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About
Tucson Rental Homes
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.
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