# Desert Fashion Plaza

Palm Springs, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-8f329f561f` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/palm-springs-desert-fashion-plaza/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8f329f561f.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8f329f561f.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-8f329f561f

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, hotel | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | A Kimpton Hotel (Rowan) opened in 2017 on the southeast portion of the site. Other shops on or near the former mall property include H&M and Free People, as well as several smaller shops and restaurants. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1967 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2013 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Home Savings and Loan Association | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | John Wessman | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The Desert Inn Fashion Plaza was officially opened to the public on October 16, 1967, with the grand opening of a 20,000-square-foot I. Magnin,” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Fashion_Plaza
- **original_developer**: “The mall was originally developed by the Home Savings and Loan Association, which sold the shopping center to Desert Plaza Partnership.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Fashion_Plaza
- **after_notes**: “A Kimpton Hotel (Rowan) opened in 2017 on the southeast portion of the site. Other shops on or near the former mall property include H&M and Free People, as well as several smaller shops and restaurants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Fashion_Plaza
- **status**: “A Kimpton Hotel (Rowan) opened in 2017 on the southeast portion of the site. Other shops on or near the former mall property include H&M and Free People, as well as several smaller shops and restaurants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Fashion_Plaza
- **strategy**: “After more than a decade since the mall sat empty, the redevelopment finally moved forward on February 7, 2013, with the demolition of the mall. The large, vacant property would be turned into an outdoor shopping center with new shops, restaurants, and a six-story hotel.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Fashion_Plaza
- **enclosed**: “Desert Fashion Plaza, formerly known as Desert Inn Fashion Plaza, was an enclosed shopping mall located in Palm Springs, California.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b

## Anchors

Saks Fifth Avenue, I. Magnin, Bank of America

## Parties

- Home Savings and Loan Association — owner (from text) (1966–1978)
- Desert Plaza Partnership — owner (from text) (1978–1983)
- DeBartolo Corporation — owner (from text) (1983–1995)
- Arizona Partners — owner (from text) (1995–2000)
- John Wessman — owner (from text) (2000–)

## Timeline

- 1966: Home Savings and Loan Association obtains Desert Inn property
- 1967: Desert Inn Fashion Plaza opens
- 1978: Home Savings sells to Desert Plaza Partnership
- 1983: DeBartolo Corp agrees to renovate mall for $42 million
- 1985: Mall reopens as Desert Fashion Plaza
- 1995: Arizona Partners purchases mall for $13.5 million
- 1999: About 75% of tenants close
- 2000: John Wessman purchases property
- 2013: Demolition begins
- 2014: Demolition completed

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

Desert Fashion Plaza, formerly known as Desert Inn Fashion Plaza, was an enclosed shopping mall located in Palm Springs, California. The mall was originally developed by the Home Savings and Loan Association, which sold the shopping center to Desert Plaza Partnership.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Fashion_Plaza

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Desert Fashion Plaza, Palm Springs, CA." Record m-8f329f561f, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/palm-springs-desert-fashion-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_palmspringsdesertfashionplaza,
  title = {Desert Fashion Plaza, Palm Springs, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/palm-springs-desert-fashion-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-8f329f561f, 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.