Del Mar Highlands Town Center to Begin Next Phase of Renovation

Del Mar Highlands Town Center to Begin Next Phase of Renovation
Plans include new parking structure, theater expansion and additional retail

Donahue Schriber has announced plans for the next phase of renovations at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center which will include a parking structure, theater expansion and new dining and shopping options.

“Donahue Schriber remains committed to providing our customers with the best shopping experience possible at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center,” said Elizabeth Schreiber, Vice President and General Manager for Donahue Schriber.  “Our plans will be responsive to the Carmel Valley community’s needs and within what was originally approved for the property.” 

Entitled in the mid-1980s, plans for the Del Mar Highlands Town Center were approved to include 425,000 square feet of retail and a parking structure.  The center currently consists of 283,000 square feet of retail.  Donahue Schriber’s new plans will add a parking structure and approximately 80,000 square feet of additional retail space including a three-screen expansion of the center’s Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas and a new KinderCare building.

The three-level parking structure will be located along Townsgate Drive, expanding the existing parking field behind the center between Pell and Kelsford Places. Taking advantage of the natural land grade, the top level of the structure will be three feet below Townsgate Drive at the north end and only five feet above at the south end, allowing enhanced vehicular and pedestrian access to the center from the street. Plans for the structure will include landscaped trellises, inviting walkways and three pedestrian entries.  The parking structure will add approximately 600 new parking stalls.  

To gather feedback on what new retailers the community would like to see as part of the expansion, Donahue Schriber has launched an online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DMHTCSurvey.  The feedback will be used to help determine what services, amenities and retailers the community would like to see added to the shopping center in the future. 

“The survey will help shape retail offerings at the shopping center and help us best serve our customers,” said Schreiber.

 Survey responses will be collected until May 31.  The renovations, starting with the construction of the new parking structure, theater expansion and KinderCare relocation, will begin later this year.  Construction of the new retail will begin in late 2015 and be complete in mid-2017. The center will remain open during construction and Donahue Schriber will work diligently to minimize impacts to customers.