The University of California, Los Angeles is moving deeper into the adaptive reuse game with redevelopment plans for a former shopping mall in West Los Angeles.
A newly released environmental study outlines the university’s plans for UCLA Research Park, which would transform the shuttered Westside Pavilion at 10800 and 10850 West Pico Boulevard into an 800,000-square-foot research and innovation campus, Urbanize Los Angeles reported.
The project will combine reuse of the former mall structure with new construction, carving out 271,000 square feet of wet and dry labs, 214,000 square feet of office space, 258,700 square feet for common areas and back-of-house functions, 52,400 square feet of meeting areas, 14,700 square feet of food service areas and more than 29,000 square feet of open space and outdoor amenities. The site spans more than 9 acres and would boast 1,100 parking spaces.
The campus is already landing marquee tenants. The California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy — backed in part by a $120 million donation from orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gary Michelson and his wife Alya — is expected to occupy roughly half of the research area. UCLA’s Quantum Innovation Hub, part of the broader SoCal Quantum Alliance that includes the University of Southern California, the California Institute of Technology, Boeing and IBM, will initially take 40,000 square feet with room to expand significantly. UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine is also slated for space at the property alongside additional university and private-sector users.
Most of the work will involve retrofitting the existing mall buildings, though UCLA also plans to add a new lobby pavilion, conference center, expanded loading facilities and redesigned public plazas. Flad Architects is leading the design, with landscape architecture by OBJ.
Construction and occupancy are expected to roll out in phases between late 2027 and 2035.
UCLA acquired the former Westside Pavilion mall in 2023 from Hudson Pacific Properties, which previously pitched the mall as an office campus for Google before UCLA stepped in.
Other portions of the former retail complex have already been redeveloped into housing and mixed-use projects as the once-struggling mall continues its piecemeal reinvention. The UCLA Research Park is one part of the university’s broader expansion in the region in recent years following the acquisition of the Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles and the former Marymount California University campus in Rancho Palos Verdes.— Chris Malone Méndez
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