Los Cerritos Center Gets Ready for Uniqlo with $40M Revamp

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It's been a long time since Los Cerritos Center receive any TLC. But now that old-school mall has managed to attract Zara (coming this fall) and—yes!—Uniqlo (due next spring), higher-ups are beginning to realize that a long-overdue facelift just may be worth the investment. The project's price tag: $40 million.

According to Press-Telegram, a City Council meeting is going down at 7pm tonight to determine whether the pricey renovation of LCC's 190,000-square-foot southwest area gets the green light. If approved, the makeover is "projected to generate $450,000 in new annual sales tax and generate almost 1,000 jobs."

The project would complete fall 2015 and feature a new Dick's Sporting Goods store, a Cheesecake Factory eatery and a 16-screen Harkins Theatres luxury megaplex. The old Nordstrom building and United Artists Theatres would be demolished to make way for the changes.
· Los Cerritos Center [Official Site]
· Cerritos: $40 Million Mall Project [Press Telegram]
· Breaking! Uniqlo Headed to Glendale Galleria, Northridge, More [Racked]