Format
Brief
City
Scottsdale
State/Province
AZ
Country
USA
Metro Area
Phoenix
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Suburban Business District
Land Uses
Multifamily For-Sale Housing
Office
Parking
Restaurant
Retail
Keywords
Community core
Desert climate design
Lifestyle center
Luxury housing
Luxury retail
Pedestrian-oriented design
Town center
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner
Site Size
38
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1999
Date Opened
2005
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Kierland Commons comprises a spine of fashion-based retail tenants and entertainment, office, and residential uses on a 38-acre (15-ha) parcel within the larger 730-acre (295-ha) Kierland master-planned community 15 miles (24 km) outside of downtown Phoenix. The vertically integrated mixed-use project embraces an urban configuration of narrow streets and a compact mix of uses containing 342,488 square feet (31,818 m2) of upscale shops, 124,214 square feet (11,540 m2) of office space, and 84 loft-style condominiums. Designed as a “main street” development that could act as both a retail destination and a town center for the surrounding community, Kierland Commons uses an innovative streetscape design to mitigate the effects of the harsh desert climate.
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Format
Brief
City
Scottsdale
State/Province
AZ
Country
USA
Metro Area
Phoenix
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Suburban Business District
Land Uses
Multifamily For-Sale Housing
Office
Parking
Restaurant
Retail
Keywords
Community core
Desert climate design
Lifestyle center
Luxury housing
Luxury retail
Pedestrian-oriented design
Town center
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner
Site Size
38
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1999
Date Opened
2005
Developer
Woodbine Southwest Corporation
Scottsdale, AZ
Owners
Westcor
Phoenix, AZ
Woodbine Development Corporation
Dallas, TX
Design Architect
Nelsen Partners
Scottsdale, AZ
Master Planner
Design Workshop, Inc.
Denver, CO
Website
www.kierlandcommons.com
Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Alexandra Notay, David Leipziger
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner