PACC creates “Furry Friend Friday” for holiday celebration

PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA – Pima Animal Care Center has big plans for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Staffers have come up with a schedule for five days of celebration.

The shelter is hoping the event can bring in adopters and fosters. Currently, PACC has 726 pets in search of foster or adoptive homes, and 1,119 pets in foster care that also need homes. (Just yesterday, PACC took in 117 pets.) In addition, PACC is still dealing with an abundance of large dogs and has to place some in meet and greet rooms and popup kennels. This increase in large dogs is caused by a combination of factors, including healthy strays being brought directly to the shelter when found, an increase in calls to Pet Support, dogs that prefer to be solo in the kennel, and an influx of animals that are part of Animal Protection Services’ investigations.

Monica Dangler, Director of Animal Services, said PACC is not usually this full at this time of year. “We had hoped for a seasonal slowdown when the temperatures cooled,” Dangler said, “This year, however, we are taking in just as many stray pets and owner surrenders as the busiest time of year, the summer. We hope this event can help these pets find loving families and clear out some much-needed space.”

Here’s a look at the schedule for the holiday festivities:

  • THANKSGIVING – The shelter will be closed on Nov. 25 for the holiday, but volunteers will be making a meal for the shelter pets.
  • FURRY FRIEND FRIDAY – There will be several “doorbuster deals” throughout the day, including:
    • 10 a.m. to noon: Adopters will be able to choose from a variety of shopping cart cutouts. Each one will have different discounts on the back.
    • Noon to 2 p.m.: Anyone who adopts a pet that has been at PACC 30 days or longer can spin the wheel for a big-ticket item like the Litter Robot (worth $600), 4-foot cat trees, dog buggies, doggie doors, pet gates, Petsmart gift cards and more.
    • 2 p.m. to close: This is the ‘Golden Hour’ Flash Sale. People who adopt a pet 8 years or older can get a pet bed, stairs, or a ramp for their new best friend.
  • SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY – This event will highlight PACC partner, Central Pet. They help PACC clean kennels, provide enrichment to the pets, walk dogs, organize donations, and much more. Central Pet also operates the store in PACC’s lobby, so all shoppers who spend at least $10 in the store can get a $10 adoption fee. (A $20 licensing fee may apply. The $50 reservation fees will not be included in this promotion.)
  • SOFA SUNDAY – Foster a pet to crash on your sofa. If you want to adopt your foster after the sleepover, you can name your price. (This will also apply to ALL current foster pets.)
  • CYBER MONDAY – Buy PACC and/or Friends of Pima Animal Care Center merchandise and get a $10 adoption. Must show purchase receipt.
  • GIVING TUESDAY – PACC will be fundraising for its official nonprofit partner, Friends of PACC. This year they are raising money for a mobile medical unit to travel around Pima County for medical outreach events.

PACC holiday hours:

  • Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25 – Closed
  • Black Friday, Nov. 26 – Open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 – Open 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
  • Christmas Day, Dec. 25 – Closed
  • New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 – Open 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
  • New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2022 – Closed

Pima Animal Care Center is open Monday to Friday, noon to 7 p.m., and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. To see a list of available pets and services, head to pima.gov/animalcare.

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KKR & Co. Continues Buying Spree of Hotels Adds Two Marriotts in Tucson for $27 Million

TUCSON, ARIZONA — An affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., aka KKR & Co. of New York, has raised $4.3 billion and is  acquiring hotel properties in the past few weeks including the Courtyard by Marriott at 201 S. Williams Blvd. in Tucson with 153 rooms, and Residence Inn by Marriott Williams Center at 5400 E Williams Circle in Tucson with 120 rooms. The aggregate total of these two transactions was $27,271,000 for 273 rooms ($99,994 per room), according to public records.

The seller, Chatham Lodging Trust, faced financial troubles as a result of the coronavirus pandemic last year and has been selling properties in North Carolina, New York, Alabama and other states in the past few days showing the sales of hotels to affiliates of New York private equity firm, KKR.

The entire portfolio contains 6,401 rooms and was last valued at $1 billion.

The new fund, KKR Real Estate Partners Americas III, will focus largely on U.S. investments, according to the firm. It has already committed more than $1 billion to industrial properties, rental housing, self-storage, student housing and lodging. Backers include new and existing investors from pensions to sovereign wealth funds.

KKR is ramping up real estate bets at a tenuous time for parts of the sector. It’s steering clear of segments battered by the Covid-19 crisis, such as office buildings from the 1970s and ‘80s in major markets. The firm is now seeking out investments in warehouses and single-family rentals and has been active in buying life sciences buildings. In March, it paid about $1.1 billion for a San Francisco office complex it plans to repurpose for such tenants.

“We’re leaning into the demand drivers that have been accelerated by Covid,” Ralph Rosenberg, global head of KKR Real Estate, said in June at a Morgan Stanley conference.

KKR’s latest Americas real estate fund is more than double the size of its second such pool, which brought in $2 billion in 2018. The New York-based firm managed $429 billion in total assets as of midyear.

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Marcus & Millichap Announces the Sale of Filiberto’s, a 2,658-SF Net Leased Property in Glendale, Arizona

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Filiberto’s, a 2,658-square-foot net-leased property located in Glendale, Arizona.

According to Ryan Sarbinoff, regional manager of the firm’s Phoenix office, the asset sold for $1,748,000 ($658 PSF).

Mark Ruble 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 partnership.

Built in 1999, Filiberto’s Mexican Food Drive-Thru is an outparcel to an LA Fitness-anchored shopping center. Excellently located along West Peoria Avenue, the asset is visibly to over 52,200 vehicles per day at the nearby intersection of Peoria Avenue and 59th Avenue. Filiberto’s is easily accessible 429,264 residents within a five-mile radius and the 18,100 Glendale Community College students whose campus is less than a mile south of the subject property. The area hosts a strong daytime population of approximately 453,185 employees. Filiberto’s is located at 5760 West Peoria Avenue in Glendale, Arizona.