Positive momentum continued its five-year trend in 2018 in the Tucson industrial market, with vacancy improving to 5.7%, cut in half from its highest point in recent years. At year end, vacancy was lowest in the city center at 1.5% and highest in the Southwest/Airport area at 12.8%. Net absorption was 50.4% stronger than in 2017, and thanks to Amazon’s two projects, space under construction has quadrupled year over year. Significantly, Amazon is entering the market with an 850,000 square foot (sf) distribution center under construction in the southeast sector and a new 50,000 sf service center in the southwest.
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Topics:
Economy,
Manufacturing,
Logistics,
Vacancy,
Market trends,
Lease rates,
Economic development,
Commercial real estate,
Industrial,
Tucson
Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR is pleased to announce Dave Hammack and Aaron LaPrise have achieved shareholder status. The two high-performing commercial real estate brokerage professionals are both Tucson natives active in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and join the existing 14 C&W| PICOR principals in January 2019.
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Topics:
Retail,
Community,
Commercial real estate,
Tucson,
Leadership
After a 17-year career with the University of Arizona Tech Park, Molly Gilbert joined Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR specializing in the sale and lease of Tucson office properties. While at the Tech Park, she led many initiatives, including Community Engagement efforts, managing community, government, university, and tenant relations. Molly is a co-founder of the Arizona Center for Innovation, one of the oldest business incubation programs in the state. She helped start numerous initiatives designed to bring stakeholders together and promote workforce development including the Arizona Business Incubator Association, Next Steps for Vets, Tucson Innovation Partnership, and Racing the Sun. She has written grants resulting in over $5 million in federal funding. Molly was the project manager for The Bridges and oversaw the construction of infrastructure improvements on the property. She has also worked as a middle school educator, retail store manager, and entrepreneur.
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Topics:
Medical office,
Leadership,
Office,
Community,
Commercial real estate,
Tucson
Over the last year, education was the most visible issue in Arizona. But, if you were watching closely, infrastructure and water issues were discussed and debated throughout the state as well. In some cases progress was made, in others, the conversations continue. In the opening weeks of the 2019 Arizona legislative session, two infrastructure issues dealing with water and highway funding will take center stage.
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Topics:
Economy,
Construction,
Economic development,
Tucson,
Transportation,
water
With thanks to countless donors, the PICOR Charitable Foundation (“PCF”) awarded a record $72,000 in grants last week. Thanks to generous in-kind community partners and PICOR’s corporate underwriting, 100% of the funds raised were granted to youth-serving programs, and many attendees and applicant agencies received complimentary breakfast tickets from the 24th Annual Pancake Breakfast.
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Community,
Tucson
A bipartisan measure tucked into the 2017 federal tax law is providing a significant opportunity for investors to reduce their capital gains taxes while spurring economic growth in designated areas of Arizona.
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Topics:
Economy,
Finance,
Distressed assets,
Investment property,
Tucson,
Economic development,
Community
Improvement in the Tucson office market's performance continued into Q2 2018. Positive year-to-date absorption of 146,400 square feet (sf) improved the overall market vacancy a full 50 basis points to 8.4% from last quarter’s 8.9%. Vacancy reached its lowest mark since Q3 2008.
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Topics:
Economy,
Medical office,
Office,
Leasing,
Lease rates,
Absorption,
Commercial real estate,
Tucson
| The Tucson Metro Chamber announces the election of the 2018-19 board chair, six new board members and the full slate of board members. The Tucson Metro Chamber board of directors elected Barbi Reuter, president for Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, as chair of the board for the 2018-2019 term. Reuter has held a seat on the board of directors since 2016 and has volunteered countless hours working with the Chamber on business and community issues. |
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Community,
Economy,
Economic development,
Tucson,
Commercial real estate
Sam Kleiner, the son of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR shareholder Rick Kleiner and his wife Jan, is in the news on the occasion of the release of Sam’s book The Flying Tigers, The Untold Story. Published by Penguin Random House, the book has been released nationally earlier this month.
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Tucson
The overall performance of Tucson’s professional office and medical market remained solid through Q1 2018, with a slight shift in overall vacancy to 8.9%. Market fundamentals were significantly improved year-over-year, as demonstrated by the vacancy rate improving from 10.6% in Q1 2017.
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Topics:
Office,
Leasing,
Lease rates,
Absorption,
Commercial real estate,
Tucson
