A New Chick-fil-A Is Coming To El Paso’s Eastlake Marketplace

A new Chick-fil-A will open soon on the new Eastlake Marketplace Center, just north of the Interstate 10 and Eastlake Blvd intersection. America’s largest chicken restaurant will be next to a new Starbucks and Burger King. When it opens, It will join many other big-name fast-food restaurants that were recently opened along Eastlake Blvd.

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New Chick-fil-A site on Eastlake Blvd.

Eastlake Market Place developer is El Paso’s own River Oaks Properties. According to its website, the company was founded in 1959 and has over 190 properties totaling over 6 million square feet.

Eastlake Marketplace site plan.

As of March 2023, Chick-fil-A operates 2,909 stores in the United States. It was the first fast-food restaurant to become completely trans-fat free and all locations are closed on Sundays.

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  • Incorporated in 1873.
  • 2021 population estimates: 867,947.
  • 82.9% Hispanic or Latino in 2021.
  • 2021 Medium household income: $50,919.

Location History

Historic aerial images of this area date back to the 1950s when there was a desert with no development. In the 1960s Interstate 10 was built and in the late 1980s, Mission Estates, a mobile home community, was built. Eastlake Marketplace construction began in 2020 and continues to see significant growth.

2002 Google aerial view of the future Chick-fil-A location. All with the Socorro Independent School District educational center.
Aerial view of the same area 19 years later showing the early development of Eastlake Marketplace.
Google street view of the Chick-fil-A site in 2007 from Eastlake Blvd.
View of the same location in 2022.

13381 Gateway Blvd W, El Paso, TX 79928

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Last Updated on April 1, 2023 by F.E.M

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