After a construction project that lasted for about a year, a new entrance on the south-facing side of the Tucson Mall was reopened last week. Several new stores have opened at the mall – including United Colors of Benetton, Swarovski Crystal, Beyond Wax, Sephora, Perfume Paradise and Skechers – had their openings in the mall last year. A number of other stores and eateries like The Cheesecake Factory, REI, Shane’s Rib Shack, Papaya and J. Jill are expected to open next year.
The renovation and the opening of the new main entrance are a part of the 120,000 square feet redevelopment by the north-side mall’s owner, General Growth Properties Inc.
The mall changes were designed by ELS Architecture and Urban Design. Ledcor was the general contractor for the project.
General Growth Properties Inc. has been in the shopping center business for over fifty years. One of the nation’s largest REITs, General Growth owns, develops, operates, and/or manages shopping malls in 44 states, as well as Master Planned Communities in three states, including Summerlin in Nevada, The Woodlands and Bridgeland in Texas, and Columbia in Maryland. GGP has ownership interests in and/or management responsibility for more than 200 regional shopping malls totaling approximately 200 million square feet of retail space.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, GGP has approximately 4,200 employees nationwide. Our malls feature more than 24,000 retail stores and anchor department stores, as well as theaters, sit-down restaurants, ice skating rinks and other forms of family entertainment.
