A rising entrepreneur has bought an industrial building to expand his fabrication company on Tucson’s south side.
Brandon Willis, owner of Willis Metal Crafts, bought the former Scott Supply Services facility at 3214 E. 46th St. for $200,000.
The company does subcontracting work for public art and manufactures jewelry tools, among other machine- shop jobs, Willis said.
His business has grown to three employees since he started it nearly two years ago in his garage when he was 25.
Tom Hunt, of Tango Commercial Real Estate, represented Willis in the purchase.
“It’s always fun to meet and work with young entrepreneurs like Brandon,” said Hunt, who showed Willis 30 spaces before he picked one he liked. “He has a fire in his belly and isn’t afraid to work hard.”
The majority of Willis’ work is for local customers, but the company also does work for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and others.
“We do anything from aerospace, to government, to public art, to jewelry tools, to automotive components,” Willis said. “If anything is made out of metal, we can make it.”
Other recent commercial transactions include:
- Oracle Greenock LLC bought 2.38 acres of land at 10211 E. Oracle Road from Pima Federal Credit Union for $165,000. Tom Nieman, with Picor, represented the buyer and John Yarborough, with Romano Real Estate Corp., represented the seller.
- Middle East Studies Association of North America bought a 1,606 square-foot office building at 3542 N. Geronimo Ave. from NW Rentals LLC for $158,000. Isaac Figueroa, with Picor, represented the seller and Cindy Jo Lowder, with Tierra Antigua Realty LLC, represented the buyer.
- Portable Practical Educational Preparation LLC leased 1,262 square feet at 732 E. 46th St. from El Gato Investment Two LLC. Jeff Zellet, with Picor, handled the transaction.
- Remilaku Stewart Nash, dba Remilaku Natural Beauty Salon, leased 1,204 square feet of office/retail space at 6015 E. 22nd St. from Harvest Season LLC. Doug Richardson, of Tucson Realty & Trust Co., represented both parties.
- Android iPhone Repair Inc. leased 1,170 square feet in the Manzanita Plaza, northwest corner of Valencia and Cardinal roads. Dave Hammack and Rick Borane of Volk Co. represented the landlord, Community Centers of America — Glendale, LLC.
- Data Works LLC and Uday Delvi leased 1,030 square feet at 2601 N. Campbell Ave. Jeramy Price of Volk Co. represented the tenant and the landlord, Blue Lion Campbell LLC, was represented by Stephen Grimm, of Grimm Commercial LLC.
