QUEEN CREEK, ARIZ. — Creation, in partnership with Horizon Real Estate Ltd., has broken ground on The Switchyard, a $120 million mixed-use project in Queen Creek, about 40 miles southeast of Phoenix. The 10-acre project will feature 54,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and office space, as well as a 215-unit apartment community.
The development will feature a Postino restaurant and wine café. The restaurant mix will also include Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, a breakfast and brunch restaurant founded in Denver, and a location of modern burger chain Shake Shack. Creation states that lease negotiations are currently underway for most of the remaining spaces.
The Switchyard will open in phases, with the first phase slated to deliver in mid-2026. Dallas-based GFF Design is the project’s architect. LGE Design Build will lead the construction.
Additionally, as part of the groundbreaking event, The Switchyard donated $25,000 to Ryan House, a nonprofit organization that provides caregiving services for households navigating life-limiting or end-of-life journeys for medically fragile children.
Creation is a developer with headquarters in Phoenix and Dallas. The company has recently completed, underway or upcoming in the Phoenix metropolitan area, including Thunderbird Commerce Park and The Loop in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Park Algodon in Phoenix; Source Business Center and Nexus Commerce Center in Tempe, Ariz.; and Heritage Park in Gilbert, Ariz.