The Grove

Format
Full

City
Los Angeles

State/Province
CA

Country
USA

Metro Area
Los Angeles

Project Type
Retail/Entertainment

Location Type
Other Central City

Land Uses
Entertainment
Restaurant
Retail

Keywords
Ground lease
Historic preservation
Main street design
Open-air center
Pedestrian-friendly design
Power center
Urban regeneration

Site Size
17.5 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2000

Date Opened
2002

The Grove is a 575,000-square-foot (53,417-square-meter), open-air retail and entertainment center adjacent to the historic Farmers Market in Los Angeles, California. The success of The Grove is attributable to the synergy among its entertainment-focused uses — a 14-theater cineplex, a range of sit-down restaurants that are unique to the area, a three-level Barnes and Noble bookstore, and a complement of major retailers — all placed within an architecturally friendly outdoor, protected, and communal environment. In retailing terms, The Grove has three heavyweight anchors — the 70-shop Farmers Market on one end, a flagship Nordstrom on the other, and the aforementioned 3,000-seat cinema, replete with revolving blade sign and marquee, at its center. Completed in 2002, the center, in just a year of operations, has posted visitor patronage levels exceeding those of Disneyland in nearby Orange County.

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Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://http://www.thegrovela.com/
World Region: North America
Developer(s): Caruso Affiliated Holdings
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Designer(s): Elkus Manfredi Architects Ltd., Perkowitz + Ruth Architects Inc., Lifescapes International Inc.
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