# Sears site at Brea Mall

Brea, CA · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-1c6f711b32` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/ca/brea-sears-site-at-brea-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-1c6f711b32.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-1c6f711b32.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-1c6f711b32

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | entertainment, housing, other, retail | none |
| Closed | 2018 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2018 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Sears

## Timeline

- 2018: Sears announced its Brea store would close
- 2018: Sears store closed
- 2018: Simon announced redevelopment plans for Sears site
- 2018: Closed
- 2018: Retrofit: redevelop
- 2023: Sears anchor building demolished
- 2026: Dick’s Sporting Goods grand opening announced
- 2026: Dick’s Sporting Goods opened

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Brea Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in the Orange County city of Brea, California. Since 1998, the mall has been owned and operated by the Simon Property Group. It is home to four major department stores, 179 specialty shops and boutiques, and a food court. It is 1,281,795 sq ft (119,083 m2). The anchors are Macy's, Macy's Men's & Home, JCPenney, Nordstrom, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The Dick’s Sporting Goods anchor building includes several shops, stores, and services that were added to the mall as part of a large development.


== History ==

Plans for Brea Mall were announced by Homart in 1973. Architectonics, Inc. of Dallas was architect for the structure.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brea_Mall

## Sources

- Brea Mall — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brea_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Sears site at Brea Mall, Brea, CA." Record n-1c6f711b32, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/ca/brea-sears-site-at-brea-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_breasearssiteatbreamall,
  title = {Sears site at Brea Mall, Brea, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/ca/brea-sears-site-at-brea-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-1c6f711b32, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.