After a year behind construction fences and more than $100 million in repairs, Palisades Village is finally coming back to life. The Caruso-owned outdoor shopping center is set to reopen Aug. 15, giving Pacific Palisades a revived main street as the neighborhood continues to dig out from the January 2025 wildfires.
The center has been shuttered since flames tore through the area, and its comeback is designed to lure residents back with a mix of familiar favorites and fresh names that developers hope will re-anchor daily life in the Village.
Reopening date, cleanup and what was done
Owner Rick Caruso has circled Aug. 15 for the public reopening and says the work has gone far beyond cosmetic patching. Crews stripped some buildings down to the studs, treated the wood, rebuilt walls and are now racing through final inspections and finishes as tenants move merchandise into their spaces.
“Everybody’s working, and stores are moving their products in,” Caruso said as construction teams tightened the last screws, according to the Los Angeles Times.
What’s coming back to the Village
By Caruso’s count, Palisades Village is nearly fully spoken for: about 99% of the storefronts are leased, and roughly one third of the shops and restaurants will be new to the center. Longtime neighborhood staples such as Elysewalker and Angelini Ristorante & Bar are slated to return, joined by fresh or relocated concepts that include Nancy Silverton’s Spacca Tutto and activewear brand LESET, according to Caruso.
Some small businesses that lost locations across the street in the fires, including K Bakery and Loomey’s Toys, are also set to reappear inside the Village when the doors finally reopen.
Fire toll and the neighborhood recovery
The January 2025 blazes ripped across the Westside, leaving deep scars that go far beyond any single shopping center. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports that 6,822 structures were destroyed in the Palisades incident alone, a staggering toll that displaced thousands and left entire blocks in limbo.
Against that backdrop, the return of Palisades Village is an early, highly visible sign of recovery, not a finish line. Caruso’s company has worked with tenants on rent breaks, permitting help and remediation support, and has confirmed that Erewhon will come back as the center’s anchor grocer, a practical lifeline for a neighborhood that lost so many local businesses. Tenant move-ins are underway and a marketing push is planned to pull shoppers back in when the center reopens, per Caruso.
For many shop owners and residents, though, the reopening is less about ribbon-cuttings and more about routine. Even as Palisades Village gears up for crowds, plenty of homeowners are still wrangling with rebuilding permits, insurance fights and the basic logistics of coming back to burned-out streets. Local business owners told the Los Angeles Times they hope the center will give neighbors a familiar place to bump into each other and feel a little normal again.
The official site for Palisades Village lists August 2026 as the relaunch month and provides contact information for shoppers planning visits. Management says operating hours and event details will be posted ahead of the Aug. 15 public opening. Palisades Village
