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[…]
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[…]
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.
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.
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.
| 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[…] |
The purpose of this report is to show the strengths and weaknesses of Tucson, Arizona and its sister cities, Albuquerque, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The three cities are sisters since they have many commonalities including climate, population size, and each city having a military base and a university. The stats and data shown herein are used to illustrate the bigger picture and may not[…]
“Wow! What a great time to be in Industrial real estate!” These are sentiments not heard in almost a decade. During the depths of the doldrums, the Tucson commercial real estate market was marked by Foreclosures and REO sales, “blend and extend” lease negotiations, downsizing (or “rightsizing” as it was more positively termed) and a general sense of survival.
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.
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.