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More than a
quarter century ago, we came from the Midwest and started
Tucson Rental Homes. Our concept is to build single story,
detached, Southwestern Styled Rental Casitas. The architectural
design reflects the charm and heritage of the Southwest together
with a private enclosed yard to enjoy the beautiful Sonoran
Desert. Then we blend this with caring, professional management,
to create the ultimate in resident comfort. In short, we offer a
unique and affordable Rental alternative to the cramped
lifestyle offered by 2 & 3 story, stacked apartments currently
available in Tucson.
Essentially, we
build Fine Custom Homes. But, they’re not for sale, we rent
them. We build four models. The Hacienda, a 3 bedroom, 2 full
bath home. The Casa Grande, a 2 bedroom, 2 full bath home. The
Casita, a 2 bedroom, 1 full bath home. And, finally, our “Guest
House” which is our newest effort to create an affordable 1
bedroom, 1 full bath home.
Our
non-traditional building background has turned out to be our
greatest asset. Not having pre-conceived and typical ideas of
design, we invite our residents over, on a regular basis, to
participate in focus groups. We listen carefully and our design,
which is all done by us internally, from site, to interior and
exterior elevations, flows from listening carefully to the needs
of our residents. Typical rental housing is generally born out
of complex financial manipulation to create maximum profit. Our
homes are designed to satisfy the needs and desires of our
residents.
Our Rental
Home Center is located at 4647 N. Campbell Avenue, just north of
River Road. We’re open 7 days a week to accommodate our
residents schedules and our phone is available 24 hours a day
at: 299-4466. Our website is: tucsonrentalhomes.com
Our Custom
Rental Homes feature Vaulted Ceilings, 12’ High Arched Cathedral
Windows, Fireplace, Custom Kitchen with Island, Maple and Oak
Cabinetry, Food Pantry, Wine Racks, Jacuzzi Spa Master Bath,
Large Walk-In Closet, and friendly pets are welcome. We have
homes in the North Campbell area, Catalina Foothills District
16, the Tanque Verde Valley, & the Tucson National Golf area.
We have
always taken a responsible and neighbor oriented approach to
building our unique communities. We have worked hard to try and
set an example for responsible development. The cornerstone of
our concept is to build communities that can be enthusiastically
supported by neighborhoods, City Council, Board Of Supervisors,
and most importantly, by our diverse and broad cross section of
wonderful residents.
We have
gained the trust and support of a variety of neighborhood
associations in Tucson by embracing a neighbor-oriented approach
to development. Each one of our projects takes into
consideration the unique characteristics of the adjacent
neighborhood and generally involves density reductions and a
host of good neighbor policies.
The main
obstacles we have had to overcome involved convincing the
finance community to look at a project over a long period vs.
the typical build and sell product. Although there are
wonderful, dedicated, hardworking individuals on the City and
County development services staff, the Land Use Codes are
written to encourage and accommodate the more typical stacked
apartments. So, our detached, single story design, which is out
of the norm, runs into many obstacles and consequently long and
expensive delays which can be very difficult and challenging.
The qualities
we look for in land are driven by our desire to provide
convenient, excellent locations for our residents to enjoy a
high quality of life while balancing that with our sensitive
commitment to our environment. Our newest project for example
was selected because it is located outside of Critical Habitat
for the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl. We did not purchase the
property until we were certain that not only was it outside of
Critical Habitat, but that our numerous voluntary surveys,
performed over three years, by two state certified Biologists,
confirmed that no owls or other bird species were present.
Although there
is a high demand for our homes, the development of multi story
rental units will continue to outpace us because it’s what the
finance institutions expect, local Land Use Codes encourage and
accommodate, and it’s most profitable in the short run. Our
philosophy of working diligently to design a unique single story
home with a private yard for our residents, while satisfying the
needs of neighbors, local officials, and City & County staff,
requires time consuming, meticulous planning to persuade others
to embrace a unique alternative to the status quo.
We care deeply
about the human side of our business. Our low profile and
Southwestern designed homes, created to harmonize with the
beautiful Sonoran Desert, will be here for many years. It’s
important to us that our communities reflect nicely on our home,
Tucson, and enhance the beauty of our great city, the “Old
Pueblo”. Our developments have been embraced with enthusiastic
support from all elements of our community and it’s a great
source of pride for us. |
