Arizona Cities See Higher Rents
While Apartment List’s National Rent Index is down 1.4 percent over the last year, rents in Tucson have increased 4.7 percent since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Since March, Tucson’s month-over-month rents are up 0.6 percent, and year-over-year increases total 5.9 percent. Phoenix’s year-over-year growth is 3.3 percent since March. (Source)
Luxury Casitas Proposed for Tucson
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Preliminary plans for a new “luxury casita” development to be located on the west side of Catalina Highway, just north of Tanque Verde Road, have recently been submitted to the City of Tucson. The Planning Center, on behalf of property owner, Saunders Amos, LLC is requesting to rezone the approximately 12.44-acre property […]
Apartments Proposed for Tucson’s Five Points Area
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Plans for a proposed multifamily development, as part of a 52-unit adaptive reuse and mixed-use development project planned for the Five Points area in Tucson, has recently been submitted to Tucson’s Infill Incentive District – Design Review Committee. Flash TV LLC, a partnership of Central Barrio Development LLC and 2016 […]
AAED Announces January Luncheon Speakers
Source: Arizona Association for Economic Development Four southern Arizona city/town managers will speak at the Arizona Association for Economic Development’s (AAED) January luncheon. Mary Jacobs, town manager for the town of Oro Valley, Jamsheed Mehta, town manager for the town of Marana, Kelly Udall, town manager for the town of Sahuarita, and Michael Ortega, city […]
312-unit Multifamily Development Proposed in Tucson’s Rita Ranch
By Sammy Williams for Arizona Builder’s Exchange HSL Construction Services, LLC has announced plans to develop Encantada at Rita Ranch, a luxury apartment community at the southeast corner of Valencia Road and Nexus Road in Tucson’s Rita Ranch. The 312-unit complex, situated on 17.16 acres, will be the fifth Encantada development in Tucson. Additionally, HSL […]
Major Mixed-use Still Planned for Tucson
By Adrienne St. Clair for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The City of Tucson approved a development plan submitted earlier this year by SMDSK Encanto LLC for a mixed-use project that will be built at the SEC of Camino Miramonte and Speedway Boulevard. The Miramonte Mixed-Use project will end up being nearly 84KSF of residential, office, retail […]
Local A/E/C Community Supports KIDstruction Efforts
By Jen Crane for Adams & Associates Engineers Several Arizona A/E/C firms came together to sponsor this year’s KIDstruction event – a design/build competition for middle school students, using only business cards, toothpicks and glue on a 12”x12” base. This year’s event took place on September 29 and was judged by prominent members of the […]
New Micro-Hospital Planned in Tucson
By Adrienne St. Clair for Arizona Builder’s Exchange AMD Global, LLC and MSW Development have submitted a rezoning request to the City of Tucson to build a micro-hospital on the SWC of Broadway and Rosemont boulevards. The new AMD Global Micro-Hospital will be 2 stories, standing at a height of 30 feet, and providing approximately […]
Plans Revised for Apartments at Tucson
By Gabriela Rico for Arizona Daily Star The developer of the Benedictine Monastery site has agreed to lower the height of the tallest proposed apartment buildings by 19 feet, protect the structure as a historic landmark and preserve a beloved avocado tree on the grounds. But the gesture may not be enough for some who […]
1 of 3 Proj on Tucson’s 4th Ave Goes Up in Fall
By Gabriela Rico for Arizona Daily Star After more than seven years of discussions with and concessions to area stakeholders, local developers are moving forward with a project that will bring new apartments, office space and retail to Tucson’s Fourth Avenue and University Boulevard. The development, dubbed The Trinity, will sit on two sides of […]