The Hacienda at the Canyon, located on , is being built on 10 acres next to the site of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sanctuary. The sanctuary and the Stations of the Cross walking trail will stay open to the public and the St. Ann’s Convent will remain undisturbed.
The development, currently under construction, received a $35 million building permit and is pre-leasing. The project will have 154 independent living apartments, 72 assisted living and 40 memory care apartments. Future phases will include Casita homes.
This will be the fourth Tucson-area senior living community for Tucson-based Watermark Retirement Communities.
The company’s first development is The Fountains at La Cholla, 2001 W. Rudasill Road, opened in 1987 and is still owned and managed by Watermark. Its second community, The Hacienda at the River, opened last year on River and Hacienda del Sol roads. The Watermark at Continental Ranch, 8689 N. Silverbell Road, is also under construction and expected to open in the spring of next year.
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The Hacienda at the Canyon’s opening is also scheduled to open in the spring.
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Other construction activity around town includes:
- A $64 million permit has been issued for the Amazon Fulfillment Center at , in the Port of Tucson. The industrial project will have 857,388 square feet of warehouse and 265,049 square feet of office space.
- A 13-building, self storage facility is going up at . The $2.5 million permit is for 53,000 square feet.
- Planet Fitness is building a $2.4 million gym at , near Irvington Road and Interstate 19.
- A $2.3 million permit for 21 multifamily units was given to La Frontera for its project at . La Frontera also received a $1.9 million permit for apartments and community center at ; a $1.6 million permit for its affordable housing rental homes at Sunnyside Pointe, ; and a $979,600 permit for rental units and community center at .
- Core Tucson Speedway pulled a $1.6 million permit for the foundation of a future student housing complex at .
- Banner University Medical Center got a $600,000 permit for construction of its outpatient center at .
- A $500,000 permit was issued to DHL for its 23,640-square-foot offices at
- Mod Pizza got a $67,046 tenant improvement permit to move into a shopping center at .
Information on building permits from Ginger Kneup, ginger@orangereports.com, owner of Bright Future Real Estate Research. Contact reporter Gabriela Rico at grico@tucson.com. On Facebook:
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