By Karen Schutte | Real Estate Daily News
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.
