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Mall Builder Bets On Sprawl

Posted by: Brenda Meyer
Thanks to: Brenda Meyer
19 May 2005 - 7:00am

Arizona's Vestar Development strikes early in less-populated suburbs with huge malls that anticipate growth.

"Vestar Development Co., the company behind Desert Ridge Marketplacein north Phoenix and Scottsdale Pavilions, says it will build more than 4 million square feet of shopping in the southeast Valley and push into Pinal County for the first time. That's enough retail stores to fill three of the largest regional malls in the state...

Vestar's early strike in those communities reflects how developers are adapting to rapid growth."

Full Story: Shopping expands in southeast Valley
Source: The Arizona Republic, May 17, 2005
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