Fullerton / North Orange County
Fullerton's grocery anchored retail sits in three places. West Fullerton has Amerige Heights Town Center on Malvern Avenue at Gilbert Street, where Albertsons and a Target share one center, and Regency listed a 1,900 sq ft shop (space Q03) as available soon on 2026-09-24. South Harbor Boulevard has Fullerton Town Center at Orangethorpe (Costco, Ross, AMC) and Sprouts at 1447 S. Harbor. Northeast Fullerton has the Albertsons at Placentia Avenue and Yorba Linda Boulevard.
Population
140,968
Median HHI
$104,286
Median age
36.9
Homeownership
51.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Harbor Boulevard · Commonwealth Avenue · Chapman Avenue · Malvern Avenue · Imperial Highway
Specific shopping centers in Fullerton that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
1889–2291 W. Malvern Avenue
Anchors / key tenants: Target, Albertsons, Ross, Barnes & Noble
Regency Centers-owned retail core of the 293-acre Amerige Heights master-planned community (1,365 homes). Mix includes Bath & Body Works, Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks, Menchie's, Starbucks, McDonald's. The strongest national co-tenancy in Fullerton.
1100 S. Harbor Boulevard (Harbor Boulevard at Orangethorpe Avenue)
Anchors / key tenants: Costco, Ross, AMC
Community center in south Fullerton at Harbor and Orangethorpe, managed by NewMark Merrill. Daily-needs and service retail oriented around resident frequency. The center had an Amazon Fresh, and Amazon announced in January 2026 that it would close all of its Amazon Fresh stores, so confirm the status of that box.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Fullerton rents. These are publicly visible grocery-anchored retail space businesses currently trading in the market.
Albertsons (Amerige Heights Town Center)
2291 W. Malvern Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92833
Albertsons lists this store as 'Gilbert & Malvern'. Regency Centers shows Albertsons in 57,560 sq ft of its 96,942 sq ft portion of Amerige Heights Town Center (1889-2291 W. Malvern), with Target on a separately owned parcel. Regency's inline tenants include Starbucks, Jamba, Jersey Mike's, Cold Stone Creamery, The UPS Store, Verizon Wireless, Mathnasium, Dookki and Kitch.
Albertsons N Placentia & Yorba Linda
1930 N. Placentia Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92831
Second Albertsons in the city per the Albertsons store locator, in northeast Fullerton. The center's name and owner were not confirmed.
Sprouts Farmers Market
1447 S. Harbor Boulevard, Fullerton, CA 92832
Per the Sprouts store page. On the same south Harbor Boulevard corridor as Fullerton Town Center (1100 S. Harbor). The center's name and owner were not confirmed.
Costco (Fullerton Town Center)
Fullerton Town Center, 1100 S. Harbor Boulevard, Fullerton, CA 92832
Shown as a tenant by NewMark Merrill, the center's manager, for the 249,019 sq ft center at Harbor Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue. The same tenant section shows Ross, AMC, Five Below, Panera Bread, Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out, The Habit and Taco Bell, and still shows an Amazon Fresh logo (see unverified).
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Zone first: Fullerton's code has no separate grocery line, so a grocer falls under 'Retail and service uses', which FMC 15.30.030.2 and 15.30.030.3 permit by right in G-C and C-3. The C-M list (15.30.030.4) does not include general retail, and 15.30.030(A) treats any unlisted use as not permitted unless the Director finds it similar to a listed one. A pharmacy counter is by right in G-C and C-3 and a CUP in O-P.
02
Beer and wine: FMC Chapter 15.31 covers on-site alcohol sales only, and the commercial use lists do not carry a separate line for off-site sales. Ask Planning in writing whether a grocer's off-sale license needs any city approval before assuming it does not.
03
Parking: Table 15.30.060(A) requires 1 space per 250 sq ft for commercial uses, so the 57,560 sq ft Albertsons at Amerige Heights carries a 231-space requirement on its own, and 15.30.060(D)(1) adds up every use on a site. Under 15.30.060(E), re-tenanting an existing building with a by-right use needs no added parking if the building is not expanded and the property has no open code enforcement case, which helps when backfilling a grocery box.
04
Fullerton Town Center: NewMark Merrill's page still shows an Amazon Fresh logo, but Amazon announced on January 27, 2026 that it would close all of its physical Amazon Fresh stores. Confirm with the manager whether that box is dark, re-leased or converting, since a closed Amazon Fresh would put a grocery-sized box back on the market in the city.
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Amerige Heights Town Center: Regency owns 96,942 sq ft, while Target, McDonald's, KFC and Islands are separate parcels on the site plan. Ask Regency for the Albertsons use restrictions and any reciprocal easement limits before proposing a food, pharmacy or specialty grocery use there.
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Exterior work: FMC 15.30.045 puts any proposed construction in a commercial zone through site plan review under Chapter 15.47, so a new storefront, pad or expansion for a grocer adds a city review step to the schedule.
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.