REAL ESTATE NEWS

With two promotions and a new hire in May, UTAZ Development Corporation continues its mission to provide the best service possible to its clients and build top-quality professional offices for medical practitioners and professionals in the East Valley.

Former Senior Vice President of Development and Construction, Arch Ratliff, was promoted to Chief Operating Officer; former Vice President of Construction, Glen Adams, was promoted to Senior Vice President of Development and Construction; and Robin Nedza was hired as the company’s new Senior Vice President of Finance.
For Mr. Ratliff, becoming Chief Operating Officer is a natural progression from his former position, which he held for two years.

Born in Washington D.C., married with five children, he moved to Gilbert in 2004 and now is responsible for the company’s development of construction; human resources; and managing the company’s assets.
After getting out of the Marine Corps, he was intrigued by the UTAZ philosophy and ideal of providing quality service and construction for small business owners.

“I liked the idea of being able to enhance people’s lives with our Professional Village concept while providing added value to their businesses,” Mr. Ratliff said. “I am absolutely excited about my new position.” Working with the UTAZ family of dedicated professionals is another added bonus for him. “I just like the whole company,” he said. “The people who work here are incredible. The biggest benefit for me is working with them, our clients, contractors, buyers and owners. They are an incredible group of people.”

Sharing the same sentiment is Glen Adams, an Awhwatukee resident, married with four children, who now oversees entitlements and land acquisition, procurement, all aspects of construction, contract administration and the design process.
“It’s a great company,” he said. “I’ve been familiar with UTAZ since the initial concept as a competing developer in Utah. UTAZ founder and CEO Craig Willett pioneered the Professional Village concept and mission to construct quality buildings, be provocative and innovative, listen to what clients need and help build businesses and not just the environment. I live by the credo ‘do what you say you are going to do.’”

He said as a developer, UTAZ strives to anticipate and exceed expectations. “There is nothing greater than watching a piece of dirt turn into a viable and usable product like a UTAZ Professional Village,” he said. “It is a fabulous feeling that last forever.” With the hiring of Robin Nedza as the company’s Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting, UTAZ adds yet another member to its team of professionals who shares the vision of quality service and construction. “What I like about this industry is we can see something tangible when we build it that we could be proud of,” said Mrs. Nedza, a Chandler resident, married with three children.

“You can look back years later at a project and know you had a hand in its creation.” Mrs. Nedza, former Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Olympia Land Corporation, brings over six years of experience with the Las Vegas developer to the Southeast Valley. In her new position, she will be dealing with the financial aspects of all UTAZ projects, from feasibility studies to acquisition — to close-out and the final sale. Accounting, taxes, budgeting and servicing the treasury for professional office associations until they are turned over to buyers are also under the umbrella of her responsibilities. She said helping prospective owners get financed and helping them through until final completion, is an added perk for her. We point them in the right direction and get them going with their investment,” Mrs. Nedza said.

She said UTAZ is the perfect place for her to work. “It’s a small company and you get to know people quickly and form relationships,” she said. “UTAZ is like a family. It’s like moving into a new home rather than just coming to a place to work everyday. I look forward to working with a team that reflects such a positive spirit to our customers.”

UTAZ founder and CEO Craig Willett praised his promoted staff members and his new hire. “I am proud to have individuals like Arch Ratliff, Glen Adams and Robin Nedza working for me,” he said. “They truly reflect what our company is all about and demonstrate the degree of care, compassion, quality and professionalism of UTAZ and our customers.”

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When Dr. Michael Hudson made his decision to open his own dental practice in 2004, he knew right from the start he wanted a location that would maximize his business and an office he could be proud of and impress patients.

For Hudson Dental & Orthodontics, his business, the decision was clear. He purchased a professional office condominium in the UTAZ Spectrum Professional Village and hasn’t looked back since.

“Having grown up in Gilbert I knew there would be tremendous population growth in our town over the coming years,” Dr. Hudson said. “I wanted a location for my office that would take advantage of that growth. I felt the UTAZ Spectrum Professional Village was a great place to open my office. And I was right. We have homes all around us and most of my patients live nearby. People know we are here and they come. The Spectrum community is a perfect place for my practice.”

Dr. Hudson said there is more to drawing patients to a dental practice than just good service.

“We are a family practice,” Dr. Hudson said. “That is how we treat all our patients. I get to know them. I want to know who they are. There is an old saying that people don’t care how much you know until they know who you are. The first thing they care about is that you care about them. The next thing they look at is the kind of office you have and if it is impressive.”

He believes UTAZ professional office condominiums provide the opportunity to create such office space.

“The design, the quality and the interior of my office work together to impress people and create a professional image,” he said. “When people walk in they see they are in a nice place and this inspires confidence before they even come into the inner office. The location and the quality of our office combine to help increase our patient base and increase revenue.”

He said he finds the advantages of owning an office far outweigh leasing.

“The first advantage is obvious—that is instead of throwing money away in rent you are building equity,” he said. “When you own the property you also don’t have to worry about your landlord relocating and having to suddenly move your business. Owning allows you to keep your tenant improvement costs minimal. You can dictate the design of your interiors.

A lifelong Gilbert resident, married with three children, Dr. Hudson has grown deep roots in his community and is planning to stay for the long run.

When his business grows to the point where he could expand to a second office there is no doubt it will be a UTAZ office condominium.

“When I get to the point where I see a future place of growth, I’m certain it will be with UTAZ,” he said.

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Components that constitute the UTAZ Difference, such as great locations for their office condominiums; accessibility; high-visibility signage; quality building shells; concrete flooring; high-quality building materials; thick insulation; no internal pillars; 13.5-foot high ceilings; pre-installed mechanical systems; and high-quality craftsmanship are what tenant improvement architect Marty Fifer of Fifer Design Studios appreciates when designing interiors for medical practitioners and professionals.

With six years experience practicing in Gilbert, Mr. Fifer has designed numerous spaces in the East Valley. He believes the UTAZ Difference provides him with the foundation he needs to create unique and beautiful interiors for his clients.

“We are a very customer oriented, creative-architectural interior design firm with a high focus on medical, dental and corporate service,” Mr. Fifer said. “UTAZ shells are of better quality construction. UTAZ has well thought out plans; provides very functional layouts and completes their projects on schedule.”

He said exceptional UTAZ design components for him are the lack of columns in the interiors and the height of the ceilings.

“The biggest thing is the ceiling heights and the simplicity of the building structure,” he said. “The lack of columns and few undulations provide flexibility for moving windows and doors. The shell contractors they use are very professional. The UTAZ shell construction and craftsmanship is of the highest quality and some of the best I’ve seen.”

Mr. Fifer said buyers realize savings by not having to install air-conditioning and heating units as they need to when using other builders and also save money by not having to lay down concrete floors.

“UTAZ provides savings for its customers,” he said. “The air-conditioning units are already in. The concrete slabs are down. UTAZ shells are finished products that make it easier and cheaper for us to design the interiors.”

Mr. Fifer’s firm specializes in designing dental offices and he found UTAZ to be perfect in meeting specialized design needs for dentists.

“Our experience in designing dental suites for doctors in UTAZ Professional Villages has been exceptional,” he said. UTAZ has paid particular attention to the needs of dental office requirements. The buildings always have enough mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems to adequately accommodate dental needs and few undulations in the exterior envelope and no interior columns allow a great deal of design freedom for our interior architectural designs.”

Time in construction and design means money and Mr. Fifer appreciates the cooperation and service UTAZ provides during the design process.

“There is very much cooperation in getting information we need,” he said. “Everything is well organized. There is not much left to interpretation.”

Mr. Fifer’s firm can be reached at (480) 733-2631.

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Located at the southwest corner of Ranch House Parkway and Pecos Road in Gilbert, the UTAZ Power Ranch Professional Village is a gem of a location for medical practitioners and professionals looking for outstanding visibility, quality new small office space and proximity to an upwardly mobile clientele.

The Power Ranch Master Planned Community, within which the Power Ranch Professional Village is located, has been rated a prime location for homebuyers, ranking ninth in sales in the county in 2006, with a 15-percent increase in closings in the face of a stagnant housing market.

It is no wonder people are flocking to live in or near the Power Ranch Master Planned Community, as it is one of the fastest growing areas in the Valley, located just four miles east of the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and three miles east of Westcor’s SanTan Village, a prime retail outlet center. Average income for families living within a five-mile radius of UTAZ’s Power Ranch Professional Village is $92,000.

The shells for eleven single-story UTAZ office buildings in the Power Ranch Professional Village are complete, awaiting professionals to take advantage of the superior workmanship, location, visibility and quality UTAZ office condominiums are noted for.

If you are presently leasing office space with a lease expiring within 4-6 months, now is the perfect time to consider owning rather than leasing. Check out UTAZ’s Early California style building shells at the Power Ranch Professional Village and consider the possibilities. Office suites range from 2,000 to 8,000 square feet.

Experience the UTAZ difference first hand and make the move that will see your business bloom to its full potential while the value of your property grows with it.

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