The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center is a two-level outdoor mix-used center that features a blend of

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, and

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both

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districts in the city of

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, California. It is also close to the Fox Hills district in

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.Promenade at Howard Hughes Center
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beside the

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with over 297,000 motorists passing daily.

History

The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center opened in 2000. It originally featured The Bridge Cinema De Lux, a luxury movie theater with

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screens, several restaurants including

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, Subway and

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, plus a

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, and

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. The movie theater was eventually purchased by

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and operated under the Rave banner until the theater was one of the 32 locations that was purchased by Cinemark in 2012, but the theater still retained Rave logo until 2015 when it was renovated to be one of Cinemark's flagship theaters, featuring 18 screens, some featuring Cinemark XD. The center was popular around its opening but over the years lost popularity due to its proximity to

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, and it lost some of its big tenants including Borders which closed in 2011 due to the chains liquidation, and Nordstrom Rack which relocated to Westfield Culver City in 2013. On The Border closed and was replaced by

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until it closed in 2017. It did however, manage to attract new tenants to fill some of the vacant space including

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, and Kabuki Japanese Restaurant. The Laurus Corp. acquired the Howard Hughes Center, including The Promenade, in 2015. Laurus announced plans for a large-scale residential expansion, remodeling, and overhaul designed by the

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.Los Angeles Times.com: "New owners plan $30-million face lift for Promenade at Howard Hughes Center "
18 June 2015. The center is part of the Howard Hughes Center business campus, that includes buildings for mixed use office, retail, and health care tenants. Neighbors include a

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, and headquarter corporations such as

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, and

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, The Shopping malls on the Westside, Los Angeles Westchester, Los Angeles Westside (Los Angeles County) Sepulveda Boulevard Shopping malls established in 2000 2000 establishments in California

History

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