Mershops Shops at Montebello
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| Location | Montebello, California |
|---|---|
| Opened | December 1985 |
Previous names | Montebello Town Center and The Shops at Montebello |
| Developer | Donahue-Schriber |
| Management | Spinoso Real Estate Group |
| Owner | Mershops |
| Stores | 120+ |
| 3, (Macy's, Macy's Home, & JCPenney). 1 Coming Soon (Round 1 Expected to open 2026 - 27) | |
| Floor area | 758,504 square feet (70,467.3 m2) |
| Floors | 2 |
| Website | https://www.shopsatmontebello.com/ |
Mershops Shops at Montebello is a shopping mall mainly located within the city limits of Montebello, California. The mall features 758,504 sq ft of leasable retail space.[1] It is owned by Mershops and managed by Spinoso Real Estate Group.[2] It features major department stores like Macy’s, JCPenney, Macy’s Home Store, and Round 1 (coming soon), as well as smaller shops like H&M, Victoria’s Secret, JD Sports, and Aéropostale[3], as well as a small food court.[3]
History
[edit]Construction and opening
[edit]Construction of the mall began in 1980 and was completed in 1985 by Donahue-Schriber.[4] The mall opened for business for the 1985 holiday season and opened as Montebello Town Center. The mall's original anchors were JCPenney, Mervyn's and May Company California.[5] May Company became Robinsons-May in 1993.[6]
2000s
[edit]The Robinsons-May store became a Macy's in 2006.[7] Mervyn's went out of business in 2008 due to its Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.[8] The store became a Forever 21 in 2009.[9]
Renovations and 2010s
[edit]The remainder of the renovation was expected to be completed in June 2010 and includes a center court with more "high end" stores such as Coach fine leathers and Aldo fashion footwear.[10]
The mall was again remodeled in 2016. The food court was renovated along with enhanced entryways, landscaping, signage, and outdoor seating.[11] The anchor store H&M was also remodeled.[12]
In January 2019, Pacific Retail announced ownership of the mall from Simon on the company Instagram page.[13]
2020s
[edit]In May 2022, The Shops at Montebello was sold to Bridge Group Investments for more than $90 million.[2] In August 2025, The Shops at Montebello was rebranded as Mershops Shops at Montebello, because of Bridge Group Investments rebrand as Mershops, which was a portfolio wide change across all of their properties.[14]
In 2025, Forever 21 closed following its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.[15] However, the former Forever 21 will be subdivided into 4 different spaces, a Yard House, potential retail space, and potential restaurant space on the lower floor, and a Round 1 on the upper floor, both Yard House and Round 1 are supposed to have the opening date of October 2026 or March 2027.[16] Construction on the space started on August 20th, 2026, being led by PR Construction Inc.[17]
In popular culture
[edit]Some scenes in the 2002 comedy The Hot Chick was filmed in the mall. A Windsor store on the west end of the mall was filmed for the movie’s ‘shoplifting’ scene.[18] The escalator scene also featured in the movie was filmed near the Robinson-May store in the mall too.[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Shops at Montebello". Spinoso Real Estate Group.
- 1 2 Witthaus, Jack. "This Suburban LA Mall Sale Shows the Rising Demand for Regional Shopping Centers". CoStar.
- 1 2 "Montebello Town Center". family-vacation-getaways-at-los-angeles-theme-parks.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ LA Times - $95-Million Montebello Shopping Center to Open
- ↑ Fuetsch, Michele (December 27, 1990). "'Old-Fashioned' Mall Cashes In on Location". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ White, George. "Robinson's, May Co. to Merge Stores : Economy: Twelve Southland locations will close and 550 people will be laid off in the cost-cutting move". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Robinson's-May Integration to Macy's West". Macy’s.
- ↑ Coit, Michael. "RETAILER CALLING IT QUITS:59-YEAR-OLD MERVYNS UNABLE TO PULL ITSELF OUT OF BANKRUPTCY". The Press Democrat.
- ↑ Chang, Andrea; Vincent, Roger (December 13, 2008). "Chains get Mervyns sites". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Welcome To The Shops at Montebello - A Shopping Center In Montebello, CA - A Simon Property". www.shopsatmontebello.com. Simon Property Group, L.P. and/or Its Affiliates (NYSE: SPG). Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ Simon Properties Group Renovation Description
- ↑ "H & M Exterior shell and expansion, The Shops at Montebello". ACR Builders, Inc.
- ↑ "PacificRetail Capital Partners's Instagram post: "Thrilled to introduce #PacificRetail's Los Angeles asset, @shopmontebello! Be sure to follow along for the latest and greatest…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
- ↑ Steerpoint Capital. "Bridge Group Investments Rebrands as Mershops". PR Newswire.
- ↑ Fonrouge, Gabrielle. "Forever 21 expected to close all U.S. stores, blames Shein and Temu for demise". CNBC.
- ↑ Spinoso Real Estate Group. "Shops at Montebello - Spinoso Real Estate Group". Spinoso Real Estate Group.
- ↑ "Former Forever 21 redevelopment at Shops at Montebello". PR Construction Inc.
- 1 2 "The Hot Chick Filming Locations". Seeing Stars.
