PHOENIX-Strong residential growth has prompted thestart of the first regional mall to bebuilt in the Valley in three years.
Locally based Westcor Shopping Centers has startedconstruction on the Chandler Fashion Center, a 1.3-million-sf super-regional mall in Chandler, one of Phoenix’s fastest-growing residential suburbs. At the intersection of Chandler Boulevard and Price Road, the enclosed mall will have four anchor stores and 150 specialty shops.
The center will also have a large outdoor “streetscape village,” lined with boutiques, service-oriented retailers, restaurants and a 100,000-sf multi-screen movieTheater. Phoenix-based Kitchell Contractors is thegeneral contractor.