real Estate Services in Tucson represented the buyer in the transaction and Susan Ong with Broadstone Commercial Real Estate in Tucson represented the seller, Franklin and Margaret Gee Trust of San Francisco.
For more information, Teran can be reached at 520.747.4000 x 104 and Ong can be contacted at 520.623.8111. To learn more, login to see RED Comp #2952.
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Juan Teran, CCIM, also represented the seller, Hacienda De Sirupa, LLC of Tucson (Carlos Portillo, manager) in the sale of 234-248 E 22nd Street in Tucson. The 9,500-square-foot retail space in two 4,500-square-foot buildings (built 1958 and 1968) on a 28,000-square-foot lot was vacant and sold for $182,500 ($19.21 PSF). La Buena 4th LLC of Tucson (Ron Schwabe, manager) is the investor and plans to remodel the premises for lease.
The property is on a signalized corner at the SWC 22nd Street & 4th Avenue - high traffic and high population trade area. Formerly used as a restaurant and tortilla factory, the property can be demised to accommodate 3-4 separate tenants with frontage on 22nd Street and 4th Avenue.
For more information Teran should be contacted at Chapman Lindsey Commercial Real Estate Services at 520.747.4000 x 104 and Chris Sauer with Peach Properties who represented the buyer can be reached at 520.798.3331. To learn more, login to see RED Comp #2971.