TUCSON, Arizona — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR and its forty-nine employees moved into its new office at 5151 E. Broadway, Suite 115, in Tucson recently, in the former Tucson College space. We stopped by last week to see its new digs.

From the moment you enter the doorway, you know you’re in a company office with Tucson history. The office design builds on Picor’s 32-year history in Tucson and creates a dynamic, collaborative work space consistent with the company’s work in vibrant Southern Arizona.

A 12’ x 40’ cityscape wall mural of downtown Tucson greets visitors as they enter. The cityscape photo was taken by Tucson Aerial Photography and fabricated by Graphic Impact and Dean Kelly for the wrap around wall mural. Awards are displayed at the coffee nook and there all versatile size meeting and conversation nooks throughout, as well as two conference rooms that can be combined into one large conference area for the whole company to meet.

Epstein Construction of Tucson was the general contractor for the project and Wayne Swan/Erin Hastreiter, Intertech Architectural Interiors in Tucson, the architects. Amanda Wood, Linda Robinson Design, of Tucson served as the designer.

All Tucson companies, Atmosphere Commercial Interiors provided the ergonomic furnishings and Some Distant World, John Benedict, added custom wood/metal furnishing for finishing touch.

Palo Verde Communications/EC Group provided the cabling and IT services. White noise is used to mask work noise in the open space work environment.

In preparation for the move, Picor scanned its files to secure files and was able to dispose of 20 very large filing cabinets in the process.

Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR President Barbi Reuter commented, “It was a tremendous team from top to bottom – very creative and solution-oriented to make our dream space a reality. With our expansion to 10,500-square-feet, we’ve been able to locate more centrally and design space that accommodates our growth, incorporates numerous collaborative meeting spaces of varied sizes, invites natural light and the vibrancy of the Broadway corridor, reduces our reliance on paper, opens up communication within and between divisions, and allows our unique culture to be expressed.”

5151 E. Broadway is owned by Kent Circle Partners, and was selected we were told for its iconic identity, ease of access for clients and employees, and proximity to submarkets across the city.

The official office grand opening is planned for March.

TUCSON, AZ – Top of Swan, the recently completed office complex at 6420-6450 N Swan Road in Tucson, located on the northeast corner of Swan Rd and Skyline Dr, has received its first anchor tenant. Research Corporation Technologies (RCT) moved into 7,200-square-feet at 6440 N Swan Road this month. RCT develops and invests in technologies that enhance and enable the discovery and manufacture of therapeutics and diagnostics for life sciences.

According to RCT’s CFO, Chris Martin, the company purchased its second floor, condominium style space from project developer, Swan/Skyline Plaza LLC, (Andy Courtney, manager) for an undisclosed sum with seller financing.

The transaction was brokered by Tom Hunt and Bob Davis, previously with Rein & Grossoehme and currently Principals of Tango Commercial Real Estate of Tucson, a firm they started June 1.

Davis and Hunt have also announced the next tenant coming at Top of Swan will be Pathways Financial Partners, that is set to move in mid-July. Pathways will occupy 2,500-square-feet of ground floor office space at the northern end of the complex.  The space is currently undergoing tenant improvements. Headed by Brian Murphy, Pathways Financial offers independent, fee-only financial advice.

Top of Swan broke ground on the 37,390-square-foot complex in February 2014, with Rio West (Walter Hoge, manager) as general contractor, CDG Architecture (Richard Burton, architect) and Intertech Architectural Interiors (Wayne Swan, designer). Streetscapes and sidewalks are among the final touches being added to the Top of Swan complex. Remaining for purchase or lease are office spaces ranging from 700-square-feet to 10,000-square-feet in these masonry buildings.

For more information, Davis and Hunt should be contacted at Tango Commercial Real Estate, 520.906.5682.