Tustin / Central Orange County
The El Camino Real frontage on the Tustin side of The Market Place is the city's home furnishings cluster, with Ethan Allen, Natuzzi Editions, Sit 'n Sleep, Best Buy and The Home Depot, and the Irvine side of the same center adds Mathis Home, Mattress Firm and World Market. The District at Tustin Legacy carries Lowe's and T.J. Maxx/HomeGoods if you want big-box home traffic. Vehicle showrooms concentrate at the Tustin Auto Center on Auto Center Drive, where the Hyundai, Mazda and Kia stores sit side by side. Irvine Company leases The Market Place and Vestar manages The District, so a showroom user can talk to one landlord about several possible spaces.
Population
78,981
Median HHI
$112,503
Median age
37.5
Homeownership
48.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Jamboree Road · Barranca Parkway · Newport Avenue · Red Hill Avenue · El Camino Real · Irvine Boulevard
Specific shopping centers in Tustin that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
2201–2895 Park Avenue
Anchors / key tenants: Whole Foods Market, Costco, Target, Lowe's
Size: 1,000,000 SF
Vestar's million-SF lifestyle center at Barranca/Jamboree — pulls from Tustin, Irvine, and the OC Great Park edge. Recent leasing: Jini Mini, Café 86, Activate Games, and Le Macaron. The mix also includes Nothing Bundt Cakes and Pinot's Palette.
El Camino Real, Tustin, at I-5 and Jamboree Road
Anchors / key tenants: Target, The Home Depot, Nordstrom Rack, REI
Size: 1,406,215 SF
Irvine Company's open-air regional center at I-5 and Jamboree Road, once called Tustin Market Place. It straddles Tustin and Irvine: El Camino Real addresses are in Tustin and Jamboree Road addresses are in Irvine, so confirm which city's code applies to a suite.
El Camino Real / D Street area
Anchors / key tenants: historic downtown small-format retail and dining
Walkable historic core with chef-driven dining, antiques, boutique service retail, and visitor traffic from the city's heritage events.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Tustin rents. These are publicly visible showroom retail space businesses currently trading in the market.
Ethan Allen (The Market Place)
2996 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92782
Furniture and design showroom on the Tustin side of Irvine Company's The Market Place, per the Irvine Company store page.
Natuzzi Editions (The Market Place)
2862 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92782
Upholstery and furniture showroom on the same El Camino Real frontage.
Sit 'n Sleep (The Market Place)
2802 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92782
Mattress showroom. The Irvine side of the same center adds Mattress Firm (13680 Jamboree Road), Mathis Home (13300 Jamboree Road), World Market and Barbeques Galore, all with Irvine addresses.
The Home Depot (The Market Place)
2782 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92782
Home improvement anchor on the Tustin side of The Market Place. Best Buy is nearby at 2982 El Camino Real.
Lowe's (The District at Tustin Legacy)
2500 Park Avenue, Tustin, CA 92782
Store 2605 on Lowe's own California list, with a garden center. The District's directory also lists T.J. Maxx/HomeGoods.
Tustin Auto Center dealers: Tustin Hyundai, Tustin Mazda, Tustin Kia
16, 28A and 28B Auto Center Drive, Tustin, CA 92782
Addresses from each dealer's own website. Kidder Mathews' Q2 2026 Orange County retail report lists a sale of Tustin Auto Center property (9,985 sq ft, Parkcenter Area submarket) for $26,725,500, about $2,677 per sq ft, from Tuttle Click Automotive Group to Gee Automotive Companies.
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Use: Tustin City Code Section 9232(a)(1) permits appliance stores (including repairs), furniture sales (new, used or consignment), household goods and furnishings, hardware stores and paint and wallpaper supplies by right in the C1 district when conducted inside a building. Section 9233(a)(3) adds electronics stores and furniture consignment in C2, and CG permits everything C2 does (Section 9235(b)(1)).
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Parking is lighter for furniture: Section 9263 Table 1 parks appliance, furniture and bulk good stores at 1 space per 500 sq ft, half the 1 per 250 sq ft rate for general merchandise. A 12,000 sq ft furniture showroom needs 24 stalls instead of 48. Building materials and hardware stores are 1 per 250 sq ft of indoor display plus 1 per 1,000 sq ft of outdoor display. Inside a Large Retail Center (30,000 sq ft or more), the table sets 4.5 per 1,000 sq ft, so ask which standard the landlord's approvals use.
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Outdoor display: Section 9232(c)(1) says no permitted use in C1 may maintain outside storage or work areas, and Section 9271(ff) requires uses to operate inside a completely enclosed building unless specifically permitted and screened. Patio furniture, grill or spa retailers should get sidewalk display approved in writing.
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Vehicles: the commercial district text we read lists automotive and vehicle sales lots (used or pre-owned) only as a conditional use in C2 (Section 9233(b)(4)), and does not list new-car sales or an indoor EV gallery. Ask the Community Development Department how a gallery-style EV showroom in a shopping center would be classified before you sign, and what district and approvals govern the Tustin Auto Center.
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Big boxes in CG: building supply is a conditional use in CG (Section 9235(c)(3)), and any permitted use on more than five acres of total parcel space needs a CUP (Section 9235(c)(2)).
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The Market Place straddles Tustin and Irvine, and Irvine Company lists it at 1,406,215 sq ft. In the store pages we read, every El Camino Real address was in Tustin and every Jamboree Road address was in Irvine, so the zoning code, business license and plan check all depend on which side of the center your space is on.
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.