TUCSON, ARIZONA – A ribbon cutting ceremony on the newly constructed DEK Hockey Rink at Doolen Middle School will be held Monday, July 23, at 10:30 am by Arizona Coyotes, Tucson Roadrunners and their initiative partners, TUSD, Boys and Girls Clubs, KuKazi and City partners, that stepped up to make this special gift possible.

Doolen Middle School is located at 2400 N Country Club Road in Tucson, a perfect site for the first DEK Hockey rink in Tucson.

DEK Hockey is among the fastest growing sports in North America and this will be the first DEK Hockey home in Tucson.  Doolen Middle School was selected for this inner-city project and shared with the Boys and Girls Club sports programs already in place.

The multi-sport surface and solid surface flooring design, offers superior performance for DEK Hockey, Ball Hockey, Inline, Street Hockey, Indoor Soccer, Volleyball and many other indoor/outdoor sports.  DEK Hockey avoids the costs associated with ice hockey for everyone to play!

The rink’s unique solid-surface composition provides smoother, friction-free performance, required by the high-tech plastic wheels on today’s high performance inline skates, however, the technology benefits all sorts of performance shoes and gear for multi-sport usages.

The quadrilateral design system makes the flooring smoother, so the action is quicker and “puck/ball chatter” is eliminated. Its many features, including the Sports Flexgrip system, designed to reduce athletes stress from rapid starts, stops and changes of direction, makes this surface an ideal and true multi-sport surface.

The Open-Grid surface is designed for year-round outdoor use and provides perfect traction in any weather condition, even the extreme heat of the region’s summers. The FlexGrip technology is in play to eliminate leg fatigue and enhance peak performance.

The Coyotes have graciously donated the rink to TUSD and Boys and Girls Club.

Commenting on the new facility, Mark Irvin, CCIM, SIOR at Mark Irvin Commercial Real Estate and Emeritus Board Member with Boys and Girls Club of Tucson said, “I think what’s really cool about all of this is not just who came together to make it happen but also who is going to be able to use it, namely our community. In the morning it will be used by the UA Hockey Club. When school opens Doolen Middle School will have exclusive use.  Then, when they close and the Boys and Girls Club opens, the rink will shift to them. When they close, it will be available to the public, and also available over the weekends.”

“It can also be reserved, for a fee, by those who are doing DEK Hockey leagues and other activities. All of this will be managed by the Boys and Girls Clubs.”

TUCSON, Arizona — There are three multifamily projects in various stages of development that could bring as many as 1,000 new housing units near downtown Tucson.

On Tuesday, the Tucson City Council gave its nod of approval for PAD rezoning of 213 N Fourth Avenue, to replace Maloney’s Tavern and a warehouse with a multilevel apartment complex with commercial and retail ground floor use. The rezoning makes way for local developer, Partners on Fourth Investments, LLC (Steve Fenton, manager) to raze the existing buildings and build either condos and or apartments on the 1.68-acre site. The buildings’ height or exact number of units has not been determined, but it’s believed to be between 11 to 14 stories with 250-300 units.

Mark Irvin of Mark Irvin Commercial Real Estate and a member of the Rio Nuevo District Board said he fully supports the addition to Fourth Avenue.

“Although it is just outside of the Rio Nuevo boundaries, this new development sits on the footsteps of downtown and will have a profound impact,” said Irvin.  “It is a great addition to our ongoing efforts downtown and is just what employers looking at downtown Tucson appreciate.  It will definitely help in our recruitment of firms to Tucson and enhance our efforts for Rio Nuevo.  It provides a great option for folks who want to truly experience living in and around the Central Business District.  Having the Modern Streetcar stopping in front of the property only adds to the ability to walk or take public transit in and around the area. The unanimous vote by our City Council speaks volumes about the project and the mutual efforts by so many in and around downtown.”

A second proposed development, Union on Sixth, is planned at the southwest corner of 4th Avenue and 6th Street and stretch west, back to 5th Avenue.  The developer is EdR, a  Memphis-based developer, describes the project as consisting of 250 housing units and approximately 8,000-square-feet of ground floor retail, as well as around 200 parking spots.

The height step down to around 3 stories where the development is directly fronting Fourth Avenue.  While the portion of the development fronting Fourth Ave would still be multiple stories, the 7-story portion would be set back 200 feet to the west of Fourth Ave, beyond what is now Herbert Ave.  The footprint shows the majority of the development fronting 6th Street and 5th Avenue, although it would obviously have a portion fronting Fourth Ave, occupying the space where the FlyCatcher building currently sits.

The complex is described by EdR as not a student housing project, but a housing project aimed towards graduate students and young adults.

Both Maloney’s and Union at Sixth are to the north of downtown. To the east in midtown, is yet a third housing project planned, the former Benedictine Monastery at 800 N Country Club Road. Local developer, Tucson Monastery, LLC (Ross Rulney, manager) purchased the 80-year old monastery from the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration for $5.925 million with plans to build a seven-story, 300-unit luxury condos or apartments.

For about 75 years, the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration had called the monastery home and their decision to sell to Rulney was in large part due to being a local developer, despite not being the highest bidder.

“This iconic property is a Tucson treasure,” Rulney said. “We’ve been meeting with the Miramonte and Sam Hughes Neighborhood Associations. Neighbors are concerned about student housing and that’s why the luxury condos seems to appeal more. We have established a working relationship with the neighborhoods.”

Rulney told us he will submit a formal application for height and density rezoning in about two weeks to the City.

These proposed projects still have a long way to go in terms of development, with a series of regulatory hurdles ahead before developers could conceivably begin construction

The following commercial leases were reported to the Real Estate Daily News for the Tucson Lease Report from December 12 thru 16, 2016.

RETAIL – 5150 N Casa Grande, Tucson
Best In The West Golf Cars, LLC leased 5,760-square-feet of retail space at 5150  N. Casa Grande Highway in Tucson, from Tin Cup Properties, LLC.  Ron Zimmerman, Commercial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

OFFICE- 6440 E Broadway Blvd., Tucson
Jade Star Acupuncture leased 4,700-square-feet of office space at 6440 E. Broadway Blvd. in Tucson, from Carbas Properties. Isaac Figueroa, Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction. Chris Tsighis and Daniel Yang with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, represented the tenant.

OFFICE – 5307 E Broadway Blvd., Tucson
K12 Management, Inc. leased 3,750-square-feet of office space in Broadway Plaza, 5307 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 5307 in Tucson, from Transamerica United Group, LLC.  Tom Nieman, Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord and Keith Lammersen with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, represented the tenant in this transaction.

RETAIL – 1401 W Valencia Rd, Ste 151, Tucson
MPG Automotive Services Valencia, LLC and Gallo Transmission & Auto Care, LLC leased 2,650-square-feet at 1401 W. Valencia Rd., Suite 151in Tucson, from Valencia Auto Center, LLC.  Ron Zimmerman, Commercial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, handled this transaction.

OFFICE – 215 W Giaconda Way, Ste 161, Tucson
AAM, LLC leased 2,417-square-feet of office space at 215 W. Giaconda Way, Suite 161 in Tucson, from Giaconda 205 Partners, LLC.  Tom Nieman, Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord and Janine Irvin with Mark Irvin Commercial Real Estate Services, represented the tenant in this transaction.

RETAIL – 4519 E 22^nd Street, Tucson
SJH Powersports, LLC, dba Cycles, Skis & ATVs, leased 2,400-square-feet at 4519 E. 22^nd St. in Tucson, from RRN, Inc.  Brandon Rodgers, CCIM, Principal with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, handled this transaction.

INDUSTRIAL – 3360 S Palo Verde Rd., Tucson
Eazy Breezy Heating & Cooling leased 2,349-square-feet at 3360 S. Palo Verde Rd. in Tucson, from 44PV, LLC.  Jeff Zellet, Commercial Specialist, with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the tenant in this transaction.  Nic Chavira and Tom Hunt with Tango Commercial Real Estate, LLC, represented the landlord.

RETAIL – 3534 N Romero Rd., Tucson
Redbox Automated Retail, LLC renewed their lease for 1,500-square-feet at 3534–3538 N. Romero Rd., Suite 124 in Tucson, from Costa Verde Investments, LLC.  Ron Zimmerman, Commercial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

RETAIL – 31 N 6^th Ave., Tucson
Merry’s Desert Business Solutions, LLC, dba The UPS Store, leased 1,200-square-feet of retail space in the historic Arizona Hotel, 31 N. 6^th Ave., from Dabdoub Investments, LLC. Downtown Tucson’s only UPS Store will be located directly across the street from the Ronstadt Transit Center redevelopment. This location is projected to handle existing packing and shipping needs from downtown businesses, as well as the rapidly growing residential population in the area. The UPS Store will also handle a wide variety of printing requirements, including large scale projects. Rob Tomlinson, Retail Specialist, with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the tenant in this transaction.

INDUSTRIAL – 3720 S Park Ave., Ste 605, Tucson
Miracle Honeybee Company renewed their lease for 1,170-square-feet at 3720 S. Park Ave., Suite 605 in Tucson, from William Lee, LLC.  Ron Zimmerman, Commercial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

RETAIL  Valencia Marketplace Shops, Tucson
Kevin Volk and Brenna Lacey of Volk Company represented the landlord, Steamroller LLC, in a lease of 1,100-square-feet to Sabio Enterprises #1, LLC, dba Pizza Patron, at Valencia Marketplace Shops. Valencia Marketplace Shops are at the southwest corner of Valencia and Indian Agency Road, adjacent to a brand new 100,000 square foot Fry’s grocery store. This is the first new Fry’s store to open in Tucson in almost ten years. Pizza Patron joins Nationwide Vision, Lee Nails & Spa, and Great Clips at this project. A 2,500-square-feet end-cap space with a patio is still available! Chris Itule of Long Realty represented the Tenant.

OFFICE – 4560 E Broadway Blvd., Ste 215, Tucson
Arizona Life Financial Group, LLC leased 298-square-feet of office space in Midstar Plaza, 4560 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 215 in Tucson, from Midstar Partners, LLC. Isaac Figueroa, Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

OFFICE – 4560 E Broadway Blvd., Ste 212, Tucson
Martha Figueroa Penunuri leased 214-square-feet of office space in Midstar Plaza, 4560 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 212 in Tucson, from Midstar Partners, LLC. Isaac Figueroa, Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, represented the landlord in this transaction.

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