Foothills Mall (Arizona)

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Foothills Mall
Foothills Mall (Arizona)
Location Tucson, Arizona, postal address, United States
Coordinates 32°20′26″N111°00′54″W / 32.34067°N 111.014942°W / 32.34067; -111.014942
Address7401 North La Cholla Boulevard
Opening date1982
Closing date2023
Developer Federated Department Stores [1]
OwnerBourn Companites
No. of stores and services38 stores and outlets
No. of anchor tenants 1
Total retail floor area 700,000 square feet (65,000 m2)
(GLA)
No. of floors1
Website shopfoothillsmall.com

Foothills Mall was an indoor regional shopping mall located in Casas Adobes, Arizona, United States, with a Tucson postal address. [2] Foothills Mall had capacity for over 90 stores and outlets, along with 8 restaurants and an AMC Theatres Foothills 15. As of 2023, the mall has been demolished, with plans to convert the existing mall into a mixed-use project. [3]

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History

Opened in 1982 as a small upscale mall, Foothills Mall originally including Goldwater's (102, 939 ft.2 [4] ) and Levy's [5] (103, 429 ft.2 [6] ) as its anchors, [7] as well as the Plitt Foothills 4 Cinemas. [8] In 1985, Levy's became Sanger-Harris and in 1987, Foley's. [9] In 1988, Foothills 4 Cinemas became Cineplex Odeon Foothills 7 Cinemas while Goldwater's became Dillard's in 1989. Both Dillard's and Foley's closed in 1994, as they were overlapped at nearby Tucson Mall. [7]

By the mid-1990s, Foothills Mall was finding little support for its upscale niche and was largely vacant. The mall was re-tenanted as an ancillary/outlet oriented mall, with Barnes & Noble and Saks Fifth Avenue's Off Fifth outlet opening in the former Dillard's space. [10] Meanwhile, a Ross Dress for Less, Linens ‘N’ Things, and Nike Factory Store moved into the former Foley's, [11] and the Cineplex Odeon Foothills 7 Cinemas was given 8 new screens. [10] A standalone Walmart Supercenter was also added in the mid-1990s, as well as new stores on the perimeter of the property. The Cineplex Odeon Foothills 15 Cinemas became Loews Cineplex Foothills 15 Theatres in 1998, and AMC Loews Foothills 15 Theatres in 2005. In 1999 Bourn Companies Sold Foothills Mall [12]

After nearly two decades of experiencing success with the outlet mall concept, Foothills Mall faced difficulty in 2016 retaining tenants after the opening of the Tucson Premium Outlets in nearby Marana. Within six months of the outdoor mall opening, major tenants Saks Fifth Avenue's Off Fifth outlet, Old Navy's Outlet, Hanes and Nike Factory Store closed or announced plans to close their existing Foothills Mall locations in favor of a store at Tucson Premium Outlets. [13] Bourn Companies Purchased Foothills Mall again in 2016 [12] In 2018, Foothills Mall received a zoning change that permitted mixed use developments [14]

As of 2023, the mall is undergoing partial demolition, with plans to convert the mall into a mixed-use project, Uptown. [3] Tenants including Bath and Body Works, Barnes & Noble, and a 15-screen AMC Loews Theaters / IMAX Theater, alongside Applebee's, Outback Steakhouse, and other businesses on the perimeter of the mall will remain open.

Bourn Companies is calling the redeveloped land "Uptown" and revealed Renderings on May 15, 2023 [15]

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  2. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Casas Adobes CDP, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2023-01-25. - See "W Foothills Mall Dr" in the northwest corner of the map on page 4
    Compare this to the address: "7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. • Tucson, Arizona 85741"
  3. 1 2 "Demolition of Tucson's Foothills Mall begins". 25 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. ↑ http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property/70245767/7325-N-La-Cholla-Blvd-Tucson-AZ-85741/ (registration required)
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  10. 1 2 "Resurrection for Foothills Mall – Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 2 (1993-2009)". tucsoncitizen.com.
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  12. 1 2 Walton, Elizabeth (21 December 2016). "Bourn Companies buys Foothills Mall...again". www.kold.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  13. ↑ "Success of Marana outlet mall causing concern for Foothills Mall". tucsonnewsnow.com. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  14. ↑ "Most of Tucson's Foothills Mall Bulldozed, "Reveal" to Come". Connect CRE. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  15. ↑ "Uptown". Uptown. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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