UPS is opening a new Tucson facility next month and plans to hire package handlers and drivers.
The 163,800-square-foot facility, at 6818 S. Country Club Road, is expected to serve midtown and the south side, along with the existing site at 899 E. Silverlake Road.
The daily dispatch from both will include 200 delivery drivers and 29 semitrucks.
The new $38 million operation, called Santa Cruz, is expected to open March 15, with staff diverted from the Silverlake facility while the company assesses how many additional employees will be needed for both locations.
Hiring is expected to begin for the Santa Cruz site in April, with available positions posted at upsjobs.com.
Hourly starting pay begins at $21 for package handlers and $23 for drivers.
Other local commercial activity includes:
Horizon 21 LLC bought a freestanding daycare facility at 1625-1631 N. Columbus Blvd. from The A-Team Learning Group LLC for $339,000. Aaron LaPrise, with Picor, represented the seller. Stephanie Pina and Ricky Carley, with Omni Homes International LLC, represented the buyer.
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. leased 13,650 square feet of retail space at 2175 W. Ina Road from Casas Adobes Baptist Church. Natalie Furrier, Greg Furrier, and Aaron LaPrise, with Picor, represented the landlord.
Enthusiast Motors LLC leased 10,800 square feet of industrial space at 1861 W. Grant Road from Walker Tucson Property LLC. Robert C. Glaser and Andrew Keim, with Picor, handled the lease.
Southern Arizona Cat Rescue LLC, doing business as Hunterβs Kitten Lounge, leased 2,400 square feet of retail space at 5319 E. Speedway from H.L.F. Properties Inc. Andy Seleznov, with Picor, represented the landlord and Kyle Kilgore, with NAI Horizon, represented the tenant.
BruCha leased an 1,800-square-foot freestanding drive-thru building at 3435 E. Speedway for a made-to-order boba tea shop. Craig Finfrock, of Commercial Retail Advisors LLC, represented the tenant. David Lee and Cameron Lee, of David Lee Real Estate Co., and Jason Wong, of Crestline Properties, represented the landlord, Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC.
Casa De Nails Spa leased 1,100 square feet at Fiesta Mercado Shopping Center, 2980 S. Sixth Ave., from Myung H. and Connie Choi 2004 Family Trust. Aaron LaPrise and Dave Hammack, with Picor, represented the landlord.
Sports Clips leased 1,093 square feet at Houghton Town Center, 9210 S. Houghton Road, from HTC Shops IV LLC. Andy Seleznov, with Picor, represented the landlord and Ben Craney, with NAI Horizon, represented the tenant.
