MARANA, AZ (January 5, 2026) — Walmart Stores, Inc. has acquired a major retail pad in Marana’s fast-growing Tangerine Road corridor, purchasing Blocks 7 and 8 at Crossroads at Gladden for $9.78 million in an all-cash transaction that closed Dec. 18, 2025.
The sale covers 28.14 acres, a large, graded/padded site positioned near the Interstate 10 and Tangerine Road interchange—one of the Northwest submarket’s most active growth corridors. The purchase is valued at approximately $347,674 per acre, underscoring continued investor confidence in Marana’s north-of-Tucson expansion path. The buyer’s planned use is a new Walmart store of approximately 176,000 square feet, with fueling stations, which would add a major daily-needs draw and likely accelerate follow-on tenant demand for complementary uses such as quick-service restaurants, services, and neighborhood retail for Gladden Farms.
Crossroads at Gladden has been marketed as a regional retail destination with strong freeway visibility, growing rooftops, and expanding nearby employment and mixed-use activity. Marketing materials for the project highlight traffic exposure from Tangerine Road and I-10 and emphasize the site’s role in anchoring the broader commercial district.
Crossroads at Gladden is being positioned as a broader freeway-interchange commercial node, supported by a wave of nearby rooftops and new community infrastructure. CBRE’s marketing materials highlight hot residential growth in the immediate trade area, including Mandarina (2,500 planned homes with planned commercial/retail) and Tortolita Shadows (2,500 planned homes), alongside the now-open Tangerine Farms K–8 School and Northwest Fire District #341 facility.
The marketing brochure also notes additional development momentum in the corridor, including ±304 multifamily units slated to open in 2025 and “planned medical, warehouse and distribution, multi-family, plus more,” reinforcing the site’s draw for daily-needs retail and services beyond the Walmart anchor.
The seller, Tangerine 2021 LLC, is managed by Dean Wingert of Crown West Realty. CBRE’s Nancy McClure handles marketing for the Crossroads at Gladden.
For more information, contact Nancy McClure, CBRE Retail, at 520-323-5117 or Dean Wingert, Crown West Realty, at 520-888-3962.
Source: RED Comp #12260.