One dusty lot near Walmart and Bahama Bucks is finally showing signs of life.
The gradual construction process started last week at the upcoming Legacy at Porter shopping center, 17571 N. Porter Road, after developers obtained a commercial on-site improvement permit. So far, crews have been seen putting up fencing and moving dirt.
The view has been good news for Senita entrepreneur Jason Martin, who will open Orlie’s Taproom at the shopping center.
“It’s great, it kind of seems more like a reality now,” he told InMaricopa. After spending years dreaming up the craft beer bar, he publicly announced the creation of Orlie’s last year.
The taproom will occupy roughly 1,500 square feet, with indoor and outdoor seating. Martin previously told InMaricopa he hopes to incorporate a commercial-style garage door to open onto the patio “on nice days.”
Developers told Martin construction on the building shells could take up to eight months, putting tenant buildouts on track for early to mid-2027 openings.
Martin said he is hoping to be serving up cold brews by this time next year.
“I’ve been working on this for three years now, so it’s exciting. There were a lot of times I felt like it may never happen,” he said.
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Congratulations, Jason! Looking forward to it!
Why another Goodwill? Is it because the area will be surrounded by apartments? Isn’t there a Goodwill in the city already?
Goodwill isn’t for “the poors” anymore, it’s for bored, greedy housewives who want to do a side hustle because they saw “haul” videos on TikTok and now they’ve driven prices up so people who actually NEED stuff from Goodwill can no longer afford it now.
And your belief that people who live in apartments are somehow poor, just know that renting an apartment costs several hundred dollars MORE per month as opposed to having a mortgage these days.
When I lived in Chandler ten years ago, rent for a one bedroom, 800sf apartment was $1600/mo. Bought a house here for $160k in 2017, the mortgage is around 800 bucks and I don’t have to deal with annual rent increases, noisy neighbors stomping upstairs, shoddy building management, etc.
love exploring the goodwill stores for my collectibles, snap-on tools and amazon open box items, couple more would be nice!