Costa Mesa / Central Orange County
Home and design showrooms in Costa Mesa concentrate at SOCO and The OC Mix on Hyland Avenue, which Travel Costa Mesa describes as an interior design center with more than 70 restaurants, showrooms and stores, and whose own directory lists 29 home and design brands, from Room & Board and Roche Bobois to Ferguson and Ann Sacks. IKEA sits nearby at 1475 South Coast Drive. South Coast Plaza on Bristol Street carries the mall-format home brands in its Crate & Barrel Wing (Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma). Harbor Boulevard and Bristol Street are the city's main retail corridors for larger freestanding or strip showroom space, though we did not confirm specific showroom operators there.
Population
110,330
Median HHI
$111,505
Median age
36.7
Homeownership
39.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Harbor Boulevard · Bristol Street · 17th Street · Newport Boulevard · Sunflower Avenue
Specific shopping centers in Costa Mesa that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
3303–3323 Hyland Avenue
Anchors / key tenants: high-end home design, food hall
Design-district positioning with OC MIX food hall and home-furnishing showrooms. Highest density of design/showroom users in OC outside South Coast Plaza itself.
3333 Bristol Street
Anchors / key tenants: Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom
Size: 2,700,000 SF
Global luxury shopping destination — 250+ boutiques, including Dior Beauty's largest West Coast flagship (May 2025). Adjacent to Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Recent leasing momentum with 21 new tenants signed. Restaurant mix includes Din Tai Fung. Brand and credit bar is highest in OC.
2937 Bristol Street
Anchors / key tenants: independent, sustainability-tilted lifestyle retail
Curated indie center mixing shopping with sports and outdoor activities. Strong fit for boutique fitness, specialty food, and lifestyle/sport brands that wouldn't work in a national mall.
2930 Bristol Street
Anchors / key tenants: independent retail and art markets
Across Bristol from The CAMP. Sister project: indie retailers, weekend art markets, and a defiantly non-mall identity. Better for first-unit creative concepts than national chains.
17th Street, eastside Costa Mesa
Anchors / key tenants: independent boutiques, dining, and specialty retail
Walkable eastside Costa Mesa shopping corridor. Tenants include Sidecar Doughnuts and Coffee, Garduno's Italian, Almond Surfboards, Erin Cole bridal, and No Rest for Bridget. Strong neighborhood-and-Newport crossover.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Costa Mesa rents. These are publicly visible showroom retail space businesses currently trading in the market.
Room & Board, Roche Bobois, Natuzzi Italia, Modani Furniture, Calligaris OC, Lazzoni, BoConcept, King Living, Brown Jordan and Design Within Reach
SOCO and The OC Mix, 3303 to 3323 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Furniture showrooms listed under Home + Design in the center's own Discover directory, with suite numbers (for example Room & Board #1, Roche Bobois #2, Natuzzi Italia #3, Design Within Reach #40).
Lovesac, Purple, JoyBird, La-Z-Boy, The Futon Shop and EICHHOLTZ
SOCO and The OC Mix, 3303 to 3323 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
National mattress, sofa and upholstery brands in the same SOCO directory (Lovesac #10, JoyBird #11, Purple #37, La-Z-Boy #42).
Ferguson, Ann Sacks Tile & Stone, Fireclay Tile, Moda Marble, BauTeam German Kitchen Tailors, Reform and STARK
SOCO and The OC Mix, 3303 to 3323 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Kitchen, bath, plumbing, tile, stone and rug showrooms in the SOCO directory (Ferguson #41, Ann Sacks #9, Fireclay #23).
Visual Comfort & Co., Lightopia, Rejuvenation, The Shade Store and The Sliding Door Company
SOCO and The OC Mix, 3303 to 3323 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Lighting, hardware, window and door showrooms in the SOCO directory.
Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma
South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol Street, Crate & Barrel Wing, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
South Coast Plaza's directory lists Crate & Barrel on Levels 1 and 2 of the wing named for it, Pottery Barn on Levels 1 and 2 (with Pottery Barn Outdoor, Kids, Baby and Teen), and Williams Sonoma on Level 1. Frette is on Level 2 of the Nordstrom Wing.
IKEA Costa Mesa
1475 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Full-size IKEA per its own store page, with kitchen planning, Click & Collect pickup, delivery, a restaurant and 31 EV charging stations.
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Use classification: Table 13-30 has no furniture row, so a furniture, mattress or lighting showroom falls under row 130, 'Retail: general', permitted in CL, C1, C2, C1-S, TC, PDC and PDI and prohibited in AP. A plumbing, tile or kitchen supplier that also sells to contractors may read as row 60, 'Building supplies; Hardware stores (retail)', which is permitted only in C1, C2, C1-S and PDC and prohibited in AP, CL and TC. A trade-only or wholesale showroom may fit row 77, 'Exhibition of products produced on premises or available for wholesale distribution', permitted in CL, C1, C2, C1-S, TC, the MG and MP industrial zones, PDC and PDI. Section 13-30(d) has the development services director decide unlisted uses, so get the classification in writing.
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Furniture parking: Table 13-89 parks 'Furniture and appliance stores with floor area greater than 5,000 square feet' at 2 spaces per 1,000 sq ft with a minimum of 20, against 4 per 1,000 (minimum 6) for general retail. A 12,000 sq ft furniture store needs 24 spaces instead of 48. The flip side is backfill: a later retail tenant needs the full retail count, and Section 13-98 lets the Planning Division require a recorded declaration of land use restriction tied to the parking provided. Ask whether one is recorded on the building before you sign.
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EV and auto showrooms: Table 13-30 row 103 permits motor vehicle retail sales, leasing and rentals with one or fewer outdoor display spaces and no service in C1, C2, C1-S, TC, MG, MP, PDC and PDI, subject to verification of parking availability. Row 102 (two or more outdoor display spaces, or service) needs a conditional use permit, which Table 13-29(c) sends to a Planning Commission hearing. Table 13-89 has no row for vehicle sales, so under Section 13-90 the Planning Division sets the parking from the most comparable use. Settle display count, service bays and parking before the LOI.
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South Coast Plaza parking and master plan: in a shopping center with at least 600,000 sq ft of contiguous GLA, Table 13-89 parks retail at 5 spaces per 1,000 sq ft of GLA rather than 4, and uses in planned development zones must be consistent with the adopted master plan under Section 13-30(b). A home brand joining the Crate & Barrel Wing should confirm the center's parking position and master plan with the landlord.
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SOCO co-tenancy and delivery: with 29 home and design brands in one center, including direct competitors (Room & Board, Design Within Reach, BoConcept, Modani, Natuzzi, Roche Bobois), ask the landlord about existing use exclusives and restrictions in the leases before you choose a suite. Section 13-99 requires loading and unloading not to interfere with streets, driveways or on-site parking and leaves loading areas to the Planning Division, so confirm where your delivery trucks will stage on Hyland Avenue or the center's service drives.
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Specific and master plans: Section 13-30(f) and (g) send sites in a specific plan area or an urban plan mixed-use overlay to that plan's text for additional use rules. Before relying on Table 13-30 for a Harbor Boulevard or Newport Boulevard showroom, ask Planning whether the parcel falls under one of these plans.
Zoning, licensing, and demographic figures on this page come from the public records below. Codes and licenses change, so confirm with the city and the licensing agency before you sign.