Westminster Mall Stores Close with Redevelopment Up in the Air

Westminster Mall is winding down operations as a majority of its 168 tenants close today, Oct. 29.  

Wednesday is when the tenants’ leases expire, Westminster City Manager Christine Cordon confirmed with the OC Register.  

The JCPenney anchor will remain open to the public through Nov. 16 and will shut down by Nov. 21, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter from August. Macy’s and Target are the center’s other major tenants.  

Mall landlord Washington Prime Group (WPG) announced plans in April to purge its portfolio following the company’s 2021 Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing and put its portion of the mall on the market.  

Irvine-based Shopoff Realty Investments and Kaiser Permanente also own parcels of the shopping center. Though Shopoff has proposed building a multifamily development for its site, including commercial and residential uses, its plans have not been updated since 2023.  

The city of Westminster proposed a revitalization plan for the mall in 2022, though no building or grading permit applications have been submitted nor has the city has approved any demolition permits for the existing buildings as of Oct. 27, according to the city’s website.  

The Westminster Mall recorded taxable sales of $120 million for the 12 months ended June 2024, down 15.6% from the prior period.