Regions Southwest | Phoenix
Phoenix Retail Rises
March 1, 2008
By: Tonie Auer, Contributing Correspondent

Several Greater Phoenix mixed-use projects targeting upscale-retail shoppers have come online recently or are under construction. Some of the higher-profile developments:

Project
Size
Developer
Location
Delivery
SanTan Village
1.2 MSF
Westcor
Gilbert
October 2007
Promenade Casa Grande
1 MSF

Westcor, WDP Partners & The Pederson Group
Pinal County

Phase 1, November 2007; Buildout: spring 2008
CityScape
2.5 MSF

Wachovia Corp. & Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group L.L.C.
Downtown

Phase 1: late 2009; Phase 3: 2011
Downtown Ocotillo/
100,000 SF

Lawrence & Geyser Development Corp., Statesman Group of Cos. & Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.
Chandler
Phase 1: summer 2008
Scottsdale Quarter
1.2 MSF

The Wolff Co. & Vanguard City Home
Scottsdale
Phase 1: fall 2008

For more on the Phoenix retail market, see the March 16 print edition of CPN.


 
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