Three years ago, the stretch of Verrado Way where it meets Interstate 10 had one destination: Costco. You drove there, you loaded the trunk, you drove home. If you wanted a hardware run or a sit-down dinner, you kept driving toward Goodyear.
That single-purpose trip does not exist anymore. In its place is a two-mile radius packed with five separately built, separately named developments, each with its own anchor tenants and its own opening calendar, and even the local news outlets covering the buildout have had to publish clarifying notes explaining which project is which. If you have caught yourself saying "the new Costco center" and meaning three different places, you are not alone. That confusion is the actual story here, and untangling it is the only way to stop wasting drives.
Five Names, One Corner
Here is the plain breakdown, because nobody drew you a map when the bulldozers showed up.
| Development | Location | Defining Anchor | Status as of late August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Commons East | Southeast of the I-10 and Verrado Way interchange | Costco, Home Depot, Dick's Sporting Goods | Costco open since 2023; Home Depot open since June 18; Dick's open since July 1 |
| Buckeye Commons West | Across Verrado Way from Commons East | In-N-Out and Raising Cane's | Both drive-thrus active; Oregano's, Superstar Car Wash, and Valvoline still under construction |
| The Mix on Roosevelt | Southeast corner of Verrado Way and Roosevelt Street | Sprouts Farmers Market | Sprouts open since July 24; EōS Fitness confirmed for 2027 |
| Roosevelt Commons | Across from The Mix on Roosevelt | Hampton Inn and existing dining and banking tenants | Already active, ahead of its neighbors |
| Verrado Marketplace | North of I-10 along Verrado Way | Target, Harkins BackLot, Safeway, Marshalls, Ross, HomeGoods | Anchors open; a 2026 restaurant wave still filling in |
Notice that three of these five have "Commons" or "Roosevelt" in the name, and two of them sit directly across the street from each other. That is not a branding accident someone can fix. It is what happens when four different developers build on the same corner in the same three-year window.
What Each Center Is Actually For
Once you separate the five projects, the logic gets simple. Each one has settled into a different job.
Buckeye Commons East is the weekend-project stop. Beyond Costco, Home Depot, and Dick's Sporting Goods, the center has filled in with Panera, Five Guys, Over Easy, Jimmy John's, Playa Bowls, Sleep Number, Nothing Bundt Cakes, a barber shop, an urgent care, a nail spa, a credit union branch, a chiropractic office, and a shoe store. Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Five Below, Qdoba, Spitz Mediterranean, and Zoyo Frozen Yogurt are still finishing buildouts. This is where you go when the errand list has more than one line item.
Buckeye Commons West, directly across Verrado Way, is built for the drive-thru trip. In-N-Out and Raising Cane's are already running. Oregano's, Superstar Car Wash, and Valvoline are the next wave, aimed at the person who wants dinner or an oil change without parking the car.
The Mix on Roosevelt is the grocery-and-fitness stop, and it is a newer project than it might look. Sprouts became its first open tenant on July 24, running the natural-foods, produce-forward format rather than a full-cart weekly stock-up. EōS Fitness has committed to a 24/7 location here for 2027, which will give Verrado a full-service gym option that residents have mostly had to find in Goodyear until now. The restaurant lineup for the center is still being finalized.
Roosevelt Commons, sitting across from The Mix, got there first. It already has dining, banking, and the Hampton Inn running, which is worth knowing if out-of-town guests need a place to stay that is not a twenty-minute drive away.
Verrado Marketplace is the different animal entirely, both in scale and in what it is trying to be. At $275 million and 500,000 square feet, it is anchored by Target, Harkins BackLot, Safeway, Marshalls, Ross, and HomeGoods, meaning movie night, a full grocery run, and a home-goods trip can all happen at the same address. The restaurant wave announced for the center this year adds OHSO Brewery, Paris Baguette, BJ's Restaurant, and Chili's Grill & Bar to a tenant mix that already includes European Wax Center, Nekter Juice Bar, Bath & Body Works, and Tropical Smoothie Cafe.
The Errand Map, If You Just Want the Short Version
- Weekly grocery stock-up: Safeway at Verrado Marketplace
- Specialty or natural-foods run: Sprouts at The Mix on Roosevelt
- Home project supplies: Home Depot at Buckeye Commons East
- Pickleball, golf, or team-sport gear: Dick's Sporting Goods at Buckeye Commons East
- Movie night: Harkins BackLot at Verrado Marketplace
- Dinner without driving into Old Town or Litchfield Park: OHSO Brewery, BJ's, Chili's, or a Paris Baguette bakery stop at Verrado Marketplace
- Fast food on the way home: In-N-Out or Raising Cane's at Buckeye Commons West
- Out-of-town guests need a bed: Hampton Inn at Roosevelt Commons
The Grocery Question Nobody Expected
The detail that actually surprised residents watching this play out is the grocery overlap. Sprouts opened at The Mix on Roosevelt on July 24, and Safeway anchors Verrado Marketplace a few minutes away, both landing in the same year on the same corridor. For most of Verrado's history, a full grocery trip meant driving toward Goodyear or further into the West Valley. Now there are two distinct anchors within a short drive of each other, running two different formats. Sprouts leans into produce and specialty items. Safeway runs the full-service format built for a family's entire weekly list. Picking between them is less about distance and more about which kind of trip you are actually making that day.
What's Still Ahead
Buckeye Commons East is not finished filling in. Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Five Below, Qdoba, Spitz Mediterranean, and Zoyo Frozen Yogurt are all confirmed and under construction. Buckeye Commons West still has Oregano's, Superstar Car Wash, and Valvoline coming. The Mix on Roosevelt is still leasing restaurant space beyond Sprouts, and EōS Fitness will not open its doors until 2027. Verrado Marketplace's restaurant wave, including OHSO Brewery and Paris Baguette, was announced for this year but individual opening dates have not all been locked down.
None of that is a problem. It is just the natural lag of five projects built by four different developers on overlapping timelines. What matters for daily life is that the corridor has moved past its construction-zone phase and into something residents can actually use, even if the last few tenants are still finishing their buildouts.
Costco carried this corner alone for three years. It now shares the address with four other developments, each one built for a different kind of trip. Knowing which is which is the only real shortcut anyone can offer you here.
If you are weighing a move within Buckeye, or you are watching this growth and wondering what it means for your own home's value, Theresa Krakauer can walk you through what this kind of commercial buildout tends to mean for a neighborhood over time. Request a personalized market consultation and tailored plan with Theresa.
