Westfield : Momentum building in Century City’s $1billion makeover

After celebrating Westfield Century City's first project milestone in April 2017 with the opening of a new Macy's and 30 additional shops, another milestone has been achieved on the road to completing the property's $1billion makeover later this year.

On August 10th-11th, Westfield Century City opened its second slate of new shops, including fashion retailers J. Crew, Madewell, Rodd & Gunn, Seafolly, The Disney Store, Uno de 50, UNTUCKit, Johnny Was, Jo Malone London, and Kate Spade New York.

The food and restaurant openings include Chick-fil-A, Grom, Lette Macarons, Pressed Juicery, Panini Kabob Grill, Randy's Donuts, Rori's Artisanal Creamery, Everytable, and Wexler's Deli, and the centre unveiled its state-of-the-art new events and entertainment space called The Atrium, as well as the new Avenue of the Stars Breezeway entrance, Bloomingdale's south entrances on level 1 and 2, all parking areas, dining terrace restrooms and family rooms.

New retailers set to open in the near future are Aesop, Ali & Jay, All Saints, Amazon Books, Breitling, Gerard Darel, Hugo Boss, John Hardy, John Varvatos, Journelle, Lululemon Athletica, Old Navy, Peloton, Stitch & Trace, Vineyard Vines, and Warby Parker.

The newly announced food and restaurant signings include Saint Marc (pub, café, bakery, and cheese affinage), Tocaya Organica, Smitten Ice Cream, Tosai Sushi, Everytable, Aloha Poke Co.

The world's second state-of-the-art Gloveworx boxing and athletic performance studio will also open later in the year, as part of the centres focus on health and wellness.

'We're tremendously excited about the retailers and restaurants that continue to open as we prepare to unveil the new Westfield Century City this Fall. Westfield Century City will be an urban oasis in the middle of Los Angeles, celebrating the best of the Southern California lifestyle and offering one of the most dynamic, curated offerings across fashion retail, dining, health, wellness, and entertainment,' said Bill Hecht, Westfield Chief Operating Officer, US

'Westfield Century City will be one of the best retail offerings on the West Coast. As consumer tastes and trends change in the industry, Westfield is keeping pace with a focus on careful curation and on introducing new concepts and influencer brands not available anywhere else,' said David Ruddick, Westfield EVP Leasing