Mesa Riverview

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Mesa Riverview is an outdoor shopping mall in the U.S. city of Mesa, Arizona (part of the Phoenix metropolitan area). It is located in the northwestern corner of the city near Loop 202 and Dobson Road. The mall has a gross leasable area of 1,115,112 square feet (103,000 m²).^[1] Currently open anchor stores include Bass Pro Shops, Cinemark Theatre, Home Depot, Bed Bath and Beyond, Petco, Walmart, Marshalls, Office Max, and Jo-Ann Fabrics. Future anchors include Sports Authority.

The Tempe Marketplace shopping development is approximately 2 miles west of Mesa Riverview, on the other side of Loop 101, which is the closest boundary between Mesa and Tempe.

[edit] 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 agricultural land, and give tax incentives to the developers, which passed on referendum. Construction began in 2006 and stores began to open in 2007.