Mesa Riverview

Mesa Riverview
	Looking east down the street shops
Location	Mesa, Arizona, United States
Coordinates	33°26′7.48″N 111°51′55.37″W / 33.4354111°N 111.8653806°W
Address	1061 North Dobson Road
Management	Kimco Realty Corporation
Owner	Kimco Realty Corporation
Architect	Saemisch + Di Bella Architects
No. of stores and services	85
Total retail floor area	1,115,112 sq ft (103,597.3 m2)
No. of floors	1
Parking	outdoor at grade parking
Website	mesariverview.com

Mesa Riverview is an outdoor shopping center in Mesa, Arizona (part of the Phoenix metropolitan area) located in the northwestern corner of the city near Loop 202 and Dobson Road.

The shopping center has a gross leasable area of 1,115,112 square feet (103,000 m²).^[1] Anchor stores include Bass Pro Shops, Cinemark Theatre, Home Depot, Bed Bath and Beyond, Petco, Walmart, Marshalls, Office Max, and Jo-Ann Fabrics.^[2]

The shopping center is currently owned by Kimco Realty Corp.

History

De Rito Partners, the developer of the mall, began seeking approval from the Mesa City Council in 2005 with plans for commercial, retail, offices, and automotive dealers. Several ballot measures were proposed to change the zoning for the site, formerly a cotton field, and give tax incentives to the developers, which passed on referendum. Construction began in 2006 and stores began to open in 2007.

In 2012, part of the Mesa Riverview complex was demolished to provide a more pedestrian-friendly means of access to the outdoor parts of the mall. This was carefully observed by City of Mesa planning officials as the development had been given over $80 million in financing tax incentives to build the complex.^[3]

The property is located less than 2 miles (3.2 km) away from neighboring outdoor mall Tempe Marketplace in such a way that both malls compete for similar traffic, with Arizona State University students primarily being drawn to the Tempe Marketplace mall.

References

^ ^a ^b "Directory of Major Malls: Mesa Riverview". International Council of Shopping Centers. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
^ "Mesa Riverview, Mesa, AZ". mesariverview.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
^ "Mesa Riverview owner plans to raze part of shopping center".

Powell, Brian (20 December 2005). "Mesa Riverview retailers can start building". East Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
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