14 Retailers Join S.M. Place Roster

By Lookout Staff

April 26, 2010 --Retailers specializing in clothing, jewelry, fragrances and luggage are among the 14 tenants Macerich announced this week will be included at Santa Monica Place, the mall being rebuilt at the end of the Third Street Promenade. Santa Monica Place is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 6.

Among the new additions to the roster are Betsey Johnson, a female clothing designer known for her elaborate designs; Barneys Co-Op, a boutique-sized version of the New York department store with a focus on young people and White House¦Black Market, a boutique that specializes in women’s clothing in shades of white and black.

"As we get closer to opening and, now, at the peak of construction activity, it's exciting to see these strong retail names become part of Santa Monica Place," said Anne Singleton, Macerich’s vice president of leasing. "With each announcement of new retailers, more and more we are delivering on the balanced retail mix that is right for Santa Monica."

The other tenants announced for the mall were urban bohemian clothing shop Johnny Was, Danish accessory designer Pandora, skincare products and

fragrance retailer L'Occitane, Bird Pick Tea & HerbBrazilian sunglasses company Chilli Beans, jewelers Tous and Sea of Silver, California clothing seller Foreign Exchange, Kensington Luggage and GNC. Also announced this week, Love Culture will open a larger, 10,069-square-foot store rather than the 7,500-square-foot space originally planned.

The 550,000-square-foot renovated Santa Monica Place will feature Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom as its anchor stores. Other tenants will include Nike, CB2 and Burberry. The new design features a round open-air plaza with wide passageways that connect the mall to the Promenade to the north and the Civic Center to the south.

Last month, Macerich announced the rooftop food court would include a gourmet market offering “high quality artisan, organic” food. Mall officials said it would be similar to the Ferry Building in San Francisco and the Chelsea Market in New York. Called the Market at Santa Monica Place, it will open toward the end of this year or early next year.