TUCSON, ARIZONA — Highlighted this week is a long-term office lease for 29,382 square feet to Marana Health Center. Lori Casey and Doug Marsh of Oxford Realty Advisors represented the tenant in the transaction.

The following leases were submitted to the Real Estate Daily News from July 18 – 22, 2022.

OFFICE – 2945 W. INA RD., TUCSON 85741, Northwest
Marana Health Center, Inc. has leased 29,382 square feet at 2945 W. Ina Road, Suites 101, 103, 121, (entire second floor), from 2945 West Ina Road, LLC. Lori Casey and Doug Marsh of Oxford Realty Advisors represented the tenant in the transaction. The 29,382 square foot long-term lease consisting of medical, dental and counseling services for Marana Health Center, MHC.

INDUSTRIAL -2626 S. 4th AVE TUCSON 85713, South
Fuego Construction LLC leased 23,200 square feet of industrial space at 2626 S. 4th Ave., buildings A, B & C in Tucson, from Tin Cup Properties, LLC. Ron Zimmerman, Principal, Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

OFFICE – 899 N. WILMOT RD. TUCSON 85711, East
Marana Health Center, Inc. has leased 7,618 square feet expansion and new long-term extension for a total of 22,838 SF at 899 N. Wilmot Rd., adding Suites C7 & E3-E7, from Holland Arizona Investments, LLC dba Holland San Rafael Investments, LLC. Lori Casey, Doug Marsh and Cameron Casey of Oxford Realty Advisors represented both the Tenant and Landlord in this transaction. Marana Health Center (MHC) expanded their medical, dental and counseling services at 899 N. Wilmot Road, including a long-term lease extension for the entire 22,838 SF to be fully operational with the 7,618 square feet adding dental services and counseling services.

INDUSTRIAL – 1870 W. PRINCE RD. TUCSON 85705, Central
IFS Flooring L.L.C. renewed their lease with Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC for a total 7,163 square feet of industrial space at Exchange Place, 1870 W. Prince Rd., Suite B-16 and B-21 in Tucson. Paul Hooker, SIOR, Principal, Andrew Keim, and Molly Mary Gilbert with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

RETAIL – 1680 W. VALENCIA RD. TUCSON 85746, West
Napa Auto Parts leased 6,200 square feet of retail space at Midvale Plaza, 1680 W. Valencia Rd. in Tucson, from HAM Midvale, LLC. Dave Hammack, Principal, Retail Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Pete Villaescusa with CBRE Tucson, represented the tenant.

INDUSTRIAL – 750 E. OHIO ST. TUCSON 85714, South
Pump & Abrasion Technologies USA LLC leased 6,000 square feet of industrial space at 750 E. Ohio St., Suite 2 in Tucson, from Ohio Street Building No. 2 Ltd., LLLP. Robert C. Glaser, SIOR, CCIM, Principal, Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

RETAIL – 770 W. SAHUARITA RD. SAHUARITA 85629, South
Sahuarita Family Dentistry leased 3,009 square feet of newly constructed space within The Corner at Rancho Sahuarita project, 770 W. Sahuarita Rd. The Corner project is comprised of two – 7,500-square-foot buildings with shell construction completed July 2022, and tenants opening early 2023. Tenants include Sahuarita Family Dentistry, Banner Health, and Apex Physical Therapy. Aaron LaPrise and Dave Hammack, Principals and Retail Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord, Rancho Sahuarita XX, LLC in this transaction. Ben Craney with NAI Horizon Tucson, represented the tenant.

INDUSTRIAL – 2480 W. RUTHRAUFF RD. TUCSON 85705, Central
Water Works IP LLC leased 2,400 square feet of industrial space at Ruthrauff Commerce Center, 2480 W. Ruthrauff Rd., Suite 190 in Tucson, from Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC. Paul Hooker, SIOR, Principal, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

RETAIL – 4257 W. INA RD, TUCSON 85741, Northwest
Pride Fitness & Wrestling, LLC, has leased 2,295 SF at 4257 W. Ina Road, Suite 101, from Sun Creek, LLC. Robert Nolan of Oxford Realty Advisors represented the Landlord in this transaction.

INDUSTRIAL – 4585 S. PALO VERDE RD. TUCSON 85714, South
Western Water Technologies LLC leased 1,500 square feet of industrial space at Butterfield Business Park, 4585 S. Palo Verde Rd., Suite 415 in Tucson, from Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC. Paul Hooker, SIOR, Principal, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

INDUSTRIAL – 4500 E. SPEEDWAY BLVD. TUCSON 85712, Northeast
Winfield Dental Studio leased 800 square feet of industrial space at Midway Business Park, 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 75 in Tucson, from Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC. Paul Hooker, SIOR, Principal, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

OFFICE – 3250 S. DODGE BLVD. TUCSON 85713, South
Reimagine Roofing, LLC leased 244 square feet of office space at South Dodge Business Center, 3250 S. Dodge Blvd., Suite 10 in Tucson, from Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC. Paul Hooker, SIOR, Principal, and Andrew Keim, Industrial Specialists with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

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PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA – The Pima County Health Department is extending its free COVID-19 Test to Treat program.

The program, launched June 23 in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provides testing and access to treatment for COVID-19. The County’s Test to Treat program was originally scheduled to run for a month, but the Health Department sought an extra month, through August 24, based on the response from the public.

Pima County had started 773 people on Paxlovid, an oral medication to treat COVID-19, as of July 20.

“We still see a need in our community, and we’re happy to continue to make this free resource available,” said Pima County Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Cullen. “This treatment is one of the important tools we have to mitigate the potential serious impacts of COVID-19.”

Individuals who already have a positive test (from an at-home test or a testing site) can call 520-724-7895 to determine eligibility for medication. They can also walk into the Health Department’s East Clinic, 6920 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite B, for an evaluation for COVID-19 treatment, and to get tested, if needed.

If individuals meet certain eligibility requirements, they immediately will receive a prescription for antiviral pills against COVID-19. There is no cost and no insurance required.

Program hours are changing.

The East Clinic location and the phone number will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Note that the opening on Monday, July 25, will be at 1 p.m. The Test to Treat program will not be staffed on weekends.

People are potentially eligible for oral antiviral treatment after a positive test if:

• They are 12 or older
• Weigh at least 88 pounds
• Have mild to moderate symptoms
• Have a high risk of severe COVID-19 illness

Individuals will be asked to provide some general information, such as contact information and when they tested positive for COVID-19.

The oral medication available by prescription is effective against COVID-19 when started within five days of the start of symptoms.

Test to Treat is also available at some health care providers in Pima County as part of a nationwide, federal initiative. The County’s program helps ensure that those who don’t have easy access to care, or can’t see their usual health care provider, can get the timely treatment they need after a COVID-19 infection.

For more information on COVID-19 treatment, go to pima.gov/covid19treatment.

For more information on where to get tested for COVID-19 in Pima County, go to pima.gov/covid19testing.

TUCSON, ARIZONA — Former professional cyclist and activist Kathryn Bertine launched a campaign for a Women’s Tour de France from her home in Tucson nine years ago by sending a petition to ASO, the company that organizes the men’s Tour de France. This year, the dream becomes real.

On July 24, Le Tour de France Femmes begins in Paris. Professional women cyclists will finish their eight-day race on July 31, on top of a mountain called La Super Planche des Belles Filles in northeastern France.

Bertine, along with two other professional cyclists and one professional triathlete, started a petition for a women’s race on Change.org.

“We expected to get about 1,000 signatures from our friends, family, other professional cyclists, amateurs who race,” Bertine explained.

In the end, they sent a petition with over 98,000 signatures because the message of equality resonated with all kinds of people.  Bertine quoted one petition signer: “I’m not a cyclist, but the message matters. Women belong anywhere that men have a presence and power. The Tour de France is a perfect example.”

At first, ASO didn’t even acknowledge receipt of the petition to Bertine and her colleagues.

After pressure from international journalists and the public, ASO relented and met with Bertine’s group called Le Tour Entier (the entire Tour).

“We presented ASO with a full 21-day stage race, which was equal to the men’s race. But ASO agreed to do only one day in 2014. Le Tour Entier showed how to add 3-5 days each year to bring the race to parity,” said Bertine. And they reminded ASO that in the 1980s, Le Tour de France Féminin ran on many of the same days as the men’s race, with slightly shorter stages. Fans cheered along the route for competitors in both races. In fact, American Marianne Martin won the 18-day race in 1984.

ASO and Le Tour Entier created “La Course by Tour de France,” a one-day race in Paris in 2014. And ASO kept it one day for the next seven years.

“It didn’t change because ASO was lazy, apathetic and sexist,” said Bertine.

In 2014, more than 120 networks in 54 countries showed La Course, demonstrating worldwide interest in women’s cycling. Bertine raced in the 2014 event and remembered, “Crowds were huge. Crowds were rows deep on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.”

“We had data showing fans and sponsors saying they want more, the racers want more, the teams want more. It was just tokenism to keep as one day for so long,” she continued.  “Tokenism is not equality.”

While waiting for a multiday women’s tour, Bertine took matters into her own hands to support professional women cyclists. She set up the Homestretch Foundation, with the equals sign as its symbol. Athletes apply to spend weeks or months at the Homestretch Foundation house in Tucson, with housing and utilities paid for by the foundation.

Bertine says about the athletes, “They’re happy to have the time and space to pursue their own individual training plans and work toward their goals.”

As part of the agreement, athletes promise to help each other in the house and volunteer two hours per week in the community. Last winter, for example, they volunteered at Cyclovia and at Felicia’s Farm, a farm that donates all of its produce to people who are homeless or in need.

Tucson and Pima County roads offer a variety of cycling, from long flat desert roads and hills to climbing up to Mount Lemmon.

“And they love riding on The Loop on their slower recovery days,” said Bertine.

Since 2016, the Homestretch Foundation has housed 80 athletes (nicknamed “stretchies”) from 17 countries.

Four former stretchies will be on the starting line for the Women’s Tour de France: Emily Newsom, Team EF Education-Tibco-SVB team; Leah Kirchmann, Team DSM; Gabby Traxler, Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad; and Brodie Champman, Team FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope.

The Women’s Tour de France didn’t happen because of a simple petition, and many details of the fight seem unbelievable in the 21st century.  Bertine explores her advocacy and private struggles as a professional cyclist in “Stand,” a memoir-turned-manual on activism. Her story takes the reader behind the scenes, shows the power of people working together to bring change and will inspire anyone who reads it.

Bertine, who is still an avid cyclist, often rides on The Loop with friend Ava Fouts, an 11-year-old cyclist. They met while riding up a challenging hill in Saguaro National Park East a few years ago.

“I passed her and said something like ‘Way to go,’ then Ava jumped into my draft and yelled, ‘You’re not going to pass me that fast, lady!’” said Bertine.

“I chatted with her and her father later, and now we ride together about once a week.”

Fouts has three favorite places on The Loop: the splash pad at Brandi Fenton Park, the swing set at Michael Perry Park along the Pantano Wash and “the part that’s fun like a roller coaster and the tunnel.”

Scott Fouts, her father, said, “Ava is talking about the Julian Wash Greenway where the path dips in and out of the wash, and the tunnel under Kolb.”

“It’s fun to ride with someone who likes to ride as much as I do,” Ava Fouts said about Bertine.  “We got a connection when we met and it’s stuck for a while.”

Photo: Kathryn Bertine, right, and friend Ava Fouts during a recent ride on The Loop.