Tucson Real Estate: Strip mall on redeveloped site fills up

A year after buying the former Christian Faith Fellowship church on Broadway, east of Craycroft, developers have filled the rebuilt space.

El Pollo Loco, Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza and Krispy Kreme Donuts leased spots in the strip mall, which is under construction.

The church site was bought by Broadway Festival LLC, headed by Bill Viner and Steve Shenitzer, for $2.2 million and rezoned for retail use.

“We are very excited about bringing this project to fruition so quickly,” Shenizer said. “The site boasts a superb tenant mix … creating a premium array of delectables.”

The leases were brokered by Nancy McClure and John Ash, with CBRE.

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“Redevelopment is a major driver for the Tucson retail market right now,” McClure said. “This is now one of several successful redevelopment projects down the Broadway corridor.”

Christian Faith Fellowship relocated to 1900 N. Country Club Drive.

Other recent commercial transactions include:

• Fry’s Food & Drug Stores bought 70,000 square feet of land on the southwest corner of Rita and Houghton roads for $930,000 to build a fuel center. Brenna Lacey, of Volk Co., represented the seller, Walgreen Arizona Drug Co.
• Z.J. Enterprises LLC leased a 7,630-square-foot freestanding building at 6261 N. Oracle Road to open a Boxing Inc. gym. Rick Borane, Kevin Volk, and Dave Hammack, with Volk Co., brokered the lease with the tenant and landlord, Oracle Village Plaza LLC.
• McAlister’s Deli leased 3,700 square feet at Riverfront Village, on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Wetmore Road. Andy Seleznov and Melissa Lal represented the landlord. Larsen Baker and Dave Uhles, of Western Retail Advisors, represented the tenant.
• Nick’s TV’s leased 1,200 square feet at Frontier Village, on the northeast corner of Pima Road and Alvernon Way. Andy Seleznov and Melissa Lal represented the landlord. Larsen Baker and Nic Chavira, of Tango Real Estate, represented the tenant.
• Nicole Ferrero leased 1,111 square feet for a State Farm office at The Shops at Rancho Sahuarita, bringing the center to full occupancy. Dave Hammack and Brenna Lacey of Volk Co. represented the landlord, Rancho Sahuarita Commercial Ventures LLC.