Los Cerritos Center
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| Location | Cerritos, California, USA |
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| Opening date | September 1971 |
| Developer | The Hahn Company |
| Management | The Macerich Company |
| Owner | The Macerich Company |
| No. of stores and services | 180 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (Macy's, Sears, Nordstrom, Forever 21, 11-screen United Artist Theatres) |
| Total retail floor area | 1.3 million square feet (GLA) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | http://www.shoploscerritos.com |
The Los Cerritos Center in Cerritos, California, United States, is an upscale super-regional commercial shopping mall with a gross lease area of 1,288,245 square feet (119,681.9 m2). It is located south of the San Gabriel River Freeway and Artesia Freeway junction.
Since September 1971, the Los Cerritos Center has been an integral part of Cerritos' tax revenue. The mall is the City's second largest retail-revenue source, producing $561 per square foot ($368 million total) in sales in 2006. The tax revenue generated from the Los Cerritos Center for its host city totals to approximately $3.7 million a year. [1] The facility is managed by The Macerich Company.
History
The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency initially invested $30 million for the development of the Los Cerritos Center area. The 100-acre (0.40 km2) shopping area built at Gridley Road and South Street was developed by Ernest M. Hahn, Inc. in September 1971 with the Phase I opening of the corridor from The Broadway department store (currently Macy's) to Ohrbach's (currently a Forever 21) in addition to having an initial 150 specialty stores. Phase II followed in 1971 with the opening of the wing from Ohrbach's to Sears. In 1981, Phase III saw the opening of Nordstrom and its wing. In November 1993 Phase IV was completed when the Palm Court Cafes debuted in the Center with 14 eateries. [2]
At its opening, the Los Cerritos Center was one of the area's first shopping malls and was noted for its high quality maintenance and complete climate-controlled environment.
The original goal of the center was to bring thousands of dollars of sales tax revenue to the City. In its first four years, the city of Cerritos' retail sales grew tenfold, topping over $207 million in 1974.
The former Mervyns is now a Forever 21 which opened in January 23, 2010.[1][2]
The new Nordstrom opened on May 7, 2010 which used to be a former Robinsons-May and J.W. Robinson's.[3] The new Nordstrom opened on 10:00 AM.[3] It features a 138,000 square foot store.[3] It features a lot of stores that are opening adjacent to Nordstrom that is a 36,500 square foot wing with MAC Cosmetics, True Religion Brand Jeans, Carlton Hair International, Vision Shoes, Foreign Exchange clothing, and Love Culture.[3] The project of the new Nordstrom expansion project was $90 million.[3]
Today
The most recent design (Phase V) was completed in 1994 and includes three themed corridors. At this time, skylights were added to take advantage of the Southern California sunshine, and marble and stone were added to the walkways, along with benches and landscaping. The Macy's wing houses merchandise, a movie theatre and services for the family, center concourse holds more upscale fashion stores and boutiques, and the Sears wing focuses on specialty shops in entertainment as well as the Palms Court Cafe food court. Presently, the Macerich Company is working on a redevelopment of the Center which will include new restaurants, an expanded Nordstrom on the site of the former Robinsons May building and additional wings. Several high-end retailers have expressed interest in locating into the new in-line stores, which will be completed in the Spring of 2010. [3] [4]
Realizing the importance of multiculturalism and diversity in the region today, the Los Cerritos Center, in conjunction with the City of Cerritos, is home to the Festival of Friendship held every February. Cultural booths and performances are held yearly with the goal of reaching out to the various communities and groups that the center's diverse demographic comprises.
In 2008, 9.5 million shoppers visited the mall with November 28 (Black Friday) marking the biggest day of the year with 76,000 visitors. The Los Cerritos Center attracts about 26,098 people a day and is the most financially successful mall in the Southeast Los Angeles region. [5]
Anchors
- Forever 21 (85,000 sq ft.)
- Macy's (174,500 sq ft.)
- Nordstrom (138,000 sq ft.)
- Sears (277,559 sq ft.)
- United Artists Theatres
See also
- Cerritos, California
- Cerritos Auto Square
- Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
- Cerritos Millennium Library
- Cerritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park
- Cerritos Towne Center
References
- ^ Puente Kelly (2010-1-31). "Forever 21's day comes at Los Cerritos Center". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2010-2-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Puente Kelly (2010-1-21). "Forever 21 flagship store to open Saturday at Los Cerritos Center". Press-Telegram (Long Beach). Retrieved 2010-2-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ a b c d e Puente Kelly (2010-5-04). "New Cerritos Nordstrom will open Friday". Press-Telegram (Long Beach). Retrieved 2010-5-08.
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- Eftychiou, A., & Cenovich, M. (2006). Cerritos at 50: celebrating our past and our future. Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company Publishers.