Desert Ridge Marketplace

Format
Full

City
Phoenix

State/Province
AZ

Country
USA

Metro Area
Phoenix

Project Type
Retail/Entertainment

Location Type
Outer Suburban

Land Uses
Entertainment
Hotel
Mixed-Use Building
Neighborhood/Community Center
Office
Open space
Parking
Restaurant
Retail

Keywords
Pedestrian-friendly design
Power center
Public-private partnership
Redevelopment

Site Size
110 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
1999

Date Opened
2000

Desert Ridge Marketplace is an open-air, shaded shopping and entertainment destination located in north Phoenix, Arizona. The $180 million project is the first retail development in the state to combine the elements of a power center, a mall, and a neighborhood grocery center to create a “power village”. Retailers both big and small face an entertainment core located at the center of the 1.2 million-square-foot (111,480-square-meter) project. Desert Ridge was 97 percent leased within six months of opening in November 2001 and has 19 major retailers and 35 restaurants. It has become an urban hot spot in a suburban setting that attracts visitors day and night.

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Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://http://www.shopdesertridge.com/
World Region: North America
Developer(s): Vestar Development Company
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Designer(s): SGPA Architecture & Planning, MCG Architecture, IMA Design Group
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