P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory and Ruth’s Chris Steak House are among the 10 or so restaurants eyed to help anchor a Valencia mall expansion reports the Daily News.
The eateries would help anchor what planners are calling a “lifestyle center,” pleasant for pedestrians. Approved 4-0 Tuesday night by the city Planning Commission, the center also would include higher-end fashion and accessory shops.
“The idea (is) these retail opportunities and dining opportunities will be designed in a way to create an outdoor living-room environment, family-oriented - with public art, an area for children’s play, a more adult area (and) water amenities,” Lisa Hardy, Santa Clarita’s planning manager, said Wednesday.
The Westfield Corp., which owns the Westfield Valencia Town Center, is seeking to add 260,500 square feet to the mall on the east side, spokeswoman Katy Dickey said.
Westfield is in talks with the restaurant chains, including Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Kitchen, which earlier announced plans to open at a new regional center under construction at Newhall Ranch Road and McBean Parkway, Hardy said.
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