Original article copied from Tucsonlocalmedia.com.
2025 promises to be busy at the Oro Valley Village Center, the new name for the reimagined Oro Valley Marketplace.
A report published Nov. 27 said The Picklr, a Utah-based pickleball franchise company, plans to open an 11-court, 30,000-square-foot pickleball facility in spring 2025 at 11855 N. Oracle. That’s the marketplace space previously occupied by Best Buy, which closed its Oro Valley store in March 2022.
Jim Horvath, chairman and founder of Tucson-based marketplace owner Town West Companies, said, “There are a few hurdles to overcome” before Town West and The Picklr enter a lease agreement. “We’re close to finalizing” terms, he said. “We’ll be announcing as soon as we can.”
Meanwhile, Horvath expects groundbreaking in February or March on the four-story, 105-room Hampton Inn and Suites. It’ll be constructed west of the now-shuttered Red Lobster. “Hopefully, we can open the property in time for the holidays in 2025,” he said.
Sometime in summer 2025, Town West expects construction to start on 312 apartment units in two- and three-floor buildings on long-cleared ground south of Tangerine Road across from Oro Valley Hospital, Horvath said. The apartment complex would be constructed in two phases. “Those take a while,” he noted.
And, in 2025, activity is anticipated on the Surf-Thru Express Car Wash location at the marketplace’s southern end along Oracle Road. Within that project, Town West and its partners plan to improve drive-thru queueing for the nearby In-N-Out restaurant off Water Harvest Way.
“The whole thing is coming together,” Horvath said. “It’s going to take a little more time.”
Current tenants on the marketplace’s big-box east side are Petco, DSW Shoes, Ulta, new tenant Dollar Tree, and Fork N’ Fire. The center lost the former Ashley / Lounge by Levitz store and Red Lobster earlier this year. Over several years, Big Lots, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Tuesday Morning, Chase Bank, Best Buy and Cost Plus World Market have closed Marketplace storefronts.
Oro Valley Marketplace is located at Oracle and Tangerine roads in Oro Valley. It is anchored by Walmart Supercenter.
