Plaza West Covina
| Location | West Covina, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°04′15″N 117°55′57″W / 34.0709°N 117.9325°WCoordinates: 34°04′15″N 117°55′57″W / 34.0709°N 117.9325°W |
| Address | 112 Plaza Drive, West Covina, CA 91790 |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Management | Starwood Capital Group |
| Owner | Starwood Retail Partners |
| No. of stores and services | 208 [1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) |
| Website |
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Plaza West Covina, formerly Westfield West Covina, and before that Plaza at West Covina, West Covina Fashion Plaza, and West Covina Plaza, is a large regional shopping mall in West Covina, California, owned by the Starwood Capital Group. Its anchor stores are Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, XXI Forever, Nordstrom Rack, Best Buy, Gold's Gym. Westfield America, Inc., a precursor to Westfield Group acquired the shopping center in 1998, and renamed it "Westfield Shoppingtown West Covina", dropping the "Shoppingtown" name in June 2005.[2] In October 2013 Westfield Group sold the mall to Starwood Capital Group[3][4]
History
West Covina Plaza, an open-air strip shopping complex, opened in 1962, anchored by The Broadway and Desmond's, a specialty retailer. The complex was demolished in 1974, leaving The Broadway and Desmond's intact. These were worked into an enclosed complex known as West Covina Fashion Plaza, which opened in 1975. The new center paralleled the San Bernardino Freeway and added new anchors JCPenney and Bullock's. Desmonds was not connected to the mall. The store folded in the late 1970s and became a 2-story Tower Records location.
In 1991, the official name of the shopping venue was changed to Plaza At West Covina. 1992-1993, a new wing anchored by Robinsons-May was constructed east of the Bullock's store. The first major anchor changes didn't come until 1996, when Federated Department Stores sold The Broadway store to Bloomingdale's, but due to lease issues, it became a Sears instead, and converted the Bullock's location to Macy's. Sears opened their new location in 1997, moving from a nearby stand-alone location in Covina.
On September 9, 2006, Federated renamed the old Robinsons-May store as Macy's and temporarily operated two stores at the mall. In 2007 the Macy's in the former Robinsons-May location was expanded and remodeled and in early 2008, Macy's West Covina store was consolidated into that building. The former Macy's (Bullock's) location had already been sold to The Westfield Group and closed in March 2008. Demolition of the 144,527-square-foot (13,427.0 m2) building begin early October 2008, and plans are underway to convert the space into additional mall space as well as a Best Buy and five restaurants.[5]
Tower Records closed in late 2006. The mall's parking lot was also home to the newest Bob's Big Boy's Restaurant, which was located in the old Chevy's space (since closing) and a new concert venue Crazy Horse Live.
Plaza West Covina Today
Plaza West Covina is a large major regional mall that has 208 shops, stores, and restaurants. The Mall is 2 levels and is anchored by Macy's(180,000 sq ft.) to the east, JC Penny(193,963 sq ft.) to the south, Sears(137,820 sq ft.) to the west, Best Buy(45,000 sq ft.) to the north, the newly opened XXI Forever flagship store (to the north) and Nordstrom Rack. There is a food court on the second level as well as other restaurants, and other food & drink kiosk. The Mall is known for the many fashion shops and high-end fashion boutiques such as; H&M, Sephora, M.A.C., Hollister, Express, American Eagle Outfitters, Cathy Jean, Michelle D, Forever 21, The Children's Place, Foreign Exchange, Nordstrom Rack, Salvatory, and more.
Plaza West Covina Expansion
Plaza West Covina Expansion is undergoing a major renovation and expansion. It Includes both cosmetic & structural renovation and expansion to the inside and outside of the mall. While under the ownership of Westfield, the group renovated mall. The first Phase of the mall development was the expansion of the former Robinson's May space into an 180,000-square-foot (17,000 m2) Macy's. Phase II consisted of transforming the vacant former Macy's building into a mini-anchor space for Best Buy and the addition of retail space totaling approximately 130,000 square feet (12,000 m2) of development along the northern façade of the mall. Phase II includes the addition of the Best Buy and remodel and flagship introduction of Forever 21. Phase III extended the life style development of Phase II into the remaining northern façade of the mall between Red Robin and Sears, which included the addition of approximately 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2) and the reconfiguration of exiting mall space. This phase featured a second mini-anchor space of 45,000 square feet (4,200 m2) for a Nordstrom Rack as well as a Gold's Gym.
Anchors
- Macy's (180,000 sq ft.)
- JCPenney (193,963 sq ft.)
- Sears (137,820 sq ft.)
- Best Buy (45,000 sq ft.)
- XXI Forever (40,000 sq ft.)
- Nordstrom Rack (36,761 sq ft.)
- Gold's Gym (34,088)
References
- ↑ Westfield - Our Stores Archived October 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Albright, Mark (June 1, 2005). "If you didn't call them 'shoppingtowns,' don't: Three local malls that called themselves by the Australian name will quietly drop the label.". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "Westfield Group Announces Multiple Center Transaction With Starwood Capital Group" (Press release). Starwood Retail Partners. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ Drummer, Randyl (September 16, 2013). "Westfield Sells Seven More Malls to Starwood Capital for $1.6B: Australia-Based Mall Operator Strikes Second Huge Deal With Starwood In Less Than 18 Months". CoStar Group.
- ↑ "Macy's site demolished at Westfield West Covina". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. MediaNews Group. 2008-10-01. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.