Retail Reimagined
Once a fruit orchard, Civic Square was built as a shopping center in the late 1960s with Safeway as the anchor tenant. Michaels occupied the space under the arch from the mid-1980s through 2018. Today, with the rise of online retailing and the decline of big box stores, this generous space is being redeveloped into several small restaurants and retail shops facing El Camino Real, with a new self-storage facility entering from Hollenbeck Ave.
Up to 6 new storefronts under the arch will face El Camino Real
The space is ready for up to 6 retail and restaurant shops under the arch.
The leasing plan for new retail and restaurant spaces at Civic Square
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The front half of the former Michaels space — approximately 11,000 square feet — will host retail and restaurant businesses ranging from 1,500 to 4,500 square feet. The dotted lines indicate possible wall subdivisions for the new shops.
Construction in Progress
Looking out from the inside of the former Michaels space
Demolition of the interior. May 2020.
