BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Vestar has broken ground on Verrado Marketplace, a retail destination at the northeast corner of Interstate 10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye. The 500,000-square-foot development is situated at the entrance to DMB Associates’ 8,800-acre Verrado master-planned community.

The $275 million project is projected to generate more than $50 million in total tax revenue for the City of Buckeye and contribute an estimated $1.8 billion in economic output over the next 10 years.

Upon completion, Verrado Marketplace will have more than 50 retailers and restaurants, including Target, Harkins Theater’s Backlot concept, Safeway, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls and HomeGoods. Additional pre-signed tenants include ULTA Beauty, Famous Footwear, Buckle, Salt Tacos + Tequila, Bath & Body Works, Shake Shack, Handel’s Ice Cream, Nekter Juice, See’s Candies, Thai Chili, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Tropical Smoothie, Hawaiian Bros., European Wax Center, Zara Nails, Pacific Dental, America’s Best Contacts & Glasses and Mountain America Credit Union. The new tenants are slated to start opening in spring 2026.