Retail Space for Lease at Arboretum Marketplace in Fontana, CA

Planned rendering of Arboretum Marketplace, a grocery-anchored retail center in Fontana, California, showing future storefronts, pedestrian areas, and parking layout

Key Takeaways for Retail Tenants and Brokers

  • ±74,000 SF Premier Neighborhood Center: Anchor, shop, and pad opportunities available.
  • Dominant Grocery Anchor: Anchored by Stater Bros. Markets, ensuring daily recurring foot traffic.
  • Exceptional High-Income Demographics: Average Household Income exceeds $158,000 within a 1-mile radius.
  • Strategic Regional Access: Unmatched visibility to 128,000+ CPD on the I-15 Freeway and 29,000+ CPD on Sierra Ave.
  • 4,300+ Residential Units: Serving a high-density cluster from the Arboretum and Ventana master-planned communities.
  • Institutional Traffic Driver: Adjacent to the future 150,000 SF Oak Grove Preparatory Academy (Opening Fall 2026).

Center Type and Category Positioning

Arboretum Marketplace is a master-planned, grocery-anchored community retail center designed to serve the sophisticated everyday needs of North Fontana’s rapidly expanding residential base. As a cornerstone of The Arboretum Master Planned Community, this project delivers a curated tenant mix aligned with modern neighborhood shopping center formats.

By integrating essential grocery services with specialty retail and food uses, the project is engineered to generate consistent all-day visit frequency. Within the supply-constrained Inland Empire retail market, Arboretum Marketplace represents a rare opportunity for tenants to secure early positioning in a high-growth corridor.

Regional Synergy: A High-Growth Residential Cluster

Arboretum Marketplace is strategically positioned as the primary daily-needs destination for two major master-planned environments. The center is the dedicated commercial gateway for The Arboretum, a 531-acre master-planned community by Lewis, which will ultimately feature over 3,500 residential units.

In addition to its home-base community, the center will capture significant consumer demand from the adjacent Ventana at Duncan Canyon, a 105-acre mixed-use development that adds up to 842 luxury residential units and a 128-room hotel to the immediate trade area. Together, these two communities create a high-density customer base of thousands of residents, all within walking distance or a short drive of the center’s shops and services.

Strategic Location: The High-Traffic Sierra Avenue Corridor

Arboretum Marketplace is positioned at the critical gateway of North Fontana, serving as the primary commercial hub for a trade area undergoing rapid transformation. Its location offers a rare combination of regional accessibility and hyper-local residential density.

Unrivaled Regional & Local Visibility

The center is situated just south of the I-15 Freeway, a major regional corridor with over 128,000 cars per day (CPD). Locally, Sierra Avenue serves as the primary north-south arterial for the city, funneling an additional 29,000+ CPD directly past the project’s storefronts. This high-visibility placement ensures that tenants capture both daily commuters and destination shoppers.

Captive, High-Income Audience

The trade area is defined by some of the strongest demographics in the Inland Empire. With average household incomes exceeding $158,000 within a one-mile radius, the center is uniquely positioned for premium retail, specialty food service, and health-and-wellness providers. The center is surrounded by a “Residential Power-Cluster” of over 4,300 planned and recently completed units across the Arboretum and Ventana master-planned communities.

Institutional Anchor: Oak Grove Preparatory Academy

Adding to the center’s daily “built-in” traffic is the Oak Grove Preparatory Academy. This 150,000 SF secondary campus (opening August 2026) will serve 1,200+ students and staff daily. Unlike typical retail traffic, this institutional anchor provides recession-proof, daily-recurring foot traffic during key afternoon and weekend periods—prime hours for the center’s food-and-beverage and service tenants.

Anchor and Tenant Mix

The leasing strategy at Arboretum Marketplace focuses on high-synergy co-tenancy. The center is anchored by Stater Bros. Markets and features a strong lineup of committed national and regional brands, including:

This merchandising mix is specifically structured to capture morning, afternoon, and evening activity, ensuring long-term operational stability for all shop and pad users.

Retail, Restaurant, and Pad Opportunities

For those evaluating Fontana retail space for lease, Arboretum Marketplace offers flexible configurations:

  • Inline Retail: Ideal for boutique shop users, salons, and service providers.
  • Restaurant Pads: Prime locations for fast-casual and full-service concepts, with select sites supporting drive-thru requirements.
  • Medical/Office: High-visibility spaces suitable for neighborhood-serving professional services.

Contact the Leasing Team

For more information on available retail leasing opportunities, site plans, and delivery timing at Arboretum Marketplace, please contact Lewis Retail Centers.