Transitional homes for renters prepping for homeownership are under construction on city鈥檚 west side.
The Pima County Community Land Trust is building six homes on a previously vacant lot on West Ontario Street in Barrio Hollywood, bordered by Speedway and St. Mary鈥檚 Road, west of Interstate 10 to Silverbell Road.
An $897,444 building permit has been issued for six, 3-bedroom, 2-bath homes on the site known as the Ontario Project. The houses will be 1,320 square feet.
The homes will be rentals for families interested in homeownership but who need time for credit repair or while saving for a down payment and closing costs.
Other construction activity around town includes:
- IHOP is coming to the south side of town at . The $659,290 permit is for a 4,995-square-foot restaurant.
- The new shopping center, The Crossing at Sahuarita at , is getting a 20,032-square-foot Bealls Outlet store. The permit was for $1.7 million.
- A new Auto Zone is under construction at . The $569,559 permit is for a 6,446-square-foot shop in the Sorrento Square Retail Center, which also received a $446,522 permit for a new Burger King.
- A $928,000 permit was issued for a 6,262-square-foot Hughes Federal Credit Union at .
- The Raytheon hangar addition received a $1 million permit for the 12,065-square-foot project.
- KVOA is getting a touchup with a $537,000 tenant improvement permit at .
- On Any Moto Motorcycle Dealership got a $500,000 tenant improvement permit for its 9,685 square-foot shop at .
- St. Mary鈥檚 Hospital pharmacy is getting a $1.4 million upgrade at .
- Nine permits, totaling $300,000 were issued for improvements to the Town & Desert Apartments at .
- TMM Family Services is building five duplexes at The $1 million building permit is for a total of 8,900 square feet.
- Alta Vista Communities Casas Adobes LLC has received a $1.7 million permit for the final 16 units of its 240-unit complex at .
- A $3.1 million building permit was issued for Banner鈥檚 central utility plant at .
Information on building permits courtesy of Ginger Kneup, ginger@orangereports.com, owner of Bright Future Real Estate Research. Contact reporter Gabriela Rico at grico@tucson.com

