The District aims to transform Avondale

Arizona developers Pederson Group and Barclay Group are partnering on The District, a 32-acre, 269,000-square-foot development at the northwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and Van Buren Street. (Pederson Group/Submitted) A new mixed-use development planned for Avondale aims to bring shopping, dining, entertainment and employment opportunities to the growing community while creating a gathering place designed to strengthen the city’s identity.Arizona developers Pederson Group and Barclay Group are partnering on The District, a 32-acre, 269,000-square-foot development at the northwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and Van Buren Street.The project will feature a major grocery store, specialty retailers, restaurants, entertainment venues and a landscaped public plaza, along with a light industrial component intended to create additional employment opportunities.

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