A third big-box retailer is making plans to expand in the Tucson market.
Samâs Club bought 27 acres at Swan Road and 29th Street for its second local store.
The land is zoned by the city of Tucson for large retail, although specific plans have not yet been submitted to the planning department.
It was owned by BP Swan Investors, part of local developer Bourn Companies, which bought the parcel from the state in 2017.
Original plans called for a six-story office complex, but the pandemic made office space obsolete.
In its 2024 design plan submitted to the city, Bourn said a big retailer, at over 100,000 square feet, and smaller retailers on the edges of the parcel could be developed.
Samâs Club has purchased 27 acres near South Swan Road and East 29th Street for its second store in Tucson.
Samâs Club paid $21.7Â million for the parcel, records with the Pima County Recorderâs Office show.
The sale just closed Jan. 15, and no specific plans or timeline have yet to be announced.
Its current Tucson club is located at 4701 N. Stone Ave., at River Road.
Last year, Samâs Club announced plans to double its membership and sales in the next 10 years with new stores.
The retailer plans 15 new store openings each year and plans to remodel its 600 existing clubs, Samâs Club president Chris Nicholas said.
It is the latest announcement of a big box retailer opening in the local market.
Walmart recently bought land on the northwest corner of Tangerine Road and Interstate 10 for a 176,000-square-foot store and fuel station.
A site near Houghton and Old Vail roads will be developed into a 158,000-square-foot Costco warehouse with a fuel station.
