Santa Monica Place Turns 1
Upscale lifestyle mall Santa Monica Place is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its renovation with three days of shopping promotions and restaurant deals beginning Aug. 5. Nearly two years of construction and a $265 million budget transformed the 1980s-era enclosed shopping mall, designed by Frank Gehry, into a three-level luxury open-air retail and dining district with sweeping views of the beach and the Pacific Ocean. Owned by Macerich Co., the retail center features a mix of upscale chain and independent retail, including Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, CB2, Nike, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co, Burberry Brit, Tory Burch, Barneys Co-Op, Michael Kors and Kitson, among other retail attractions.
