FIGat7th

FIGat7th is an open-air shopping mall located in the Financial District of Downtown Los Angeles. It is nestled between three skyscrapers, 777 Tower, Ernst & Young Plaza and the residential tower, The Beaudry. Some of its current retailers include Target, Starbucks Coffee, Morton's Steakhouse, Victoria's Secret, and California Pizza Kitchen. There are also weekly and monthly events hosted by the mall, such as a farmer's market and art exhibitions.

FIGat7th
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Coordinates34.049233°N 118.260902°W / 34.049233; -118.260902
Opening date1986 [1]
ManagementBrookfield Properties
OwnerBrookfield Properties
ArchitectJon Jerde[2]
No. of stores and services35 (as of 2018)
No. of anchor tenants1
Total retail floor area330,000 sq ft (31,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors3
Websitefigat7th.com

The mall primarily catered to office workers in Downtown Los Angeles. With the rapid growth of the area's population, however, the mall has started to reposition itself to better serve the needs of the residential community.

History

The mall opened on April 9, 1986 as Seventh Market Place, part of the new Citicorp Plaza development. The adjacent Citicorp Center office tower had opened the previous October. The mall's anchor stores were Bullock's and May Company. Both had closed their nearby standalone anchor stores to move to the new mall.

Bullocks closed in 1996. The May Company became Robinsons-May in 1993, then Macy's in 2006. It closed in 2009.[3] The mall was renamed 7+Fig in 2000.

In late 2010, Target announced a CityTarget store would open as part of a redesign of the mall by the Gensler architecture firm. The mall is owned by Brookfield Properties.[3] The mall reopened, following extensive renovations, as FIGat7th in Fall 2012.[3] In 2016, Sport Chalet closed due to bankruptcy. It was replaced by Nordstrom Rack in fall 2017.[4][5]

Looking up to the 777 Tower (left) and Ernst and Young Plaza (right) from the lower level of 7th+Fig Plaza

See also

The Bloc Los Angeles

References
  1. Chang, Andrea; Vincent, Roger (November 4, 2010). "Move to downtown L.A. site right on Target". Los Angeles Times.
  2. "Grand Opening for Downtown Mall Scheduled : Bullock's, May Co. Anchor Stores in Seventh Market Place". Los Angeles Times. 6 April 1986.
  3. Richardson, Eric (April 6, 2011). "7+Fig to Become FIGat7th as Part of Revamp". blogdowntown. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  4. Chiland, Elijah (October 24, 2017). "Downtown LA Nordstrom Rack opening Thursday at FIGat7th". Curbed LA. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  5. Hamanaka, Kari (February 1, 2017). "Downtown L.A. Shopping Center Figat7th Nabs Nordstrom Rack". WWD. Retrieved June 15, 2019.


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