# Downtown Plaza

Sacramento, CA · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d7513f54f5` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sacramento-downtown-plaza/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d7513f54f5.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d7513f54f5.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d7513f54f5

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | reported · authors' map |
| New use | mixed, entertainment, data center | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Redevelopment: arena, retail, hotel, restored streets | reported · authors' map |
| Retrofit year | 2017 | reported · authors' map |

## Quoted support

- **status**: “demolished” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Commons

## Anchors

Macy's

## Parties

- JMA Ventures, LLC — owner (from text)
- Westfield (Shoppingtown) — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 2014: demolition of 5th-7th Streets section
- 2014: arena project
- 2017: Retrofit: redevelop
- 2025: Macy's closure

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

Downtown Commons, formerly known as Sacramento Downtown Plaza, Westfield (Shoppingtown) Downtown Plaza and Downtown Plaza, is a part single level, part two-level outdoor mixed-use entertainment, dining, and retail complex operated by JMA Ventures, LLC, located along the alignment of K Street in downtown Sacramento, California, United States, near the State Capitol building. The complex is bordered by J Street to the north, L Street to the south, 7th Street to the east and 4th Street to the west. Downtown Commons' previous format was a mainly two-level outdoor shopping mall commonly known as Downtown Plaza, despite numerous official name changes over the years. The majority of the site has been redeveloped, centering on Golden 1 Center, home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The section between 5th and 7th Streets was demolished in 2014 to make room for Golden 1 Center, as well as The Sawyer, a 250-room boutique hotel operated by Kimpton Hotels immediately north of the arena site. The remaining standing section between 4th and 5th Streets was also redeveloped a few years later in association with the arena project. A Macy's, which predated Downtown Plaza, anchored the west end of the complex for several decades before closing in March 2025.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for status — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Commons
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Downtown Plaza, Sacramento, CA." Record m-d7513f54f5, release 2026-10-20, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sacramento-downtown-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_sacramentodowntownplaza,
  title = {Downtown Plaza, Sacramento, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sacramento-downtown-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d7513f54f5, release 2026-10-20, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.