Tucson, Arizona – A new Hobby Lobby arts and crafts store will open its second location in metro Tucson this week. Located at 6484 North Oracle Road in Tucson its grand opening will be Monday, June 18 with a soft opening Friday and Saturday, June 15th and 16th.

Hobby Lobby’s latest 55,220-square-feet of anchor space at the Plaza Del Oro shopping center is at the northeast corner of Oracle and Orange Grove roads, next to the new CVS.

CBRE Tucson’s Nancy McClure and David Leathers of D.E. Johnson & Associates represented Hobby Lobby in the lease transaction. The landlord, Plaza Del Oro, LLC, represented itself.

Hobby Lobby’s other local store is at 5555 E Broadway Blvd on the eastside of Tucson.

Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hobby Lobby stores are closed on Sunday.

For more information about Hobby Lobby, weekly specials, coupon offers, and online shopping, visit hobbylobby.com.

Tucson, Arizona – Popular retail arts and crafts supply chain Hobby Lobby has finalized plans to expand into three new locations in Southern Arizona with stores opening as soon as late 2017.

Hobby Lobby will open 50,213-square-feet at the Mariposa Mall Shopping Center in Nogales, AZ after interior construction is completed. This location will be the first store on the Arizona-Mexico border for Hobby Lobby.  Nancy McClure of CBRE and David Leathers of D.E. Johnson & Associates represented Hobby Lobby in the transaction. Pete Villaescusa and Jesse Peron of CBRE represented the landlord, Mariposa Mall Shopping Center LP, in the transaction.

Hobby Lobby’s second store in metropolitan Tucson has begun construction on 55,220-square-feet of anchor space at the Plaza Del Oro shopping center at the northeast corner of Oracle and Orange Grove roads, next to the new CVS.  CBRE Tucson’s Nancy McClure and David Leathers of D.E. Johnson & Associates represented Hobby Lobby in the transaction. The landlord, Plaza Del Oro, LLC, represented itself.  This store is planned to open 2Q2018.

Hobby Lobby has also cemented a 55,185-square-foot location which will open in mid-2018 at the northwest corner of I-19 and Irvington at the new Fashion Park Shopping Center. Nancy McClure of CBRE and David Leathers of D.E. Johnson & Associates represented Hobby Lobby in the transaction. The landlord, Irvington Interstate Partners, LLC, represented itself.

”Hobby Lobby is enthusiastic to expand its store presence in the Southern Arizona market and looks forward to opening these new store locations in the markets where customers have expressed interest in having nearby stores,” mentioned Nancy McClure, First Vice President, CBRE.  “We are proud to represent the company in its on-going commitment to providing exceptional in-store merchandise options and premier customer service.”

The following commercial leases from Tucson and Phoenix were reported to the Real Estate Daily News from May 15 thru 19, 2017.

Hobby Lobby to Open at Scottsdale 101 Center Q1 2018

Phoenix, Arizona — Velocity Retail Group’s Dave Cheatham represented Hobby Lobby Stores, in a lease at the Scottsdale 101 shopping center located at the northwest corner of Mayo Boulevard and Scottsdale Road.  The 57,500-square-foot store is expected to open in the first quarter of 2018.

The store will be adjacent to a newly designed Ashley Furniture store of approximately 44,000-square-feet.  This will be the eleventh Phoenix area location for Hobby Lobby negotiated by Cheatham.  “Hobby Lobby has expanded their store presence throughout the Phoenix area over the past several years.  North Scottsdale has been underserved, and this location fills a huge void for the northeast part of the Valley.  We continue to look for new opportunities throughout the Phoenix area,” said Cheatham.

Velocity Retail has worked with Hobby Lobby on their store locations in the Phoenix area since 2005.  Today Hobby Lobby currently operates more than 750 locations in 47 states. The company is on track to open 60 new stores nationally this year.

Other commercial leases included:

RETAIL – 13390 W VAN BUREN, GOODYEAR, AZ
Ministerios Casa de Oracion leased 2,900-square-feet in Central Square Shopping Center to was recently consummated.  The location of the property is 13390 W. Van Buren in Goodyear, AZ. Richard Mackay and Kevin Roessler of Rein & Grossoehme represented the owner and the tenant.

RETAIL – 820-840 E INDIAN SCHOOL RD., PHOENIX, AZ
Sage Beauty Supply leased 1,760-square-feet of space at 820-844 E. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix, AZ. The owner of the center is Katsenes & Stamatis Partnership. Kevin Roessler of Rein & Grossoehme represented the Landlord and Tenant.

RETAIL – 5627 E 22^ND ST., TUCSON, AZ
Ken and Billi Jo Koepke leased approximately 1,200-square-feet at 5627 E. 22^nd Street, Tucson, Arizona, from DG Commercial, LLC.  Frank Arrotta of Tucson Realty & Trust Co. represented both the Landlord and the Tenant in the transaction.

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