Oct. 28, 2008 12:02 PM
If all goes well, Westcor’s Palisene project could be up in running in four or five years. By then, company executives hope, two things will have happened:
1. The economy will be better.
2. More of the area will be developed with homeowners with deep pockets. Westcor announced recently its plans to build a mall anchored by Dillard’s and sporting a retractable roof.
Scott Nelson, a Westcor executive, said that along with the One Scottsdale Development on the east side of Scottsdale Road, “we believe we can be a successful commercial core.”
The public asks a very good question when it comes to the nascent shopping area: How much is enough? With CityNorth going in to the west and Scottsdale Quarter to the south, with Kierland Commons already thriving and numerous other retail choices available in the area, what stores will be left for Palisene? How many shoppers will want to go there?
Here are some pros and cons to the project from two retail experts, John Corritore of the Corritore Co. and Bob Kammrath of Kammrath and Associates. For the pros and cons of Palisene to go: http://www.azcentral.com/community/nephoenix/articles/2008/10/28/20081028sr-phx-palisene1029.html.
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