Tri-City Pavilions

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Tri-City Pavilions
Total retail floor area
550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) (Mall)[4]
96,656 square feet (8,979.6 m2) (Pavilions)[3]
No. of floors1

Tri-City Pavilions, formerly Tri-City Mall, is a

Safeway Inc.
, although the former JCPenney building remained until 2006. Tri-City Pavilions is owned and managed by Lamar Companies.

History

Development

Malouf Construction and Development Co.,

anchor stores. The center's building costs were estimated at over $10 million.[5] Glenn A. MacCollum was the mall's architect.[2] Alfred M. Tibshraeny Company was general contractor.[6] The name "Tri-City Mall" referred to the three cities expected to draw the most business from the mall: Mesa, Tempe, and Chandler,[7] although Malouf noted that the mall would be the first to service the eastern side of the Phoenix metropolitan area and would be convenient to shoppers from nearby cities such as Scottsdale.[2]

Grand opening ceremonies were held on August 14, 1968,

redwood and suspended by chains, as well as dome-shaped skylights.[2] Landscaping around the mall included olive, oleander, and cypress, while the inside of the mall featured palm trees in planters. It was also the only mall in Arizona at the time to feature carpeted flooring in its main entrance.[7] The Diamond's store was designed by Copeland, Novak & Israel of New York. Construction undertaken by Kitchell Contractors, Inc. was completed in July 1969. The store featured large arches and precast decorative screens on its exterior.[10][11]

1980s–1990s: Decline

In 1979, Tri-City Mall began to face competition when Fiesta Mall opened closer to the Superstition Freeway (now part of US 60). During the 1979 Christmas season, many mall merchants such as B. Dalton had reported decreases in sales. Despite this, the mall had only one vacancy at the time, and no tenants had announced plans at the time to move to Fiesta Mall.[12] However, by 1984, Diamond's chose to consolidate its operations into the store at Fiesta Mall, having already reduced operations to just the first level two years prior.[13] In response, local developer Grossman Companies purchased the property from Malouf in late 1984 and announced a $2.5 million renovation plan.[14] Renovations were finished by May 1985. Among the additions were the replacement of the flooring with tile, the addition of wrought iron light poles and park benches, and a new fountain. Following this renovation, only the former Diamond's and one other space in the mall were vacant.[15] By 1987, portions of the former Diamond's building had been taken by local clothing store Winston's, as well as a Cigna health office,[16] along with a food court and four-screen movie theater.[17] The Bashas' also closed and was replaced by a Ben Franklin craft store in 1989.[18]

Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution (

Bealls opened its first Arizona location there.[20] Despite these additions, the mall continued to dwindle in tenancy throughout the 1990s; one 1993 article noted that Fiesta had "decimated" Tri-City Mall.[21] By 1992, ZCMI had converted the Tri-City Mall store from the ZCMI II format to an outlet store.[22]

In 1996, another Phoenix-based developer named Rubin Cos. bought the mall from Grossman and announced further renovation plans. Rubin representatives noted that Tri-City Mall had continued to decline in tenancy following the opening of

GNC, Furr's cafeteria, and a clothing store called Western Village. JCPenney had stalled redevelopment proposals being made by the Rubin Cos.;[26] after it departed, Rubin announced that the entire structure would be demolished, except for the JCPenney building, in favor of a new strip mall called Tri-City Pavilions.[27]

Late 1990s–present: Redevelopment into Tri-City Pavilions

Reconstruction of the mall into Tri-City Pavilions ensued in 1999, with a

Sycamore/Main Street Valley Metro Rail transit station,[30] which was the original eastern terminus of the rail line; the station features a park and ride parking lot north of Main Street and east of the new mall for light rail commuters to park their cars.[31]

In 2021, Mesa issued a $2.3 million tax subsidy to a company, Dobson Properties Sub-Fund, who will build 245 market-rate apartments on part of the parking lot. A second project in another portion of the lot, "Sycamore Station", was approved in 2016 with approval reaffirmed in 2021.[32]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tri-City Mall
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gala opening planned for Tri-City center". The Arizona Republic. August 13, 1968. pp. 29, 30. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Tri-City Pavilions". Lamar Companies. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Directory of major malls. MJJTM Publications Corp. 1990. p. 14.
  5. Arizona Republic
    . August 13, 1968. p. 29. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arizona Republic 13 Aug 1968, page Page 60". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  7. ^ a b c "Grand opening slated for new Tri-City Mall". The Arizona Republic. July 21, 1968. pp. 1F, 5F. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mesa Center Work Starts". The Arizona Republic. July 30, 1967. p. F1. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Schedule of events of Tri-City opening". The Arizona Republic. August 13, 1968. p. 30. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tri-City Diamond's". Arizona Republic. 1968-07-01. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  11. ^ "New Diamond's in Mesa". Arizona Republic. 1969-07-06. p. 127. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  12. ^ Miller, Renee (December 26, 1979). "Tri-City Mall suffers year-end sales lag". The Arizona Republic. pp. F9. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Diamond's to close Tri-City Mall outlet". The Arizona Republic. January 6, 1984. p. E1. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Mall won't sit still for renovations". The Arizona Republic. March 13, 1985. pp. Extra 1, Extra 7. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Cannella, David (May 6, 1985). "Wanted: Shoppers". The Arizona Republic. pp. Extra A. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Cigna opens center in Tri-City Mall". The Arizona Republic. February 9, 1987. pp. 6B. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Tri-City Mall opens theater, food court". The Arizona Republic. May 27, 1987. pp. Extra 2. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "New Tri-City craft store". The Arizona Republic. October 12, 1989. pp. News Day 6. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Novotny, Jean (February 28, 1990). "Utah chain to open 1st ZCMI II store in Valley mall today". The Arizona Republic. pp. C2. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Carcone, Anita (December 18, 1991). "Bealls opens outlet at Tri-City Mall". The Arizona Republic. p. 9. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Gillespie, Phyllis (December 15, 1993). "New owner for Fiesta Mall". The Arizona Republic. pp. C1, C6. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Arts & Crafts Show". The Arizona Republic. January 29, 1992. p. Southeast Community 12. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ Reagor, Catherine (October 19, 1996). "Mesa mall given new hope". The Arizona Republic. pp. E1, E8. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ a b "Tri-City Pavilions plans get boost from anchor". The Arizona Republic. June 26, 1999. pp. EV1, EV6. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Creno, Glen; Gonderinger, Lisa (March 24, 1998). "Mesa taking a double hit: Losing Penney's and its taxes". Arizona Republic. pp. E1, E10. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ a b Gonderinger, Lisa (December 4, 1997). "No J.C. Penney ante". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Gonderinger, Lisa (September 8, 1998). "Transformation of Tri-City?". The Arizona Republic. pp. EV1, EV3. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ Walsh, Jim (June 17, 1999). "Driver escapes flipped machine". The Arizona Republic. pp. EV1, EV3. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Management company buys Tri-City Pavilions". The Arizona Republic. May 10, 2006. pp. Mesa Republic 8. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ Hensley, JJ (April 19, 2006). "Last of Tri-City Mall is coming down". Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  31. ^ Jacoby, Lars (January 27, 2007). "End-of-the-line light-rail work starts in Mesa". The Arizona Republic. p. Mesa 4. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ Bowling, Joshua (November 17, 2021). "Mesa to waive $2.3 million in property taxes for apartments planned on old Tri-City Mall parking lot near light rail". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

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