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Simon’s Brea Mall Revamp Includes 380 Rentals

Simon Property Group’s Brea Mall is getting nine new tenants, including Uniqlo and Rivian, and adding 380 apartment units, the Los Angeles Business Times reported Friday. Two existing tenants, Pottery Barn and Lululemon, are relocating and expanding within the center.

The new and relocating stores are part of a 119,000-square-foot redevelopment plan that will include adding apartments on the site of a former Sears store. The plan is expected to be completed this spring, reported the Business Times.

Recently, the mall saw additions including fashion retailer Zara; fitness and health center Life Time; Asian restaurant Din Tai Fung; and Italian restaurant North Italia. “The addition of these exciting brands continues to show incredible momentum around Brea Mall’s comprehensive transformation,” Nate Weirbach, director of marketing and business development at Brea Mall, told the Business Times. “We look forward to adding even more amenities in the future.”

The 1.28-million-square-foot mall opened in 1977.

Rendering courtesy of AO Architecture.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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