Brookfield Seeks New Restaurant Uses For Northridge Mall

The company said its proposed Master CUB would help re-tenant future vacant space at the mall
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Real estate giant Brookfield Properties has filed application paperwork with the Los Angeles planning department that would pave the way for three new restaurants to replace 19,500 square feet of existing retail space in Northridge Fashion Center, according to a new case filing this month. The New York-based company is specifically seeking a new master conditional use permit that would allow the sale of alcohol and live entertainment for three yet-to-be-identified restaurant sites at the 76-acre Fashion Center. The company is also looking for permission for a shared parking arrangement between existing and future tenants.

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Brookfield’s application comes as malls around the country continue to struggle with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with Northridge Fashion Center being no exception. Brookfield, which took ownership of the mall when acquiring General Growth Properties in 2018, has since then fallen behind on payments for the mall’s $200 million-plus loan.

The company is now looking for a Master CUB that would allow onsite alcohol consumption at three sites that “will be identified as existing leases turnover,” saying also that approval would “help to re-tenant future vacant space” at the mall.

“Approval of the requested three alcohol-serving establishments with accessory live entertainment will provide assurances to future restaurant tenants who rely on alcohol sales to keep business at operable profit margins by streamlining their future permitting and entitlement process, reducing delays that can be costly for small restauranteurs and hinder investment in the local economy,” application filings say.

A land use change from general retail to high-turnover sit-down restaurant would occur, with each of the three future restaurants limited to 6,500 square feet.

The company is also requesting a break on the amount of parking that its new land use could require. Rather than the approximately 8,830 parking spaces required under a strict application of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Brookfield said a parking study conducted by consulting firm Kimley-Horn showed about 5,700 spaces would suffice. The entire mall site holds just under 7,000 parking spaces.

News of the restaurant spaces arrives on the heels of unveiled plans for three new anchor tenants in the mall: Curacao, Dick’s, and Gold’s Gym. The additions are part of an ongoing overhaul of Northridge Fashion Center. Outfront, Porto’s Bakery is making headway with its conversion of the mall’s former Sears Auto storefront.

Dean Boerner

Dean Boerner

Dean Boerner is a California-based writer previously with Bisnow and the San Francisco Business Times. He received his bachelor's degree in economics and business from Saint Mary's College of California, where he also served as the editor-in-chief of The Collegian, the school's campus newspaper. Before that, he spent two years as the publication's sports editor, and he remains a committed fan, for better or worse, of his Sacramento Kings, San Francisco Giants, and Saint Mary's Gaels.
Dean Boerner

Dean Boerner

Dean Boerner is a California-based writer previously with Bisnow and the San Francisco Business Times. He received his bachelor's degree in economics and business from Saint Mary's College of California, where he also served as the editor-in-chief of The Collegian, the school's campus newspaper. Before that, he spent two years as the publication's sports editor, and he remains a committed fan, for better or worse, of his Sacramento Kings, San Francisco Giants, and Saint Mary's Gaels.
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