A hotel, entertainment venues, apartments, office spaces and a community park will replace the mall.
Up to that point, the mall had cost an estimated $50 million to build[3] and contained 393,000 sq ft (36,500 m2) of retail space in Phase I with 55 stores and 832,000 sq ft (77,300 m2) of retail space with 83 stores in Phase II.
[4][5] In May 1991, Buffums closed due to the chain being liquidated and three years later, the store's second level was converted into an upstairs food court.
According to Laguna Hills' city documents, the renovations include pedestrian plazas, new retail sections, a 988-unit apartment complex, a multi-screen movie theater, new signage, and a 1,500-space parking structure.
[2] At a November 2019 City Council meeting, Merlone-Geier unveiled two major changes to the previous plans proposed since 2016: adding housing and reduction of retail space.