Located in north Laguna Hills, Moulton Plaza is in an ideal location surrounded by an area that is densely populated both in terms of residents and daytime employees. The center has over 349,000 in its daytime population and approx. 115,383 households in a 5-mile radius which will only increase with the newly approved residential developments planned in the immediate vicinity of the shopping center.
This includes neighborhoods like Laguna Woods Village, which is Southern California’s premier active lifestyle community for people 55 and better, and has 18,500 residents alone. Within 1-mile of Moulton Plaza are a large number of business parks such as Laguna Hills Business Park, Lakeside Business Center, HERE, Moulton Park Place, and more that total at over 3 million square feet. Although the area is heavily trafficked with over 43,824 cars per day on Moulton Parkway, approx. 7,000 cars per day on Ridge Route Drive, and 10,030 cars per day on Santa Maria Avenue it is still very easily accessible and connected to the region. Public transit options abound with bus route 90 on OCTA having a stop directly in front of Moulton Plaza and offering connections to Irvine Station which services the Inland Empire-OC, Orange County, and Pacific Surfliner train lines. For drivers, it is only 7 minutes to the ramps for I-5, 10 minutes to I-405, and 15 minutes to Laguna Beach.
The local trade-area supports a wide variety of retail businesses and located only 10 minutes away is Irvine Spectrum Center, one of the most popular entertainment destinations in Southern California, featuring many national brands like Nordstrom and Sephora, and dining and entertainment options including a movie theater. Other major retailers nearby include The Home Depot, Trader Joe’s, Marshalls, ALDI, and Dollar Tree. Moulton Plaza itself has a unique mix of tenants from restaurant space to office, anchored by highly trafficked Savers. Other tenants include Classic Chinese, Polly’s Pies Restaurant & Bakery, and various personal and business services such as salons, insurance, and financial services. The center has access to three different streets with various signage options on each, Ridge Route Drive to the north, Moulton Parkway to the east, and Santa Maria Avenue to the south.