SRPMIC Continues Strategic Growth Through Diverse Economic Development Investments
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) and Scottsdale-based Mullin 360 are proud to announce the March 11 approval to build a new Costco at the Loop 101 and Indian School Road. Costco will be located at 4499 N. Pima Rd. in Scottsdale, Arizona and will be built on SRPMIC land just north of the Scottsdale Auto Show at Salt River and Indian School Road at the Loop 101.
Spanning 21.5 acres with a 162,000-square-foot building footprint and approximately 994 parking stalls, the new Costco will offer a spacious shopping experience and a wide range of features designed to serve the growing number of residents and visitors along the Loop 101 corridor.
The store will include an expanded ready-to-eat section with a wide selection of grab-and-go meals. Shoppers can pick up rotisserie chicken dinners, street taco kits, poke bowls, Asian noodle bowls, pasta trays and BBQ meal kits for easy, streamlined family dinners. Staff will also prepare fresh sushi at in-store counters, and Costco’s food court will serve combo calzones, chicken Caesar salad, chocolate chunk cookies, smoothies and cold brew drinks alongside Costco’s signature hot dog and drink combo.
Over the last decade, SRPMIC and Mullin 360 successfully partnered and built the Scottsdale Auto Show at Salt River, which is anchored by the largest automotive consortium, Chapman Automotive Group. The Scottsdale Auto Show at Salt River began and still is the first Master Planned Auto-Park on tribal land in the country.
“We are incredibly proud to begin work on this new Costco location. Costco is one of the most popular and impactful retailers in the last 100 years, and this development is further ratification of the incredible momentum SRPMIC has brought to the Loop 101 Salt River Corridor,” said CEO Jim Mullin.
Known for its beautiful landscapes, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is home to Casino Arizona, Talking Stick Resort, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Talking Stick Golf Club, Butterfly Wonderland, Top Golf and many notable Valley-based business headquarters. This will also be the first Costco on tribal land in the United States.
The critical sales tax boost from the development will enhance the ongoing physical expansion of tribal services such as infrastructure, children’s programs and medical care within the Community. It also continues the economic development momentum the tribe has shepherded up and down the 101 Freeway.
“The continued growth along the Loop 101 corridor reflects the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s long-term commitment to strategic development that benefits our community and the broader Valley. Welcoming a retailer as respected and impactful as Costco is another milestone that will bring jobs, services, and meaningful economic returns that support our tribal members for generations,” said Martin Harvier, President of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
The Scottdale Auto Show at Salt River has set new standards in Arizona and across the country for its innovative design and technology. With an estimated 300,000 cars driving through Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community each day, the exposure to this Costco will be second to none.
A formal groundbreaking will be planned for June of 2026. A hotline has been set up for area residents and businesses that may have additional questions. That telephone number is (480) 362-7727 or you may send an email with any inquiries or comments to SRAS@srpmic-nsn.gov.