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La Habra Fashion Square

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedStatus not verifiedLa Habra, CA

La Habra Fashion Square, a 40‑acre Bullock’s‑built mall, was redeveloped into the La Habra Marketplace strip retail center in California · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
Bullock'sThis site: Bullock's wikipedia · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 172,257 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighborhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 7 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 47,400 on 39 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 34 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 3,839 units, Orange County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,251/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; inland flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $100,110 census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -0.0% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 16.7 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: La Habra Marketplace extraction · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikipedia reported
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
documented
The center has been re-developed into a strip mall called La Habra Marketplace.

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New usesretailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowLa Habra Marketplaceextracted, unreviewed
documented
The center has been re-developed into a strip mall called La Habra Marketplace.

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History and original facts

Opened1968hermes-web reported
Closed1992hermes-web reported
Acres40.0extracted, unreviewed
documented
The site measured 40 acres (160,000 m2)

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Original developerBullock'sextracted, unreviewed
documented
built by the Bullock's department store chain.

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ArchitectWelton Becket and Associates
AnchorsBullock's
CountyOrange County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Before and after

Before: the mall

GLA565,618 sq ftquote
Site40 acresquote
ArchitectWelton Becket and Associatesquote

After: the retrofit

Nothing extracted yet.

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Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m55: 1510 ELMSFORD AVE; 1531 SHEFFIELD DR; 1600 ELMSFORD AVE; 830 WHITEBOOK DR; 840 WHITEBOOK DRIVEEPA FRS
Census tract 060590013016,903 people, 9,250 per sq mi; median household income $100,110; median gross rent $2,416; 40% renters; 4.2% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 16.7 of 20; 358 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 473 m; land-use mix 0.74; 283,402 jobs within 45 min by car, 172,257 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 0 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 2 civic, 28 food and drink; 34 cycleway segments, 17 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Orange County (CA), 20243,839 units in 5+ unit buildings, 462 in 2–4, 2,671 single-family; 2023: 3,440 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.64; socioeconomic 0.54; housing and transport 0.93; 15% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby7 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Whittwood Mall (3.9 km); La Mirada Mall (4.7 km); Village at Buena Park (5.3 km); 5600 Beach Boulevard: Shopoff and Lennar on the Former Amway Campus (5.3 km); Sears site at Brea Mall (7.2 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 8,772 m², 6.4 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views5,583 since 2015; 949 in the last 12 months (-21% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-01 with 212Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +10% (6,303 → 6,903); median income +40% ($71,585 → $100,110); renters 37% → 40%; median home value +98% ($334,100 → $661,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 96.5); expected annual loss $5.0M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)142,472 jobs in 9,812 establishments; average annual pay $51,666; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20222,000 jobs; 523 in retail trade, 756 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06059001301)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 49th income percentile as adults; 0.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (559 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 10.7%; median family income $84,056; 130 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsFullerton Joint Union High School District (09-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Imperial Middle; Las Lomas Elementary; Las Positas Elementary; Olita ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation224 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025140 county-logged events: 49 flood, 43 heavy rain, 24 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind; $1,361,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 90631, 2026-09median list price $881,900 (-8.1% on the year); 89 active listings; median 56 days on market; 21% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20239,840 establishments (+5%); 146,724 jobs (+3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $3,251/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 20251,384 (2000 = 100); +5.9% 1 yr, +49% 5 yr, +92% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)47,400 vehicles a day on 39 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,812 trucks; 15 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

La Habra Fashion Square opened as a Bullock’s‑developed regional mall on a 40‑acre site and was later re‑developed into the open‑air strip mall known as La Habra Marketplace.

Why. The record does not state specific causes such as anchor loss, competition, debt, or demolition.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as La Habra Marketplace, but the record does not identify the present owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

  • Precedent: conversion of a Bullock’s‑anchored mall to a strip‑retail format.
  • Policy tools: the record shows a redevelopment strategy targeting retail use.
  • Open questions: current ownership, zoning designation, and any remaining entitlements for further development.
  • Open questions: whether any infrastructure or environmental reviews were completed for the redevelopment.

For a developer

  • Site size: 40 acres with approximately 565,618 sf of former retail space.
  • Control: ownership not disclosed in the record; strategy indicates a redevelopment to retail.
  • Entitlement stage: listed strategy is 'redevelop' and new use is 'retail', suggesting retail entitlements are in place.
  • Market signals: opportunity score highlights the 40‑acre footprint and median rent of $2,352 as positive factors.

What we do not know yet

  • Missing owner and current controlling entity.
  • Exact vacancy or tenant mix of La Habra Marketplace not provided.
  • No information on environmental constraints (flood, wetlands, contamination).
  • No details on transit access or nearby infrastructure.
  • Status field is marked unknown and the record is labeled as draft, indicating potential data gaps.

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  • Glendale Fashion Center, Glendale, CA · Malls · opened 1966; closed 1994; same strategy: redevelop
  • Huntington Center, Huntington Beach, CA · Malls · opened 1966; same strategy: redevelop; also in CA

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  • 40 acres
  • median rent $2,352

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Background

La Habra Marketplace, formerly La Habra Fashion Square, is an open-air regional mall in La Habra, California, built by the Bullock's department store chain. Welton Becket and Associates were the architects. It was the last and largest of the "Fashion Square" malls that it built, after Santa Ana, Sherman Oaks and Del Amo. The site measured 40 acres (160,000 m2), with 565,618 square feet (52,547.6 m2) of retail space, of which the large Bullock's store represented about half. The center has been re-developed into a strip mall called La Habra Marketplace.

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Sources

  • found by hermes-web · supports: acres, after notes, original developer, strategy
    6 quoted sentences
    The site measured 40 acres (160,000 m2)
    built by the Bullock's department store chain.
    The center has been re-developed into a strip mall called La Habra Marketplace.
    The center has been re-developed into a strip mall called La Habra Marketplace.

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