# Tri-City Mall

Mesa, AZ · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-862bb0c78e` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/az/mesa-tri-city-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-862bb0c78e.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-862bb0c78e.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-862bb0c78e

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | a strip mall anchored by Safeway Inc. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1968 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1999 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Malouf Construction and Development Co. | reported · web research agent |
| Redeveloper | Lamar Companies | reported · web research agent |
| Owner of record | Mesa City Of | reported · Wikipedia |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “It was developed in 1968 as an enclosed shopping mall featuring Diamond's and JCPenney as the anchor stores.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-City_Pavilions
- **year_closed**: “The mall was demolished in 1999 in favor of a strip mall anchored by Safeway Inc., although the former JCPenney building remained until 2006.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-City_Pavilions
- **after_notes**: “The mall was demolished in 1999 in favor of a strip mall anchored by Safeway Inc., although the former JCPenney building remained until 2006.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-City_Pavilions
- **status**: “The mall was demolished in 1999 in favor of a strip mall anchored by Safeway Inc., although the former JCPenney building remained until 2006.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-City_Pavilions

## Anchors

JCPenney, Diamond's

## Parties

- Lamar Companies — developer (2006–)
- Lamar Companies — owner (2006–)
- Lamar Companies — owner (from text)
- Malouf Construction and Development Co. — original_developer (1968–)
- Malouf Construction and Development Co. — owner (1968–1984)
- Glenn A. McCollum — original_architect
- Grossman Companies — owner (1984–2006)

## Timeline

- 1968: Opened as enclosed shopping mall featuring Diamond's and JCPenney as anchor stores
- 1979: Opening of Fiesta Mall contributed to decline
- 1984: Diamond's consolidated with its store in Fiesta Mall
- 1985: Mall-wide renovation completed
- 1998: JCPenney closed
- 1999: Mall demolished in favor of strip mall anchored by Safeway Inc.
- 2006: Former JCPenney building removed

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Tri-City Pavilions, formerly Tri-City Mall, is a shopping mall in Mesa, Arizona, United States. It was developed in 1968 as an enclosed shopping mall featuring Diamond's and JCPenney as the anchor stores. The mall underwent a period of decline following the opening of Fiesta Mall in 1979, particularly after Diamond's consolidated with its store in that mall in 1984. Despite a mall-wide renovation completed in 1985 and the addition of new tenants such as ZCMI and Bealls, Tri-City Mall continued to diminish throughout the 1990s, with JCPenney closing in 1998. The mall was demolished in 1999 in favor of a strip mall anchored by Safeway Inc., although the former JCPenney building remained until 2006. Tri-City Pavilions is owned and managed by Lamar Companies.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-City_Pavilions

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-City_Pavilions

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Tri-City Mall, Mesa, AZ." Record m-862bb0c78e, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/az/mesa-tri-city-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_mesatricitymall,
  title = {Tri-City Mall, Mesa, AZ},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/az/mesa-tri-city-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-862bb0c78e, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.