Paradise Valley Mall
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°36′02″N 111°59′00″W / 33.6004317°N 111.983386°W |
| Address | 4568 E Cactus Rd. |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Management | Macerich |
| Owner | Macerich |
| No. of stores and services | 160 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,152,333 sq ft (107,055.2 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears) |
| Website | www.theparadisevalleymall.com |
Paradise Valley Mall is a shopping mall located in Paradise Valley Village, within northeastern Phoenix, Arizona.
Despite having the same name as the town of Paradise Valley it is one mile to the north of that community, in one of the Urban Village of Phoenix, named Paradise Valley Village. The urban village of Phoenix containing this mall as well as several other major facilities (Paradise Valley Community College, Paradise Valley High School, Paradise Valley Hospital, Paradise Valley Golf Course, Paradise Valley Park, etc.) is casually called Paradise Valley, like the nearby independent town.
The mall is surrounded by a circular street named Paradise Village Parkway and this design was inspired by the circulator streets (Metrocenter Parkway) around Metrocenter mall which was also developed by Westcor in the years prior (1970–73).
The mall opened in 1978 and is the hub of a master planned community called Paradise Valley Village. The entire project was developed by Westcor, the leading shopping center developer in Arizona, which is now a unit of The Macerich Company. Dayton Hudson Corporation, now Target Corporation, was an early investor in the project and owned the Diamonds department store chain, which was one of the original anchor tenants. A carousel was installed in 1998.
Originally owned by Westcor, in 2002 Paradise Valley Mall became part of The Macerich Company’s portfolio.
Paradise Valley Mall is just west of Scottsdale. Much of the area's original development was spurred by that community, although the demographics of Paradise Valley Village have moderated somewhat over the years to be less upscale and more middle-class. During the 1980s and 1990s, new extensions were constructed, and shopping centers also opened on the ring roads. Paradise Valley Mall has a large park-and-ride stop for Valley Metro buses. An elevated rail station, as part of the 1989 ValTrans proposal, had been slated for construction here, but the referendum was voted down.
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