Sunquest Information Systems Announces New Tucson Headquarters

Move signals company’s commitment to creating an innovative employee culture

Tucson, AZ – Sunquest Information Systems Inc. announced Monday plans to relocate their headquarters to 3300 E. Sunrise Drive., an office complex known as the former Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) building in the Tucson Foothills.

Sunquest Information Systems Inc. provides diagnostic and laboratory information systems to more than 1,700 laboratories. For the past 30 years, Sunquest has delivered solutions that optimize financial results, enhance efficiency and improve the quality of patient care. The company’s pathology-focused mission, outreach awareness and point of care solutions establish Sunquest as a leader in the healthcare technology industry. Headquartered in Tucson, Sunquest also has offices in the United Kingdom and India.

Sunquest expects the move to enhance its innovative culture and allow for its future growth.

The 3300 E. Sunrise office building is considered by many to be an architectural treasure. It was selected by Sunquest for its iconic design, open floor plan, and dramatic views of Tucson’s high desert landscape through floor-to-ceiling windows. The building’s aesthetics will foster employee collaboration and innovation, as well as become an inviting environment to host Sunquest’s international clientele.

“Our employees are our greatest asset and they are dedicated to Sunquest’s mission to make healthcare smarter and patients safer. Selecting the 3300 E. Sunrise office as our corporate headquarters is an investment in our employees and our performance-oriented culture. It is also an investment in Tucson as the place that Sunquest will call home for years to come,” said Matthew Hawkins, president of Sunquest. “We will create a setting where our employees and clients will find the inspiration to innovate and collaborate.” The Company anticipates a move-in date of fall 2016.

Sunrise Campbell Investors, a Larsen Baker LLC sponsored partnership, bought the mostly vacant MDA building in April 2014. Larsen Baker, LLC is a Tucson based real estate brokerage, investment and development company that owns and manages a portfolio of over 2,400,000 sq. ft. of commercial properties in Southern Arizona.

Don Baker, principal at Larsen Baker said, “The decision to buy this 83,000-square-foot building was based on our faith in Tucson. Our city can compete for world-class high tech companies, and this building is a world class high tech office, right here in Tucson. We knew we would find a great tenant for it.” The Sunquest lease is one of the largest office lease transactions of the past few years.

Sunquest selected Seaver Franks Architects A.I.A. as its project design consultant. In the lease transaction, the landlord was represented by Andy Seleznov, CCIM, and Melissa Lal, CCIM of Larsen Baker,LLC. The tenant was represented locally by Mark Irvin, CCIM, of Mark Irvin Commercial Real Estate.

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