Find out what new restaurants are opening in Tucson, along with developments in the local housing market and commercial real estate.
Gabriela Rico
Reporter
Motel on Tucson's south side to be converted to apartmentsFor Star subscribers: Investors plan to turn a portion of an existing motel, purchased for $6.15 million, into apartments, with plans for expansion.
For Star subscribers: Arizona Theatre Company will house the production shop where sets are built and costume inventory is stored on Tucson's south side.
For Star subscribers: A major grocer is venturing into Tucson's bustling southwest side, expected to open this fall at Irvington Road and Interstate 19.
For Star subscribers: These Korean-style corn-dogs can be topped with crispy rice puffs or potato cubes, and dusted with Hot Cheetos powder and "dirty sauce."
With new home prices soaring, development of new housing communities for renters only is growing across the Tucson market.
For Star subscribers: As distribution and warehouse operations expand in the Tucson area, investors purchased 129 acres for a logistics center for $22 million.
For Star subscribers: As rent prices continue to rise in Tucson and the country, officials struggle to get landlords to bite on affordable housing incentives.
For Star subscribers: The tuition-free Tucson Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program hopes to increase enrollment when its new facility opens in 2023.
For Star subscribers: A Tucson-based coffee roaster is opening its flagship location at the iconic Benedictine Monastery in midtown.
For Star subscribers: Developers in the Tucson-area are eagerly building more communities of houses — not apartments — that are exclusively for renters.
En vez de construir departamentos, lo que va al alza son los desarrollos de casas unifamiliares para renta... y con ellas los precios.
For Star subscribers: Phoenix investors have purchased the former department store, next to Park Place, which closed in 2018.
For Star subscribers: Restaurants, shops and live music are planned on newly widened section of East Broadway.
For Star subscribers: A new liquidation center will carry a variety of discounted items, such as furniture, tools, electronics and cosmetics.
Big Save ofrecerá una variedad de artículos con descuento, como muebles, herramientas, productos electrónicos y cosméticos.
For Star subscribers: A rental home community on Tucson's north side will be built with prefabricated walls that pop into place, reducing waste and labor needs.
For Star subscribers: In the first three quarters of this year, there has been $435 million worth of purchases for apartment complexes with 50 or more units.
For Star subscribers: Gladden Farms is a rapidly growing community and residents have long been asking for a grocery store in the area.
For Star subscribers: The new facility will have about 1,000 air-conditioned units and will be one of the tallest buildings in that area of Tucson's west side.
For Star subscribers: The community will offer resort style amenities, with homes starting around $200,000 — nearly half the average cost of a new home in Sahuarita.
For Star subscribers: Barrio Bread is adding more production space and a larger retail area to its bakery on Broadway and Country Club Road.
The inverted pyramid building in midtown Tucson was designed by a local architect in the 1970s.
For Star subscribers: The former Frank's Sports Grill & Bar on Tucson's east side has been renovated and will become home to a new restaurant bar next month.
