Backstory: The-900,000-square foot mall has been vacant for 25 years. Instead of attracting shoppers, the gutted mall in the ...

West Hollywood-based property development firm The Charles Company owns the Hawthorne mall property. The firm also owns ...

City officials have obtained a permanent injunction against the long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza, which has served as a ...

Hawthorne city leaders have obtained a court order against the owners of the long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, which requires action on the mall's redevelopment or demolition within one ...

A pedestrian passes Wednesday by the old Hawthorne Plaza in Hawthorne that has been closed for decades. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Hawthorne city officials are fed up with the owners of ...

Graffiti is scrawled on the walls. Light fixtures have been torn out. The roof is partially collapsed and code violations abound – from plumbing to electrical. Welcome to Hawthorne Plaza, an ...

Hawthorne city officials are fed up with the owners of long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza and have obtained a permanent court injunction requiring them to either redevelop or demolish it by August 2026. The ...

Hawthorne officials have obtained a permanent court injunction, requiring the owners of the long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza Mall to redevelop or demolish the property by the end of August of next year.