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Malls · Arizona

Maryvale Mall

From the authors' mapRedevelopedPartly retrofittedPhoenix, AZ

Opened 1960. Partial Redeveloped. Owner of record Cartwright Elementary School District No 83.

Status nowPartly retrofittedauthors' map
What it becameeducationextracted, unreviewed
Owner of recordCartwright Elementary School District No 83county assessor, 2026-10-15
Site size33.4 acres (parcels)county assessor
Last sale$7.3M · public reporting
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Former anchors
Mervyn'sThis site: Mervyn's wikipedia · all sites with this
Ownership
Public bodyThis site: CARTWRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 83 county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 50,443 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 29 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 13,059 units, Maricopa County census-bps · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High heat wave riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.94 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $41,265 census-acs · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 76% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +168% fhfa · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Partial redevelopment, education and retail record · all sites with this
New use
EducationThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: Partial redevelopment, education and retail extraction · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

AZ, Phoenix: Maryvale Mall
• Partial redevelopment, education and retail

Now

StatusPartly retrofittedauthors' map
StrategyPartial Redevelopedauthors' map
New useseducationextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowPartial redevelopment, education and retailauthors' map
RedeveloperCartwright Elementary School Districtextracted, unreviewed
Owner of recordCartwright Elementary School District No 83county assessor

Parcels, tax and title

Parcels within 40 m of the site point, as published by the county (layer); county terms apply; unverified here. Mortgages, liens and deeds are recorder records, not assessor data: Maricopa County Recorder.
ParcelOwner of recordAcresUse · zoningValue (appraised · assessed · taxable)Last sale · deed
14444327
all 46 county fields
APN14444327
FLOOR1
BOOK144
MAP44
ITEM327
OWNER_NAMECARTWRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 83
MAIL_ADDR15220 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD
MAIL_CITYPHOENIX
MAIL_STATEAZ
MAIL_ZIP85031
PHYSICAL_STREET_NUM4308
PHYSICAL_STREET_DIRN
PHYSICAL_STREET_NAME51ST
PHYSICAL_STREET_TYPEAVE
PHYSICAL_CITYPHOENIX
PHYSICAL_ZIP85031
APN_DASH144-44-327
LONGITUDE-112.17181989579628
LATITUDE33.49896252786287
PHYSICAL_ADDRESS4308 N 51ST AVE PHOENIX 85031
MAIL_ADDRESS5220 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD PHOENIX AZ USA 85031
MAIL_CNTRYUSA
DEED_NUMBER20040690563
DEED_DATE1087430400000
MCRNUM691-29
SUBNAMEMARYVALE MALL AMD
LAND_SIZE1248320
LOT_NUM10
STR20 2N 2E
CONST_YEAR1970
TAX_YR_CUR2027
FCV_CUR 79,635,655
LPV_CUR 38,294,238
TAX_YR_PREV2026
FCV_PREV 79,038,442
LPV_PREV 36,470,703
PUC9790
MCR_BOOK691
MCR_PAGE29
CITY_ZONINGCONTACT LOCAL JURISDICTION
JURISDICTIONPHOENIX
LC_CUR2.R
LC_PREV2.R
Cartwright Elementary School District No 8328.79790 · CONTACT LOCAL JURISDICTION$79.6M (appraised)
assessed — · taxable $38.3M		—
deed 144
14444326
all 46 county fields
APN14444326
FLOOR1
BOOK144
MAP44
ITEM326
OWNER_NAMECARTWRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 83
MAIL_ADDR15220 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD
MAIL_CITYPHOENIX
MAIL_STATEAZ
MAIL_ZIP85031
PHYSICAL_STREET_NUM4222
PHYSICAL_STREET_DIRN
PHYSICAL_STREET_NAME51ST
PHYSICAL_STREET_TYPEAVE
PHYSICAL_CITYPHOENIX
PHYSICAL_ZIP85031
APN_DASH144-44-326
LONGITUDE-112.17042908428485
LATITUDE33.497702988865264
PHYSICAL_ADDRESS4222 N 51ST AVE PHOENIX 85031
MAIL_ADDRESS5220 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD PHOENIX AZ USA 85031
MAIL_CNTRYUSA
DEED_NUMBER20040690563
DEED_DATE1087430400000
MCRNUM691-29
SUBNAMEMARYVALE MALL AMD
LAND_SIZE206610
LOT_NUM9
STR20 2N 2E
CONST_YEAR1971
TAX_YR_CUR2027
FCV_CUR 1,867,531
LPV_CUR 1,015,525
TAX_YR_PREV2026
FCV_PREV 1,825,566
LPV_PREV 967,166
PUC9690
MCR_BOOK691
MCR_PAGE29
CITY_ZONINGCONTACT LOCAL JURISDICTION
JURISDICTIONPHOENIX
LC_CUR2.R
LC_PREV2.R
Cartwright Elementary School District No 834.79690 · CONTACT LOCAL JURISDICTION$1.9M (appraised)
assessed — · taxable $1.0M		—
deed 144
Total33.4$81.5M

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
Sold$7.3M closedCartwright Elementary School District ← John F. LongWikipedia

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m7: FAST 1 HOUR FOTO; FIRESTONE #2626; MARYVALE CAMPUS; SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY #10826; WALGREEN #1272EPA FRS
Census tract 040131094013,224 people, 6,420 per sq mi; median household income $41,265; median gross rent $1,482; 76% renters; 3.1% vacant units; 5.1% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 7 schools, 18 parks or playgrounds, 12 health, 4 civic, 13 food and drink; 29 cycleway segments, 34 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Maricopa County (AZ), 202413,059 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,654 in 2–4, 21,667 single-family; 2023: 18,616 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.94; socioeconomic 0.99; housing and transport 0.62; 36% below 150% of poverty; 13% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 11 within 25 km: Desert Sky Mall (5.5 km); Manistee Town Center (6.1 km); Metrocenter (9.7 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 20,733 m², 9.5 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views22,815 since 2015; 2,049 in the last 12 months (-7% vs the prior 12); peak 2019-07 with 365Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 43.2); expected annual loss $1.4M; high: heat wave; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202311,076 establishments (+6%); 236,674 jobs (+29%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $455,168 (-1% 1 yr, +7% 5 yr); typical rent $1,715/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025319 (2000 = 100), +41% 5 yr, +168% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)50,443 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 5 lanes); 6 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • Fashion Square Mall, Scottsdale, AZ · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in AZ; 22 km away
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  • Los Arcos Mall, Scottsdale, AZ · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in AZ; 23 km away
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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 5.6% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,587

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened1960Wikidata
Stores at peak19extracted, unreviewed
Original developerJohn F. Longextracted, unreviewed
ArchitectVictor Gruen
AnchorsTarget, Mervyn's
CountyMaricopa County
Census division8 · Mountain

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Background

Maryvale Mall, originally known as Maryvale Shopping City, was a shopping mall in the Maryvale area of Phoenix, Arizona that, for a time, was the biggest shopping mall between Dallas, Texas and the West Coast.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1958 Plans for the shopping center's development were announced
  2. 1960 Opened (Wikidata)
  3. 1974 Bowling alley converted to a department store
  4. 1981 Desert Sky Mall opened, leading to decline
  5. 2000 Cartwright Elementary School District opened an elementary school and a middle school on the property

Sources

  • Wikipedia · supports: original developer, status
    6 quoted sentences
    Maryvale Shopping City was designed by Victor Gruen and developed by home builder John F. Long
    The school district opened an elementary school and a middle school on the property between 2000 and 2001.
    Plans for the shopping center's development were announced on July 26, 1958.
    In 1974, the bowling alley was converted to a department store, in a project that carried a multi-million dollar price tag.
  • Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) · 2021-01-20

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