A 34-acre development in Avondale aiming to bring retail, sit-down restaurants and industrial buildings is the latest addition to an area the city is hoping will grow into an urban district.

The project, called The District, will include about 24 acres of commercial development; the remaining land will be light industrial development. Phoenix-based developers Pederson Group and Barclay Group will produce the project in partnership.

“Irasshai!”

That’s how staff will welcome you when you walk into the new 3,500-square-foot Jinya Ramen Bar in north Peoria.

It is a Japanese greeting, and not to leave the bookend incomplete, you will get an “Arigato,” or “thank you,” when you leave.

🍜 Jinya Ramen Bar, a contemporary Japanese restaurant known for its slow-simmered broths and customizable ramen, opens its third Valley location Wednesday at The Trailhead on the northeast corner of 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley in Peoria.

The Los Angeles-based chain made its Arizona debut in downtown Chandler in 2021 and added a central Phoenix location in 2023.

The Trailhead, a 40-acre mixed-use development located at 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley Road, has been honored as the Retail Project of the Year by the Arizona chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

Inspired by the area’s trail system, The Trailhead was one of the standout winners in 36 categories at the “Best of NAIOP” awards, often considered the Academy Awards of Arizona’s commercial real estate industry.

The Trailhead, a 40-acre mixed-use development at 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley Road, was awarded Retail Project of the Year by the Arizona chapter of NAIOP.

Named after the area’s trail system, The Trailhead joined winners in 36 categories as part of the “Best of NAIOP,” the commercial real estate development association’s version of the Oscars last month.

A new 40-acre mixed-use development in north Peoria called The Trailhead is open for business, as restaurants and retailers are making their debut, the project’s developer announced this month.

Anchoring the long-awaited project at the northeast corner of 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley Road is the 63,000-square-foot Safeway grocery store, which opened to customers in October.

Safeway, part of Albertsons Companies, Inc., has announced the grand opening of a brand-new Safeway at 8010 W. Happy Valley Road.

The store is located in The Trailhead, a project developed by Pederson Group.

The store officially opens 6 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. A community-wide ribbon cutting celebration begins at 9 a.m. sharp.

More than a dozen nearby schools and nonprofits will be awarded more than $100,000 in grants from the Safeway Foundation, according to a news release.

Since opening as a small market and restaurant in south Scottsdale in 2017, San Diego-born Chula Seafood has grown into a Valley favorite for fresh, sustainably sourced seafood and prepared dishes like poke bowls and fish tacos.

A second location opened in Uptown Phoenix in 2019 and the business announced on Instagram Aug. 25 that a third location is now in the works in north Scottsdale.

Owners Hogan Jamison and Mandy and Jon Heflin plan to do a full buildout of the space that formerly housed a Hi-Health market at 20581 N. Hayden Road in the Hayden Peak Crossing shopping center on Thompson Peak Parkway, Mandy Heflin confirmed.

Anytime Fitness, ranked as the 2021 top fitness franchise brand by “Entrepreneur” magazine, is bringing muscle to northwest Phoenix with the opening of a 4,340-square-foot gym at Stetson Village, Pederson Group’s upscale neighborhood shopping center at Happy Valley Road and 39th Avenue.

The new location, which opened last month, caters to anyone interested in a healthy way of living, according to Thomas Doolittle, managing member of Anytime Fitness.

“We are a neighborhood club that makes a personal connection with our clients by giving them access to a health coach and customizing a plan to meet their fitness goals,” he says.