Queen Creek Crossing fully leased, Ashley Furniture opens Friday

Ashley Furniture Home Store opens Friday at Queen Creek Crossing, as developer Vestar announces that the 400,000-square-foot retail and restaurant space is now 100% leased.

Queen Creek Crossing encompasses 31 acres and is located within Queen Creek’s retail corridor at the cross streets of South Ellsworth Road and East Fulton Parkway.

The shopping center, anchored by Costco, will begin opening Phase 2 tenants by the end of the year, starting with Ashley Furniture Home
Store.

The store will occupy 45,000-square-feet and will be the first Phase 2 retailer to open its doors at 10 a.m., Dec. 15, according to a press release from Vestar.

Desert Financial is set to open at Queen Creek Crossing in January. (Vestar)

Smoothie King will open Monday, Dec. 18. Gallery Nails and Desert Financial are set to open in January, while Hobby Lobby, located within a 55,000-square-foot space, is scheduled to open in March. 

“The remaining Phase 2 tenants will open spring through fall of 2024. BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, ONO Hawaiian BBQ and The Habit Burger Grill are currently under construction and will be ready to serve the Queen Creek Community by November 2024,” the release stated.

Also slated to open next year are Sleep Number, Batch Cookies, Advanced Orthodontics, Well Groom Pets and Natural Pediatrics. 

Phase 1 of Queen Creek Crossing is anchored by Costco, which opened earlier this year. (Special to Independent Newsmedia/Arianna Grainey)

Arianna Grainey

"We are pleased to bring a carefully curated mix of national brands and popular retailers and restaurants to Queen Creek Crossing," Jeff Axtell, executive vice president of development at Vestar, stated in the release. "The addition of these tenants further strengthens our commitment to providing the residents of Queen Creek and its neighboring communities with top-notch shopping and dining options."

Queen Creek Crossing is one of five projects Vestar is developing in the Valley, along with Vineyard Towne Center in Queen Creek, Verrado Marketplace in Buckeye, Laveen Towne Center in Laveen and The Shops at Lake Pleasant in Peoria.