Grocery store likely for east side

By
Monica D. Spencer, Reporter
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An aerial view of an empty lot on the southwest corner of Hartman and Bowlin roads on Feb. 29, 2024. A shopping center is proposed for the area, which may include a grocery store, according to City Manager Rick Horst. [Monica D. Spencer]
An aerial view of an empty lot on the southwest corner of Hartman and Bowlin roads on Feb. 29, 2024. A shopping center is proposed for the area, which may include a grocery store, according to City Manager Rick Horst. [Monica D. Spencer]

Tortosa and Sorrento residents: Some of your wishes might soon come true.

A grocery store and retail center are likely coming to the southwest corner of Bowlin and Hartman roads, a city official hinted.

The top city administrator teased the announcement and other development projects during a Maricopa Chamber of Commerce economic forum yesterday. City Manager Rick Horst’s presentation at Southern Dunes Golf Club also mentioned Circle K planning to come to another part of town.

Horst showed a couple of conceptual plans that add up to about 26,000 square feet of retail space. He also highlighted two empty pads, pointing out the size of one in particular.

“I know a little bit about the business; that is the footprint of a grocery store,” he said.

Horst did not say when final site plans would be available, nor did he offer ideas about which grocery store could occupy the space.

Real estate firm Kidder Mathews has the 15 acres listed for sale at an undisclosed amount.

A slide from City Manager Rick Horst’s presentation that shows conceptual plans for a shopping center on Bowlin and Hartman roads. The orange arrow shows the empty pad where a grocery store may eventually be located. [Courtesy Rick Horst]

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