# Laguna Hills Mall

Laguna Hills, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-8889d593d0` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/laguna-hills-laguna-hills-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8889d593d0.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8889d593d0.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-8889d593d0

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | hotel, entertainment, housing, office, park, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Exterior stores remain open. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1973 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2018 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Merlone Geier Partners | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The renovations include pedestrian plazas, new retail sections, a 988-unit apartment complex, a multi-screen movie theater, new signage, and a 1,500-space parking structure. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The enclosed mall closed on December 31, 2018, and was completely demolished in 2023.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The exterior stores remain open.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall
- **status**: “The enclosed mall closed on December 31, 2018, and was completely demolished in 2023.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall
- **strategy**: “Laguna Hills Mall was a shopping mall in Laguna Hills, California, United States, in southern Orange County that is being redeveloped into a lifestyle center by the owners as Village at Laguna Hills.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall

## Anchors

Sears, J.C. Penney, Buffums, Broadway

## Parties

- Simon Property Group — owner (from text) (–2013)
- Merlone Geier Partners — owner (from text) (2013–)

## Timeline

- 1973: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1973: Mall opened in phases starting Spring 1973 with Sears as first anchor open.
- 1991: Buffums closed in May 1991.
- 1996: Broadway converted into Macy's in May 1996.
- 2013: Merlone Geier Partners purchased the property from Simon Property Group in May 2013.
- 2014: Sears anchor store closed in July 2014.
- 2016: Renovations started in 2016.
- 2018: Macy's closed in March 2018.
- 2018: JCPenney closed in October 2018.
- 2018: Mall closed on December 31, 2018.
- 2023: Mall completely demolished in 2023.

## Deals and debt

- 2014 sale:  Merlone Geier Partners   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall
- 2013 sale:  Merlone Geier Partners ← Simon Property Group  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Laguna Hills Mall was a shopping mall in Laguna Hills, California, United States, in southern Orange County that is being redeveloped into a lifestyle center by the owners as Village at Laguna Hills. The enclosed mall closed on December 31, 2018, and was completely demolished in 2023. The exterior stores remain open. A hotel, entertainment venues, apartments, office spaces and a community park will replace the mall.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills, CA." Record m-8889d593d0, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/laguna-hills-laguna-hills-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_lagunahillslagunahillsmall,
  title = {Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/laguna-hills-laguna-hills-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-8889d593d0, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.