[ MARQUEE RETAIL & ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS ] Arizona Biltmore Hotel
From hosting the final McCain/Palin campaign party in 2008 to boasting the pool where composer Irving Berlin penned “White Christmas,” the legendary Biltmore Hotel has a rich history. At one point, it was even owned by chewing gum tycoon William Wrigley. Designed by Albert Chase McArthur, the hotel’s textile block construction is just as full of character as the ones who’ve walked its halls.
Chase Field
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As one of the first stadiums built with a retractable roof, the home to Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks opened in 1998, just in time for the teams’ first season as an expansion team. In the off-season, the field has hosted college basketball games, bull-riding competitions and monster jams.
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Kierland Commons
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Bringing “Main Street” to the Scottsdale-Phoenix border, the Kierland Commons is a “lifestyle center,” and mixed-use development with outdoor shopping, residential and high-end retailers as well as a plaza for special events.
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Metrocenter Mall
When the 1.4MSF Metrocenter Mall opened in the ‘70s, it was the largest regional shopping center of its kind in Arizona. Into the ‘80s, the mall declined, financially. About 20 years later, the mall saw a complete renovation and under ownership of Carlyle Development Group plans were announced for it to become a mixed-use development site featuring retail, residential and medical facilities.
Scottsdale Fashion Square
Three floors of shopping, 2MSF for more than 225 retail or service establishments and the largest shopping mall in Arizona, Scottsdale Fashion Square has made itself a must-visit shopping destination in one of the Phoenix Metro’s most affluent cities. The mall, originally open-air, was built in 1961. Over the decades, Scottsdale Fashion Square doubled in size, merged with a competing mall across the street via a retail bridge, three parking garages and attracted high-end retailers such as Neiman Marcus.