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Goodyear's development pipeline is active across three stages: operating, under construction, and announced. This guide sorts the current major projects by real status, names the source for each, and explains what development news does and does not mean.
By Andrew Texidor Realtor · Founder, Clearly Sold Updated October 7, 2026 
The direct answer
Goodyear's current development story is best read by stage. Operating: Arizona's first Buc-ee's opened at the I-10 and Bullard interchange in June 2026. Under construction: the GSQ downtown-style district at Bullard and McDowell, Ballpark Village near Goodyear Ballpark, the Tex Industrial project in the PV303 business park, and ADOT's four-year Loop 303 extension. Announced: a Sprouts-anchored center in Estrella and further GSQ tenant openings through 2027. Every item has a primary source, and none of it is a home-value prediction.
Key takeaways
The project table below compiles the major current items with their stage, location, and primary source. Stage labels follow how the cited sources describe each project as of this update, and stages change as work proceeds.
Project 01
Operating1,001 N. Bullard Ave., at the I-10 and Bullard interchange
Arizona's first Buc-ee's, roughly 74,000 square feet with about 120 fuel pumps, opened June 22, 2026, per the City of Goodyear and local news reports.
Source: City of Goodyear / KJZZ / ABC15
Project 02
Under constructionBullard and McDowell, the city's planned 150-acre downtown
Developed by RED Development with the Globe Corporation. A Trader Joe's is among the major reported openings, six new tenants signed leases in September 2026 for openings through 2027, and a nearly three-mile trail extension is planned from City Hall to GSQ and Goodyear Ballpark. The GEN1 office building reached 100% occupancy in May 2026.
Source: City of Goodyear / KTAR / AZ Big Media
Project 03
Under constructionNortheast corner of Estrella Parkway and Yuma Road, near Goodyear Ballpark
A roughly 7.7-acre retail development by Diversified Partners, with a September 2025 groundbreaking and most of the space reported leased, roughly 13,673 square feet remaining per the developer's reporting.
Source: City of Goodyear / AZCentral
Project 04
Under constructionThe PV303 master-planned business park
A 17.2-acre industrial project by Merit Partners with Stevens-Leinweber Construction, adding two Class A mid-size industrial buildings with 36-foot clear heights.
Source: AZ Big Media / In Business PHX
Project 05
Under constructionVan Buren Street to MC 85 in Goodyear
ADOT's roughly $613 million, four-year project adding about four miles of freeway, with construction reported to have begun in June 2026.
Source: ADOT via AZFamily
Project 06
AnnouncedWithin the Estrella master-planned community
A grocery-anchored shopping center announced in August 2026 by Common Bond Development Group, with opening timing not yet confirmed at this update.
Source: Develop Goodyear / city reporting
The useful habit is to attach a stage and a date to every claim. Announced is intent, and intent changes: tenants, sites, and formats in GSQ have shifted publicly over time. Approved is the entitlements and permits clearing, and it is the stage where a project becomes real in the government sense. Under construction is physical work on site, and operating is doors open. Report the stage that the primary source actually documents, and date it, because a six-month-old article may describe an earlier stage.
The City of Goodyear's newsroom is the anchor source for city and project announcements, with coverage like KTAR's GSQ tenant reporting and AZFamily's Loop 303 coverage providing dated, traceable detail. The city's Develop Goodyear channels carry the announced pipeline.
Three conclusions are off the table on the evidence available. First, job numbers: unless the developer or the city publishes an employment figure in a dated announcement, no count exists to repeat, and guessing one is fabrication. Second, economic returns: the same applies to revenue or tax projections, which are rarely public and never simple. Third, home values: real estate development can change an area's character over time, but a specific home's price is set by recent comparable sales, and no retail or freeway announcement prices anyone's house.
The honest use of this guide is context: if you are considering a move near GSQ or the Loop 303 corridor, you now know what stage things are at and where to check the next milestone. That is real information, and it is more useful than a headline prediction.
The site's existing Goodyear development article sorts the broader 2026 pipeline with the same official-source discipline. This guide focuses specifically on the economic development and commercial construction front: the projects, their stages, and how to verify them, with no lifestyle rankings and no invented projections. Where the two overlap, they agree, because both trace to the City of Goodyear and the developers' announcements, and this guide adds the stage-by-stage reading for anyone tracking specific projects.
Announced means a developer or the city has publicly stated intent, with no site work necessarily begun. Approved means the necessary entitlements, permits, or funding milestones have cleared. Under construction means physical work has started on site. Reports often blur these stages, so match any claim to a dated primary source and check what stage that source actually documents.
No sourced connection exists, and this guide makes none. Development activity can shift the character of an area over time, but a specific home's value is set by recent sales of comparable homes, not by a retail announcement. Treat project news as context for the neighborhood's direction, never as a price signal for your address.
Start with the City of Goodyear's newsroom and its Develop Goodyear channels, then the developer's own announcements, and for the freeway work, ADOT. Those are the primary sources. News coverage is useful but should be traced back to one of those before you treat a detail as fact.
Some developers and the city publish employment estimates in their announcements, and some do not. This guide repeats only the figures found in the cited sources and adds none of its own. Where a specific number matters to you, ask the developer or the city directly and get it in writing.
Related resources
Educational note: project details change quickly, and this guide reflects the cited sources as of the update date. Stages, tenants, timelines, and addresses should be re-verified with the City of Goodyear, the developers, and ADOT before reliance. No job counts, economic returns, endorsements, or home-value implications are claimed beyond what the cited sources state.
Next step
Development is one signal; the comparables are the other. If you are weighing a move anywhere in Goodyear, a strategy call turns project news and market data into a plan for your specific situation.
