[3] Westcor first announced plans to build a mall east of Prescott on Arizona State Route 69 in 1998.

The decision was met with local opposition from members of the community, and petitioned for a referendum after city council approved a change in zoning.

Under Westcor's original plans, the proposed mall would have JCPenney, Sears and Dillard's as anchor stores.

Although Westcor officials said that the diversity of the Prescott market made it difficult to choose tenants, they expected the mall to be over 96 percent leased by 2002.

[13] Trader Joe's, announced in 2011, opened a store at the Shops at Prescott Gateway outparcel in 2012.