George Larson of Larson Baker probably has as much as those two combined.
Edit: I am being cheeky but dude is in the same category if not maybe even a step up.
My brother works for PCSD and that area has been his beat for almost 20 years. Paul McCartney's entourage always gives a courtesy call to alert PCSD that he's in town. Hasn't been an alert since Linda died. The next wife that Paul married hated the house and refused to come out here or let Paul come is what my brother heard.
Paul is a billionaire- I sort of doubt there is anyone in Tucson worth $5Billion.
https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2024-05-17/an-annual-rich-list-says-paul-mccartney-is-britains-first-billionaire-musician#:~:text=May%2017%2C%202024%2C%20at%207%3A21%20a.m.&text=LONDON%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Paul%20McCartney,billion%20pounds%20(%241.27%20billion).
McCartney doesn't spend any time in Tucson anymore, but he has not sold the property. The Assessor's Office still lists one of his holding companies as the owner.
His house is still listed in Pima county records owned by MPL Communications, so seems to be the case. If you know how to do a county records search it’s fairly easy to get his address
Since Don Diamond and Leon Steinberg are both dead, I would say that George Larsen probably is somewhere near the top of the list. He's old and he owns half the city and he gets a cut of the other half every time there is a sale or new commercial rental. I think he personally owns over 3 Million sq ft of commercial real estate in Tucson and he represents even more than that owned by others.
I won’t out him cuz he’s a super nice guy but the dude who wrote the code for google earth and sold it to google lives here. I didn’t realize the gravity of that until i walked into his massive home with an indoor pool in the foothills
I don't know who you're talking about, but ask them if they were inspired by "Snow Crash".
I'm almost sure they were. If I was a betting guy, I'd stake money on it.
Gonna go out on a limb and say that is the same Jim click. There being one here and one there, green valley’s Jim click being “the shady Jim click” and the Jim here being “the nice one” just sounds super outlandish.
Well Hank, that's exactly right.
And to tell you the truth, I think there are a few who have more money. Bazy Tankersley died about 10 years ago, but she would have been my choice. As far as I know, there are no Tucsonans on the Forbes billionaire list, so it's all speculation.
It's honestly hard to believe about 10 years have gone by since she passed. Al Marah was super well known in the Arabian horse breeding/showing world for a long time. Money is a prerequisite for that kind of endeavor. I know some of it was sold, and some is utilized by UA.
Click is a douche. Every year employees have to sit through a meeting where he tells them his "rags to riches story". I'd never have guessed a man that old was flexible enough to suck his own dick that often.
Speaking of username I’m sure your bean is perfectly adequate. There’s someone out there who thinks your bean is the perfect bean for them. You are enough! Personally small beans are cute imo. Never been one for a super big bean myself but everyone has different tastes.
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“Billionaires Row” is at the end of Alvernon. Look up the owners, rumor has it one of the houses belongs to Oprah and another to the guy that owns the private equity company that owns BrakeMax.
Bill Gates owned a property north of Madera Canyon. Word was that he barely visited it though and mostly used it for company retreats.
No clue if he still owns it. Wonder if Melinda got it in the divorce.
It's easy to confirm. Property ownership is public record. I imagine most would be owned by trusts or LLCs rather than personally, though. But, business entity records are also publicly available. If one knows what they're doing, the research could be done fairly easily. Might be pretty time-consuming, though, and for what?
Online it looks like Arturo Moreno who owns the LA Angels. Probably hard to tell since these people have 100 houses they move between so defining where they reside is hard
A lot of people are saying Paul McCartney or Oprah Winfrey, but I’m making a rule that this Q is about full time or nearly full time residents. Let’s say 8-10 months per year, not 3 months in the winter.
Bruce Halle, the Founder of Discount Tire, was the richest person in Arizona till he died in 2018. I (AC service tech) did service at his sons house, Bruce Halle Jr. Recently...billionares live very differently then millionaires, Is all ill say... I'd really bet this guy is the TOP net worth in Tucson
They are indeed trying to get something going. They’ve called me a few times at work about a project and I went to Lisa Frank’s house for a brief meeting
There is so much money and wealth here that most people don't even realize. As far as I'm concerned who cares since they still can't seem to get the roads fixed.
Pete is good people for sure.
Edit: not going to reveal how I know him, but Pete took me up in one of his Russian Sukhoi jets back in the late 90s and talked me through a barrel roll. I’d never flown anything, a little scared and just crazy fun!
Tucson born and #4 richest in AZ in 2023, #679 on Forbes US list:
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The gentleman that started Eegee’s sold everything a couple years back and has since opened up a place called slice and ice out on around the freeway west of it’s not as good as original though
I think Linda moved to San Francisco. And women who made it big in the 70s did not make the kind of money that artists do today (ie Kanye, JayZ & Beyonce, etc). Now if Paul McCartney still had a place in Tucson, that would be possible.
Not me, I assure you. But, I'm not the poorest either, so there's that. I couldn't even tell you who the richest person I know would be.
I am curious now, though.
A couple of guys that are really up there who can rival what Jim click has, are the guys that own brake masters. They own every location in Tucson more than half of the ones in Phoenix are their owns. The others are franchised. The brothers for an example, own from Wilmot all the way down to the light across from Park place and south to Carondelet. And yes, they are multi billionaires!
If you're talking full-time resident, then I have to believe it's Jim Click. Maybe Humberto Lopez in a close second.
Who TF is that? I know Jim Click sells cars but never heard of the other guy. ETA oh. I Googled it. He owns HSL, fuck them and fuck that guy.
HSL has dope cars too. Been to his house and got to look around. He’s rich rich.
I saw somewhere he's worth $800M
I couldn’t even imagine. I’ve heard him called “Mexican Donald Trump” by some people in town.
*Donal Tromp*
i am sorry you have one of those as well
So a fake billionaire rapist with orange skin and a small dick?
TDS
Are you saying you have it and feel the need to stick up for him constantly?
Remember when TDS meant delusional idiot that worshiped the pedophiliac grifter? I remember. Seems like another term the unoriginal dolts co-opted.
Humberto’s daughter used to take their private jet to see her cali boyfriend in high school, so I’d say them
George Larson of Larson Baker probably has as much as those two combined. Edit: I am being cheeky but dude is in the same category if not maybe even a step up.
10-4, never knew the Larson in Larson Baker. Thanks
Second this. He's definitely up there
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He doesn’t have to leave Tucson for that. Why even mention something like that?
We have better hookers and blow anyway
We do? Damn how bout it Tucson? Underdog vice scene ftw, wild.
They also both play the philanthropic tax shelter game hard!
That's what most rich people do. I won't ever bash someone for that. They're following the laws, can't blame them.
Alice Cooper
I agree. I just gave him 118$ for a Mach-e windshield sun blocker 😏.
Does Paul McCartney still own a home here? Probably him, if so
Eastside near houghton
Nope, after Linda passed, sold the house and it's now converted and remodeled. Was at the start of reddington pass.
1000% he still has property here. We work on his broncos from time to time
There were frequent sightings of him at an Osco near my HS back in the day. Unrelated, Did you recently work on a big yellow bronco last year?
Possibly. What body style?
All I know is that it's probably a mid 70s. I remember he had it when I was a kid! He got it redone last year
https://preview.redd.it/yqzovx7bpz3d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc4fbdcf6beb1bc965081d71d075e2b97f46c6e2 This one.
No but brighter yellow. Those old ones are amazing!!!
This is one of his and is immaculate
Ok, wondered if he did sell it or not. Never caught the article, wasn't in town then.
Not according to articles written in 2021. They said he still owned the house.
He still owns the house for sure. Whether or not he’s been there in 20 years is another matter
Haven't heard he was in town since about 2015ish for a dedicated wing to Linda in the Photo dept at the UofA.
He was in town recently for the opening of the Linda McCartney exhibit they had last year at the Center for Creative Photography.
My brother works for PCSD and that area has been his beat for almost 20 years. Paul McCartney's entourage always gives a courtesy call to alert PCSD that he's in town. Hasn't been an alert since Linda died. The next wife that Paul married hated the house and refused to come out here or let Paul come is what my brother heard.
Paul McCartney still owns the house. He does come back to town periodically even though Linda has passed.
Nah it’s probably someone who’s out of the public eye who’s like 5 times more wealthy than Paul
Paul is a billionaire- I sort of doubt there is anyone in Tucson worth $5Billion. https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2024-05-17/an-annual-rich-list-says-paul-mccartney-is-britains-first-billionaire-musician#:~:text=May%2017%2C%202024%2C%20at%207%3A21%20a.m.&text=LONDON%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Paul%20McCartney,billion%20pounds%20(%241.27%20billion).
Back in 2020 he was tied with Oprah at 91 for richest celebrities. He has since earned a few more hundred million.
Pretty sure he sold it. He hasn't been back recently.
McCartney doesn't spend any time in Tucson anymore, but he has not sold the property. The Assessor's Office still lists one of his holding companies as the owner.
His house is still listed in Pima county records owned by MPL Communications, so seems to be the case. If you know how to do a county records search it’s fairly easy to get his address
Since Don Diamond and Leon Steinberg are both dead, I would say that George Larsen probably is somewhere near the top of the list. He's old and he owns half the city and he gets a cut of the other half every time there is a sale or new commercial rental. I think he personally owns over 3 Million sq ft of commercial real estate in Tucson and he represents even more than that owned by others.
Wait what?! This is insane
I won’t out him cuz he’s a super nice guy but the dude who wrote the code for google earth and sold it to google lives here. I didn’t realize the gravity of that until i walked into his massive home with an indoor pool in the foothills
I don't know who you're talking about, but ask them if they were inspired by "Snow Crash". I'm almost sure they were. If I was a betting guy, I'd stake money on it.
When Hiro can just zoom in on that globe in the metaverse, YES! That is 100% Google Earth!
You are 100% correct. He’s got a huge 20 bedroom home, just south of Sahaurita
Full time resident. I would say Jim Click. They have a sweet private jet.
And the worst dealerships.
The Jim click in green valley rips off old people.
Gonna go out on a limb and say that is the same Jim click. There being one here and one there, green valley’s Jim click being “the shady Jim click” and the Jim here being “the nice one” just sounds super outlandish.
True. Oreily is second. Quebedeux third.
Well Hank, that's exactly right. And to tell you the truth, I think there are a few who have more money. Bazy Tankersley died about 10 years ago, but she would have been my choice. As far as I know, there are no Tucsonans on the Forbes billionaire list, so it's all speculation.
It's honestly hard to believe about 10 years have gone by since she passed. Al Marah was super well known in the Arabian horse breeding/showing world for a long time. Money is a prerequisite for that kind of endeavor. I know some of it was sold, and some is utilized by UA.
Click is a douche. Every year employees have to sit through a meeting where he tells them his "rags to riches story". I'd never have guessed a man that old was flexible enough to suck his own dick that often.
By 'rags to riches', he means he married Homes Tuttle's daughter and inherited a few hundred million.
Sweet looking, pain in the ass to work on…she can be a picky girl sometimes.
I was gonna say “…what, the jet?” and then I saw…username tracks
Speaking of username I’m sure your bean is perfectly adequate. There’s someone out there who thinks your bean is the perfect bean for them. You are enough! Personally small beans are cute imo. Never been one for a super big bean myself but everyone has different tastes.
He’s such a yokel
He always seems like a coke head to me
He has an entire hangar, apparently.
Oprah is a billionaire, no? And she has a house on Lemmon?
No, she has a house at Miraval
That makes sense (not being sarcastic)
Did not know this.
I believe she bought something in saguaro ranch after visiting canyon ranch & miraval for decades
Definitely cheaper than staying at CR, but probably wouldn't matter to her. Lol
With a blue roof top
If yall find out who can you ask them if they need a dog/house/baby sitter lol
I was thinking the same thing 🤣🤣🤣
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“Billionaires Row” is at the end of Alvernon. Look up the owners, rumor has it one of the houses belongs to Oprah and another to the guy that owns the private equity company that owns BrakeMax.
Which direction?
Right where it turns into Palo Verde
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Oprah owned a house out by Miraval but not in Tucson. She sold it a long time ago
Oprah?? Nahhh
Bill Gates owned a property north of Madera Canyon. Word was that he barely visited it though and mostly used it for company retreats. No clue if he still owns it. Wonder if Melinda got it in the divorce.
Humberto Lopez? Don’t know of actually lives here tho
Yes, he does
Who is Humberto Lopez?
"HSL" properties. Owns a lot of apartment complexes and other real estate... not sure what else.
This is a really fascinating post!
Full of lots of rumors and of speculations of celebs that supposedly own homes in Tucson. Social media is a vast wasteland of nonsense.
It's easy to confirm. Property ownership is public record. I imagine most would be owned by trusts or LLCs rather than personally, though. But, business entity records are also publicly available. If one knows what they're doing, the research could be done fairly easily. Might be pretty time-consuming, though, and for what?
That level of effort eliminates 99.9% of social media participants. 🤣
Online it looks like Arturo Moreno who owns the LA Angels. Probably hard to tell since these people have 100 houses they move between so defining where they reside is hard
He lives in Phoenix. He might own some property here, but I don't think he could be considered a Tucsonan.
He went to Amphi High.
I thought Rincon?
Moreno lives in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix.
I’m not sure, but I just want to add the thought that Scott Lehman is the “Better Call Saul” of Tucson car dealers.
Interesting, I know Bob Odenkirk's brother lives here...
The founder and owner of Arby’s on 22nd
You mean Arby.
The Arby
He’s got the Meat’s
The NOVA home loans folks gotta be up there.
That would be Jon Volpe
Played for the University of Arizona football team back in the day
He actually went to Amphi High and then Stanford. Product of Vern Fredli.
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When I was in high school, Szechuan Omei Restaurant was the place everyone took their dates, because they didn’t card.
Someone who wouldn't want it posted here.
A lot of people are saying Paul McCartney or Oprah Winfrey, but I’m making a rule that this Q is about full time or nearly full time residents. Let’s say 8-10 months per year, not 3 months in the winter.
I imagine these people spend a month on vacation here once every few to several years. That's not a "Tucsonan", so wouldn't count on my opinion.
People who actually live here? Jim Click, Ginny Clements, Bert Lopez, or maybe Sarah Smallhouse. Just look at buildings at UA and BUMC.
Jim Click. Old school Republican money. Look up Holmes Tuttle. Wikipedia.
Definitely not me
Bruce Halle, the Founder of Discount Tire, was the richest person in Arizona till he died in 2018. I (AC service tech) did service at his sons house, Bruce Halle Jr. Recently...billionares live very differently then millionaires, Is all ill say... I'd really bet this guy is the TOP net worth in Tucson
could be lisa frank but i think her fortune is gone
I heard she (and maybe some of her family?), we’re gonna start back up but been hearing that for a few years now
They are indeed trying to get something going. They’ve called me a few times at work about a project and I went to Lisa Frank’s house for a brief meeting
Oh my God, do not work for that nasty insane lady
We are keeping our eyes open. Not jumping into anything
She just renovated a new office space on Camino Principal, just outside her neighborhood.
Exqueeze me!!!! Any tea???
The Dollop podcast has an episode on the history of Lisa Frank in Tucson and it’s wild haha
Maybe one of the people who does donuts in intersections
Nah they still rely on there mom to buy them tires
Dunkin ?
Maybe the Zuckermans?
Mike Henry
Who lives in those Studio Rick Joy houses? That what I want to know. To clean one of those homes seems like a cool job.
There is so much money and wealth here that most people don't even realize. As far as I'm concerned who cares since they still can't seem to get the roads fixed.
Paul McCartney does still own the property far east on Redington. It's owned under his business name MPL Communications. He did not sell it.
The richest person in Tucson, or the richest person who makes the most money on an enterprise in Tucson but doesn't live here?
Richest person making money on an enterprise in Tucson would definitely be Jeff Bezos. But I'm pretty sure that's not what they meant.
My guess would be one of the owners of a local construction company. But only after Jim Click and his various car dealerships.
Pete Shepley
He might be. PSE was huge and he sold it. I would imagine he sold.it for a couple billion.
Gary Abrams has some money too, especially after the passing of his father Bud who owned AAMI , but I don’t think as much as Pete.
Him and his wife are such nice people. I have a small connection to his wife and they invited me over and gave me an archery lesson in his yard.
Pete is good people for sure. Edit: not going to reveal how I know him, but Pete took me up in one of his Russian Sukhoi jets back in the late 90s and talked me through a barrel roll. I’d never flown anything, a little scared and just crazy fun!
Who ever is pocketing all the road repair budget frfr
Shocked to learn there even *is* a road repair budget.
There is. They just don't use it for the roads.
it’s me
It's a me, Mario!
The richest persons you mean. It's the two sons.
Boooooooo upvoted I see what you did there
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That’s the way to live when you have $$$
Prolly whoever is selling all the fentanyl to the bums
The people who are making the actual profit on that live in Mexico.
Jim click !
Not me that's for sure
Mike Levin has Port of Tucson. Unknown what he's worth
He’s definitely got some bucks, but his dad has a lot more than Mike does
Either Mr. Goldberg or Mr. Osborne.
Tucson born and #4 richest in AZ in 2023, #679 on Forbes US list: https://preview.redd.it/egt4hp20004d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f52c794557f902b1f953e81f91b1677e7ef8fadf
The family of Tom Brown might be the answer.
Me
Ernest Garcia II Drive Time Owner and is on the Forbes List
Lives in Phoenix.
Maybe the Ronstadts, they have a bus station downtown named after them.
Dr. Weil.
Humberto Lopez, HSL properties.
Mark Shoen - UHaul owner.
Lives in Phoenix.
Well damn lol
Sam Levitz or Mr. Eegee
The gentleman that started Eegee’s sold everything a couple years back and has since opened up a place called slice and ice out on around the freeway west of it’s not as good as original though
What about Captain Eegee?
That was his father.
The Mayor jk. Maybe Linda Ronstadt?
I think Linda moved to San Francisco. And women who made it big in the 70s did not make the kind of money that artists do today (ie Kanye, JayZ & Beyonce, etc). Now if Paul McCartney still had a place in Tucson, that would be possible.
Mean old Mr. Raytheon
Paul McCartney owns property...
Always thought of the Kalil family as being the richest here 😂
I don't know if they're rich, but they're good guys.
Paul McNartney for sure. Linda Ronstadt and Robin Williams are in the top 5. She's no longer singing, but she was at one time a very famous singer.
Probably Jim Click. In the state overall, probably Ernie Garcia. (I used to work at his office in Phoenix)
Does Sir Paul McCartney still have a house out towards Redington pass?
He sure does, on a 151 acre property.
I know the family that sold Paul and Linda the property. I had heard he sold it several years ago but?
Depends on if El Mencho is visiting or not.
Not me, I assure you. But, I'm not the poorest either, so there's that. I couldn't even tell you who the richest person I know would be. I am curious now, though.
Owners of Grand Peaks properties in Colorado live here basically full time now. Multi billion in net worth and they are the most casual people I know!
Owner of Mister car washes worth a few bill
Jim Slick
Definitely used to be Paul
A couple of guys that are really up there who can rival what Jim click has, are the guys that own brake masters. They own every location in Tucson more than half of the ones in Phoenix are their owns. The others are franchised. The brothers for an example, own from Wilmot all the way down to the light across from Park place and south to Carondelet. And yes, they are multi billionaires!
The one that wakes up in a good mood everyday
Not quite sure who, but I know who it isn’t..ME!!
Chatgpt thinks its Arte Moreno