Tucson, AZ – Northwest Medical Center, an affiliate of Community Health Systems, headquartered in Franklin, TN, plans to open the first freestanding emergency department in metro Tucson, giving residents in Vail access to nearby emergency services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The emergency room will serve patients who experience medical emergencies in the southeast submarket of  Tucson. This regional, freestanding emergency center will be located at 10146 East Old Vail Road in Vail.

The 11,500-square-foot build-to-suit will be in the Houghton Town Center at the intersection of Houghton and Old Vail Roads. Northwest Medical Center is investing $7.2 million in the new leased facility. More than 30 new jobs will be created to serve patients at the new center, including registered nurses and lab, imaging, admitting and environmental services staff. Board-certified emergency physicians, registered nurses and other patient care providers will staff the center.

Dr. Jim Hassen, medical director for the Emergency Department at Northwest Medical Center, said, “Our team of emergency physicians is looking forward to being part of this exciting new venture. This facility will be a first in Tucson and we are pleased to be able to offer high quality emergency care at another convenient location.”

Northwest Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Kevin Stockton said, “Northwest Emergency Center at Vail will provide faster access to emergency care for people living in the Rita Ranch and Vail areas. We have been serving more than just ‘Northwest’ Tucson for many years and this is another example of our commitment to expand healthcare in the greater metropolitan area.”

Like any hospital emergency department, the new Northwest Emergency Center will be equipped to treat patients with illnesses and injuries that require a higher level of care than urgent care facilities offer. The freestanding emergency department will have 12 private patient rooms with radiology and lab services on-site. Many emergency services will be effectively managed at this freestanding emergency department without the need for transfer to a traditional hospital setting.

“We are thrilled to bring Northwest Medical to Houghton Town Center,” said Shannon Murphy, Director of Sales and Marketing, Diamond Ventures, the developer of Houghton Town Center. “Southeast Tucson is growing rapidly, so providing services like emergency care that are lacking in this submarket is an important part of our strategic plan for this community center.”

More than 30 new jobs will be created to serve patients at the new center, including registered nurses and lab, imaging, admitting and environmental services staff.

Rick Kleiner MBA, Principal and Office Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR and Jim Eaton with Geis Realty Group, Inc. of Philadelphia, PA represented Community Health System’s affiliate Northwest Medical Center in the negotiating the built-to-suit. Construction is scheduled to begin in January and is expected to be completed by late 2015.

To learn more Kleiner can be reached at 520.546.2745.

CIRCUS FURNITURE NOW OPEN AT STEAM PUMP VILLAGE
Circus Furniture opened this week in the former Studio C location at 11085 N Oracle Road at Steam Pump Village in Oro Valley. Diamond Ventures purchased the 19,700-square-foot building in April through affiliate Oracle Road Partners and was prepared to divide it into smaller office spaces for easier leasing, but Circus Furniture came along in June and needed the entire space for its third furniture store in town.

Business hours are Monday to Saturday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm and Sunday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Doug Marsh and Robert Nolan of Oxford Realty Advisors, Inc. represented Oracle Partners LLC in the leasing. Shannon Murphy of DVI Realty Service in Tucson represented the investor in the purchase.

INDIAN MOTORCYCLES OPENS WITH 2015 LINEUP
Each bike in the 2015 Indian Motorcycle lineup was designed with a careful nod to the past, yet focused on the open road ahead. Take a look at the full lineup including the Chief^® Classic, Chief^® Vintage, Chieftain^®, Roadmaster^™ and the long awaited Indian^® Scout^™ at Indian Motorcycles location at 4037 N Oracle Road, northwest of Roger on Oracle, in Tucson. The repurposing of this former 7,680-square-foot multi-tenant building is quite a transformation on Oracle Road. The former home to Dunn Edwards that moved across the street to 3850 N. Oracle Road several years ago.

Business hours are Tuesday – Saturday: 9am – 6pm.  Sunday and Mondays they’re closed – out riding!

John Hamner, CCIM and Gary Best, CCIM with KW Commercial in Tucson represented the landlord, Poz Ben Bon Investment Corp of Oro Valley that purchased the building for investment last October. Aaron LaPrise of Cushman & Wakefield | Picor represented the tenant in the lease transaction.

 HASTA LUEGO LA FUENTE!
Longtime Tucson Mexican restaurant La Fuente at 1749 North Oracle Road has closed. The 10,317-square-foot restaurant, was popular for its Sunday mariachi brunch and as host to generations of special occasions from anniversaries to quinceaneras for 55 years.

The following message was posted on its website over the weekend:

“As many of you already know, La Fuente Mexican Restaurant closed its doors on August 29, 2014, after 55 years at the same location. The worsening economic environment, which began in 2008 and (for many) continues to this day, started a business slowdown that could not be reversed.
On behalf of our entire staff, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you who helped to make the past years so memorable. It was our pleasure to meet you, to celebrate your special events, to provide Tucson’s best Mariachi entertainment, to have you as our “regulars,” and to welcome you over the years to dine with us. We do not anticipate re-opening at this location. Nevertheless, for those of you who have provided us with E-mail addresses, we will try to keep you posted, should other opportunities present themselves. We will not say good-bye, but simply “hasta luego.”
We will miss you.
Sincerely, Yuliana Portillo, General Manager,
On behalf of the owners Carlos and Mary Jane Portillo

The La Fuente building is now listed with Juan Teran, CCIM of Chapman Lindsey Commercial Real Estate Services for a modest $799,000. Contact Juan at 520.747.4000 ext 104 to learn more.

All Real Property, Inc. (Jack Westberg, manager) of Camp Verde, AZ bought an outpad at Houghton Town Center for $380,000 for the construction of a Brake Masters store. The exact size of the pad is unknown after easements and other entitlements are still to be made, however other pads have been selling for approximately $18 per square foot at this center.

Brake Masters will be joining Walmart, Discount Tire and Panda Express that opened earlier this year in the new center located at the southwest corner of Old Vail Road and Houghton Road in Southeast Tucson.

The Brake Masters building will be approximately 6,000-square-feet with 8-bays when is completed.

Jim and Ryan Egan of Prime Commercial Real Estate handle the real estate and development for Brake Masters. Ryan Egan told us that they are about to open a Brake Masters in El Paso, TX and another in Sacramento, CA this February. They are also closing on three additional sites in metro Phoenix, which they expect will have one store built before beginning the Houghton Town Center site sometime in 2015.

Brake Masters currently owns 67 corporate stores in the Southwest, and 14 in the Tucson. The Houghton Town Center store will be number 15 in Tucson.

Shannon Murphy of DVI Realty in Tucson represented the seller, Houghton Developers, LLC, an affiliate of Diamond Ventures (Don Diamond) and Jim and Ryan Egan of Prime Commercial Real Estate in Tucson represented the buyer.

In a separate transaction, All Real Property, Inc. also purchased a 1.52 acre lot near the northwest corner of Broadway Blvd and Wilmot Road, across from Wilmot Plaza for $1.3 million ($19.58 PSF) for future construction of a Brake Masters once rezoned. The address is 75 N Wilmot Road.  Wilmot Plaza is located near Park Place Mall and currently under redevelopment by Bourn Companies. Find complete story here: Wilmot Plaza Razed and Renovated

The Wilmot and Broadway site was a former restaurant, razed and sold for land value.

The seller was also an affiliate of Diamond Ventures, Tucson Broadway Office Plaza, LLC and represented by Shannon Murphy of DVI Realty in Tucson and David Montijo and Jayme Fabe with CBRE in Tucson. Jim and Ryan Egan of Prime Commercial Real Estate in Tucson represented the buyer.

To learn more the Egan team can be reached at (520) 512.0020, Murphy should be contacted at (520) 577.0200. Montijo is at (520) 323.5136 while Fabe can be reached at (520) 323.5166.

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[mepr-show rules=”58038″]Sale date of Wilmot Plaza land was 5/9/2014 for $1.3 million in an all cash deal. APN #127-09-012D

Sale date of Houghton Town Center was 5/16/201 for $380,000, all cash and was a 1031 exchange for buyer.[/mepr-show]