The Brea Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in the Orange County city of Brea, California. Since 1998, the mall has been owned and operated by the Simon Property Group. It is home to four major department stores, 179 specialty shops and boutiques, and a food court. It is 1,281,795 sq ft (119,083 m2). The anchors are Macy's, Macy's Men's & Home, JCPenney, and Nordstrom with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears that has yet to be redeveloped into Life Time Fitness, retail, entertainment, and apartments.
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| Location | 1065 Brea Mall, Brea, California, United States |
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| Opening date | 1977 |
| Developer | Homart Development Company |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| Architect | Architectonics, Inc. |
| No. of stores and services | 180 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (4 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,281,795 sq ft (119,083 m2) (GLA)[1] |
| No. of floors | 2 (3 in main Macy's, 3 and 4th floor offices in Nordstrom) |
| Public transit access | OC Bus: 57, 129, 143, Foothill Transit: 286 |
| Website | simon |
History
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Plans for Brea Mall were announced by Homart in 1973. Architectonics, Inc. of Dallas was architect for the structure. Dan Coleman & Associates of San Francisco were responsible for master planning the project.[2] The mall opened in 1977.[3] Originally, the mall was anchored by Sears and May Company California.[4][5] Later, The Broadway was added, and Nordstrom opened their second California store. J. W. Robinson's and a larger Nordstrom were then constructed along with a Y-shaped addition to the main mall in the early 1990s. In 1993, The May Department Stores Company merged J. W. Robinson's and May Company California to form Robinsons-May. As a result, the J. W. Robinson's store was sold to JCPenney (relocated from original location at Orangefair Marketplace in Fullerton), and the May Company California location was renamed and expanded. The Broadway was converted to Macy's after Federated Department Stores, Inc.'s purchase of The Broadway's parent company Carter Hawley Hale Stores in 1996. In 2006, due to the merger between Federated Department Stores and The May Department Stores Company, the Robinsons-May location was converted to a Macy's furniture store. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Brea Mall also had an ice skating rink that was later removed to expand the food court.
On January 4, 2018, Sears announced that its Brea store would be closing as part of a plan to close 103 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 8, 2018, making it the mall's last original anchor store to close.[6] On April 9, 2018, Simon announced plans to repurpose the Sears with a Life Time Fitness as well as new retail, entertainment, and apartments on three levels. The first phase is expected to open in the fall of 2020, with the remaining phases expected to open in 2021. It is one of the five malls owned by Simon that had Sears closed planned to be redeveloped.[7] By June, Pink's Hot Dogs opened their own restaurant here.
Anchors
edit- JCPenney (140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2))
- Macy's (188,000 sq ft (17,500 m2))
- Macy's Men's & Home (198,000 sq ft (18,400 m2))
- Nordstrom (182,000 sq ft (16,900 m2))
References
edit- ^ "Leasing & Advertising at Brea Mall®, a SIMON Center". business.simon.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Sep 30, 1973, page 88 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". www.newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Brea Mall Whoops It Up For Grand Opening!". Orange Coast Magazine. September 1977. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^ "Ribbon Cutting in Brea". Los Angeles Times. August 14, 1977. p. g4. ProQuest 158333554.
Grand opening of the Brea Mall regional shopping center in Brea will be held Sept. 28, although the May Co. and mall doors will open officially Wednesday. About 20 specialty shops also will be open by that day. Sears has opened already.
- ^ Wong, Herman (August 21, 1977). "Survival May Be a Victory in War of the Malls". Los Angeles Times. p. oc_b1. ProQuest 158420807.
Brea Mall is an example. This two-level enclosed complex, just opened next to the Orange Freeway, is now the dominant retail center in a sector long sprawling with smaller shopping plazas and commercial strips. It is anchored by a Sears and a May Co. with a Broadway store and a fourth major store planned to open later.
- ^ "Is your local Kmart or Sears closing?". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ Zaks Equity Research (April 10, 2018). "Simon (SPG) Announces Plan to Transform Former Sears Stores". Nasdaq. Retrieved April 10, 2018.