TUCSON, ARIZONA (June 15, 2026) — The redevelopment of the former Foothills Mall is entering a visible new phase as Uptown begins taking shape as an “Urban Resort Village” featuring residences, a lifestyle hotel, restaurants, retailers, and public gathering spaces in northwest Tucson.
Bourn Companies is transforming the 51-acre site at 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd., near the northwest corner of La Cholla Boulevard and Ina Road, into Uptown, a large-scale mixed-use district the developer is marketing as Southern Arizona’s first “Urban Resort Village.”
The master plan calls for approximately 2.5 million square feet of residential, retail, restaurant, hospitality, entertainment, office, and wellness uses arranged around pedestrian-oriented streets and gathering areas. Plans also include outdoor performance and event spaces, landscaped promenades, an event lawn, a splash pad, and other public spaces intended to keep the property active beyond traditional retail hours.
Unlike the enclosed shopping mall it replaces, Uptown is being designed as a walkable neighborhood where residents, hotel guests, employees, and visitors can move among apartments, restaurants, stores, entertainment venues, and public spaces.
The first residential component, The Astrie, is scheduled to begin welcoming residents this month. The five-story, 157-unit luxury apartment community at 7450 N. Uptown Drive offers studio, one- and two-bedroom residences, including several layouts with dens.
The apartments feature contemporary kitchens, quartz countertops, smart thermostats, keyless entry, in-unit washers and dryers, and private balconies in selected units. The community is positioned directly along Uptown’s planned promenade, giving residents access to the district’s restaurants, retail, and entertainment offerings as they open.
Another major component is the Tempo by Hilton Tucson Uptown, a five-story, 144-room lifestyle hotel under construction at 7400 N. Uptown Drive. The project reached its topping-out milestone in March, marking completion of the hotel’s vertical structure. Opening is now anticipated in January 2027.
The hotel will be operated by Valencia Hotel Group and is being designed around Hilton’s wellness-focused Tempo concept. Plans include approximately 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, a boardroom, an indoor-outdoor bar, a second-level swimming pool, and a fitness center.
Five specialized wellness rooms will include Peloton bicycles in each room. The hotel’s restaurant and beverage component, Moonsong Bar + Café, is planned as a destination for hotel guests, Uptown residents and the broader community.
EBCO General Contractors is serving as the general contractor for the hotel. Mayse & Associates is the architect of record, Studio 11 Design is providing hospitality interior design, and Stovelight is overseeing hospitality purchasing and procurement.
Uptown has also announced three new food-and-beverage tenants expected to open in 2027.
Los Milics Vineyards will establish a second Tucson-area tasting room at Uptown, complementing its downtown location and its vineyard and tasting room in Elgin. The concept is expected to pair Los Milics wines with a food program that reflects the vineyard’s Southern Arizona identity.
Omaha-based Flagship Restaurant Group will bring two of its restaurant concepts, Clio and Memoir, to the development.
Clio is a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant centered on mezze, spreads, salads, and entrées, supported by a cocktail program and European wine list. Memoir is an American grill concept offering classic dishes and sushi in a more intimate dining environment.
Barnes & Noble, one of the property’s longstanding tenants, has committed to space within Uptown. The bookseller currently operates at 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. Other businesses that remained active during the mall’s redevelopment include AMC Theatres and several restaurants and retailers in the surviving perimeter buildings.
The transformation represents the second time Bourn Companies has undertaken a major repositioning of the Foothills Mall property.
Foothills Mall originally opened in 1982 as an upscale enclosed shopping center. Bourn Companies and its partners acquired the struggling property in 1994, when occupancy had fallen to approximately 12 percent. The ownership group converted it into an outlet and promotional retail center, added restaurants and entertainment uses, and increased occupancy to approximately 95 percent before selling the mall in 1999.
Bourn Companies and FHM Partners reacquired the property in 2016 after the mall began losing tenants again. The opening of Tucson Premium Outlets in Marana in 2015 accelerated the decline, as several outlet retailers relocated to the newer center. Online shopping and broader changes in consumer habits also weakened the traditional enclosed-mall model.
Demolition of much of the mall began in 2023. More than 350,000 square feet of the former structure was removed, clearing space for a denser combination of residential, hospitality, and commercial development.
Earlier plans envisioned as many as 1,000 apartments, approximately 500,000 square feet of retail space, more than 500 hotel rooms, 25 food-and-beverage establishments, and six distinctive outdoor environments at full buildout. Buildings of up to 10 stories have been approved for portions of the property.
The development is expected to proceed in multiple phases, with The Astrie representing the first major residential delivery, followed by the Tempo hotel and an expanding collection of dining, entertainment, retail, and public-space components.
With its combination of residences, hospitality, and experiential retail, Uptown represents one of the largest efforts in Southern Arizona to replace an obsolete regional mall with a denser, mixed-use destination intended to function throughout the day and into the evening.