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until September 2021. It opened in 2003 as the only luxury shopping center in the Tucson region.

History

La Encantada began in planning stages in early 1998. With the successful Kierland Commons in

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The center was designed with a Spanish, hacienda style and construction began in 2002. By 2003, more than 80% of the center was leased. The first phase opened with

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. Phase II established the center as the premier shopping destination in the Tucson area, landing a score of first luxury stores for the region, including

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. Higher-income Tucsonans previously had to travel to the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, or out-of-state, to patronize this caliber of retail.

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