{"id":83749,"date":"2025-12-06T04:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T04:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/83749\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T04:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T04:29:07","slug":"fresnos-fashion-fair-plans-major-2026-renovation-to-refresh-shopping-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/83749\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno&#8217;s Fashion Fair Plans Major 2026 Renovation To Refresh Shopping Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fashion Fair Mall will begin a sweeping, multi-year renovation in late spring 2026, a project aimed at transforming the mid-city retail anchor with a revitalized Outdoor Village, upgraded entrances, and center-wide improvements, the mall announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The project, part of a broader reinvestment strategy by owner Macerich, includes new landscaping, modern seating areas, enhanced lighting, updated flooring and remodeled restrooms.<\/p>\n<p>The reimagined Outdoor Village is designed to elevate the guest experience and strengthen Fashion Fair\u2019s role as a central gathering place for shopping, dining and family activities, the mall explained.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222331 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A-rendering-of-the-Outdoor-Village-that-will-start-construction-in-late-spring-2026-at-Fashion-Fair-.jpeg\" alt=\"A rendering of the Outdoor Village that will start construction in late spring 2026 at Fashion Fair Mall. (Fashion Fair Mall)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>A rendering of the Outdoor Village that will start construction in late spring 2026 at Fashion Fair Mall. (Fashion Fair Mall)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis renovation is more than a facelift for the shopping center. It\u2019s a reflection of our ongoing commitment to the Fresno community,\u201d General Manager Joey Elliot said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re creating a space that\u2019s not only beautiful, but also functional, welcoming and full of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The upgrades build on recent changes such as refreshed interior paint and lighting, the opening of Explorer\u2019s Edge children\u2019s play area, and a redesigned Santa set for holiday visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Construction is expected to continue through 2028, and officials said retailers and restaurants will remain open with minimal disruption as the center evolves \u201cwith its guests in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0\u00a0on social media. Got a tip? Send an\u00a0.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fashion Fair Mall will begin a sweeping, multi-year renovation in late spring 2026, a project aimed at transforming&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-83749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}