Huntington Beach / Coastal Orange County
A working brief on where showroom retail space actually fits in Huntington Beach — corridor patterns, centers worth touring, and what to diligence before signing.
Population
193,171
Median HHI
$120,919
Median age
45.2
Homeownership
55.4%
Primary retail corridors
Beach Boulevard · Pacific Coast Highway · Main Street · Edinger Avenue · Adams Avenue · Warner Avenue
Specific shopping centers in Huntington Beach that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
21010 Pacific Coast Highway
Anchors / key tenants: oceanfront mixed-use lifestyle center
Oceanfront mixed-use center across PCH from the pier. Boutique shopping, full-service and casual dining, and a weekend farmer's market. The premium visitor-and-resident destination in HB.
7777 Edinger Avenue
Anchors / key tenants: Whole Foods, Costco, Kohl's, REI, Ulta Beauty, The Cheesecake Factory
Size: 853,000 SF
PGIM-owned regional center, ≈96.8% leased. Whole Foods anchors the grocery; Costco holds a ground lease. Recent reuse: Staples closed in early 2023 and was redeveloped into Ulta Beauty. Mixed-use Residences component adds steady weekday foot traffic.
Main Street between PCH and Orange Avenue
Anchors / key tenants: walkable beach-town dining, nightlife, and surf retail
The pier-to-Main pedestrian core. Strong visitor evening pattern, surf/lifestyle retail, casual dining, and nightlife. Less suited for appointment-based services; better for high-frequency food and lifestyle.
Beach Boulevard / Edinger Avenue
Anchors / key tenants: big-box, automotive, and value-tier retail corridor
Heavy traffic-count corridor with big-box, value, automotive, and casual restaurant pattern. Daily-needs and service-retail leasing here looks very different than Pacific City or Main Street.