And I'm very proud of that attitude and accomplishment," Mashburn said at the groundbreaking.He said discussions about buying the development started in 2013 and the initial plan was to simply put a new face on the shopping center and bring in new tenants, but "through changes that have been brought on through the internet...the retail world is changing so we looked at the possibility of doing a mixed-use deal essentially to complement what's going on at [ASU] Sky Song. A developer plans to demolish Scottsdale’s oldest shopping plaza, with a pink Pueblo-inspired design, in favor of a more contemporary project. At least one tenant, Wells Fargo, will remain on site but in a new building, and Mashburn said he is in talks with at least one other former tenant, a Greek restaurant, to return.Vice Mayor Kathy Littlefield said the development is in line with other redevelopment in the area and could draw even more workers and residents to the growing economic hub in south Scottsdale. The redevelopment is at McDowell and Scottsdale roads across from the ASU SkySong development. It's been here for 60 years," he said.The shopping center was built in 1962 and renovated in 1988. Then construction fences were placed around the perimeter of the center, where it was left seemingly vacant and undisturbed. Pivot Development wants to replace Papago Plaza, on the corner of Scottsdale and McDowell roads, with a mixed-use project that includes: Aldi’s grocery store. We're developing a sense of place. He also said the plaza would keep the Papago Plaza name, and that the Kachina on the plaza sign off McDowell Road would be part of a mural when the plaza is completed.Phase 1, which would include the Wells Fargo bank, parking garage, and restaurants, is expected to be completed in summer or fall 2020. The retro shopping center and its distinctive pink Pueblo architecture are coming down and will be replaced by new apartments, a hotel as well as a planned Aldi store and Starbucks.
PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR NAME: First & Last Name: Cathy Karaidos AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: Email: cathykazhome@cox.net On Tuesday, Aldi confirmed it planned to open its first four stores in the Phoenix area by the end of the year, but did not confirm the Papago Plaza location. “We’re developing a sense of place and I’m proud of that.”Demolition is slated to be completed in the next few weeks and construction of the first phase of the project, the retail center, is expected to start later in December.“It’s an exciting project,” she said during the ceremony. An Aldi grocery store, Alliance Residential apartment complex and Springhill Suites hotel are all part redevelopment plans.But the shopping center’s namewill live on.He said the new center, whichwill also have restaurants and some retail, will keep the old Papago Plazaname.“We’re going to keep it as PapagoPlaza,” said Lee Mashburn, principal with Pivot Development which isredeveloping the center at McDowell and Scottsdale roads.Papago Plaza in south Scottsdaleis headed towards demolition and redevelopment.Papago Plaza was built in thelate 1950s and has distinctive Pueblo style architecture.
Redevelopment plans for Papago Plaza, long known for its pueblo style architecture, were approved by the Scottsdale City Council in December. ... Aldi plans to use the space to place their first grocery store in Arizona. He said the new center, which will also have restaurants and some retail, will keep the old Papago Plaza name.
The adobe-style landmark, Papago Plaza, was built in 1962 and originally named Frontier Town Plaza. Aldi's grocery store, hotel, restaurants & retail shops all so close!. Beyond Aldi, there is little word on which specific operators will be filling the new Papago Plaza development, though a “well-known” coffee chain with a drive-through will occupy retail space at the corner of Scottsdale and McDowell roads, Morris said at the meeting.
Aldi’s grocery store will be one of the new tenants at the redeveloped Papago Plaza site?!?! It will also include a grocery store — something residents in the neighborhood have been asking for for years. By Wayne Schutsky for Scottsdale Progress The days are numbered for the dilapidated, yet memorable pueblo-style buildings that make up the old Papago Plaza as a local developer prepares to demolish the structures to make way for a new mixed-use development. After the ceremony, reporters were allowed to watch as construction crews knocked down one section of the shopping center.In an interview with reporters, he said the wooden beams that adorn the awning on parts of the original shopping will be re-purposed in the new development.