Beverly Center unveils $500 million transformation
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An extensive renovation has transformed every aspect of Beverly Center, an iconic shopping destination in Los Angeles for 36 years.
Key focus areas for the project including creating a bright, contemporary exterior that connected the center to the neighborhood, bringing in plenty of natural light, further enhancing the retail and restaurant lineup, and ensuring easy access and parking. The mall, owned by Taubman Centers, remained open during all three phases of construction. (A rival Los Angeles mall, Westfield Corp.’s Century City, unveiled a $1 billion redevelopment in October 2017.)
“We thank the community for its ongoing patronage of Beverly Center during the reimagination, and for the three-and-a-half decades of support that have made the center one of the nation’s premier shopping and dining destinations,” said COO William S. Taubman. “Even before the renovation was complete, traffic and sales productivity materially improved, and the center continues to perform above our expectations.”
The design architect for the reimagination of the 886,000-sq.-ft. center was Studio Fuksas (Rome, Italy). The new features include:
• A 25,000 sq. ft., gently curving, high-performance skylight ribbon of glass that triples the amount of skylight in the center and floods it with natural light;
• New and expanded floor openings to allow sunlight to reach all floors and improve sight lines to other levels;
• Special lighting within the floor openings and valet entrances that provides a stunning visual environment day and night;
• An undulating white exterior featuring a modern metal mesh façade that allows natural light into the parking garage and is a glistening backdrop to a new, programmable exterior LED lighting system;
• A lush streetscape with drought-resistant greenery that enhances the new, pedestrian-friendly environment;
• A new “Grand Court” gathering space with a giant LED screen, plenty of seating and places to charge devices or connect with others. The space can also be used to hold special events.
• An advanced, M4 camera-based smart parking system by Park Assist that improves the arrival and departure experience in the four-level, 3,000 space garage, including helping visitors find a parking space, and locate their vehicle
For a list of the new retail and dining tenants and/or expansions, click here.
Key focus areas for the project including creating a bright, contemporary exterior that connected the center to the neighborhood, bringing in plenty of natural light, further enhancing the retail and restaurant lineup, and ensuring easy access and parking. The mall, owned by Taubman Centers, remained open during all three phases of construction. (A rival Los Angeles mall, Westfield Corp.’s Century City, unveiled a $1 billion redevelopment in October 2017.)
“We thank the community for its ongoing patronage of Beverly Center during the reimagination, and for the three-and-a-half decades of support that have made the center one of the nation’s premier shopping and dining destinations,” said COO William S. Taubman. “Even before the renovation was complete, traffic and sales productivity materially improved, and the center continues to perform above our expectations.”
The design architect for the reimagination of the 886,000-sq.-ft. center was Studio Fuksas (Rome, Italy). The new features include:
• A 25,000 sq. ft., gently curving, high-performance skylight ribbon of glass that triples the amount of skylight in the center and floods it with natural light;
• New and expanded floor openings to allow sunlight to reach all floors and improve sight lines to other levels;
• Special lighting within the floor openings and valet entrances that provides a stunning visual environment day and night;
• An undulating white exterior featuring a modern metal mesh façade that allows natural light into the parking garage and is a glistening backdrop to a new, programmable exterior LED lighting system;
• A lush streetscape with drought-resistant greenery that enhances the new, pedestrian-friendly environment;
• A new “Grand Court” gathering space with a giant LED screen, plenty of seating and places to charge devices or connect with others. The space can also be used to hold special events.
• An advanced, M4 camera-based smart parking system by Park Assist that improves the arrival and departure experience in the four-level, 3,000 space garage, including helping visitors find a parking space, and locate their vehicle
For a list of the new retail and dining tenants and/or expansions, click here.