Construction begins on 90-store upscale outlet center

Simon Property Group Inc. – a corporation that has expanded in a few decades from a handful of shopping malls in Indianapolis to 230 retail centers across the globe – joined the Gila River Indian Community Tuesday to break ground on the Phoenix Premium Outlets. The single-level shopping center with 90 upscale stores is expected to open next spring. It is on the west side of Interstate 10 next to Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino. The tribe will own the land while the Simon group will own and lease the infrastructure, which will provide 360,000 square feet of leasable space to high-end manufactures of clothes, shoes, fashion accessories, leather goods and home furnishings. “We are expecting this center to be among our stellar properties,” said Gila River Tribal Councilman Barney Enos Jr., along with the tribe’s casino, resort hotel, golf course and myriad of restaurants and entertainment facilities. “This will provide our guests the opportunity to shop in an upscale atmosphere.”

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