Shopping Centers to Undergo Big Facelifts

SAN DIEGO-Two North County shopping center proposed major renovations that include the demolition of abandoned theaters.

Owners are planning renovation of The Vallecitos Town Center in San Marcos at state Route 78 and Nordahl Road, which houses the now vacant Edwards 6 cinema. Meanwhile, at El Camino North on the north side of Route 78 at El Camino Real, owner Center Trust Inc. of Manhattan Beach plans to spend $15 million to revamp the center, including knocking down the long-vacantMann Theatres four-plex.

The 25,000-sf Mann building in Oceanside did attract some interested tenants but none that Center Trust felt would fit in well with other retailers at the 22-year-old, 450,000-sf-center, which includes Mervyn’s, Petco, Toys R Us, Steinmart and Ross.