One of the only surviving retail blocks of the Palisades Fire will reopen this August

Just over a year and a half since the destructive Palisades Fire, one of the few Pacific Palisades retail blocks spared by the blaze is ready to once again open its doors to the public.

Palisades Village, the high-end open-air shopping district along Sunset Boulevard, announced that it’ll fully reopen on Saturday, August 15. The shopping center—which comes from Caruso, the same real estate company behind the Grove and the Americana at Brand—has been closed since the catastrophic fire in January of 2025. When it returns, it’ll do so with almost zero vacancies and a mix of new and returning tenants.

“Following the heartbreaking fires of 2025, the Palisades community has worked tirelessly toward this moment of renewal,” said Rick Caruso, founder and executive chairman of Caruso, in a statement. “We promised to come back better than before the fires, and we did. This is a moment to turn the page together, and it will be an unforgettable one. It’s a comeback story for the history books and a love letter to L.A.”

There’ll be plenty of familiar names reopening inside the 40-plus-storefront district, including cult-favorite grocery store Erewhon, plus boutiques from A.L.C., Elyse Walker, Brunello Cucinelli and Zimmermann. But there’ll be some newcomers, as well, most notably Spacca Tutto, a casual Chi Spacca spinoff from chef Nancy Silverton, alongside retail debuts from LESET, Violet Grey and Xirena. It’ll also welcome Loomey’s Toys, which was destroyed by the fire, and a relocated K Bakery.

“Palisades Village is 99% leased, with the majority of tenants returning alongside an exciting mix of new retail and dining concepts, nearly one-third of which are new to the property,” said Jackie Levy, Caruso’s chief financial and revenue officer, in a statement.

Though the shopping center’s reopening brings a bit of hope to the neighborhood, the scenery surrounding it is certainly more sobering. Palisades Village replaced the neighborhood’s aging retail district in 2018, and the luxury-leaning development’s mix of fire-resistant building materials and private firefighters saved it from destruction—though it still faced $100 million in post-fire repairs. But the residential areas residing just across the street were almost entirely destroyed; the couple of blocks of adjacent businesses met mixed fates, while the storefronts nearby along Via De La Paz were nearly completely lost. The streetscape is a mix of empty lots and in-progress construction. According to the City of L.A., only 28 new homes in the Palisades have been cleared for move-ins, but more positively, rebuilding permits have been issued for 1,420 properties.

Palisades Village’s detailed grand opening plans are still to come, but for now the shopping center teases “a full day of curated events, immersive experiences and not-to-be-missed moments”