Westfield Southcenter

Westfield Southcenter is a 1,630,000 square foot super-regional mall in Tukwila, Washington, operated by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and designated as a flagship asset in the company’s US portfolio. The largest enclosed shopping center in Washington State, it serves as the primary retail destination for the South Seattle corridor and draws from across King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.

Tukwila sits at the intersection of I-5 and I-405, placing the property at the convergence of the region’s freeway network within 15 minutes of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The trade area draws from the densely populated communities stretching from Renton and Kent through Federal Way and into Tacoma, as well as from the Pacific Northwest’s significant Asian-American population base concentrated across the south suburban corridor. That demographic profile shapes the property’s tenant and dining mix in ways that distinguish it from other regional malls in the market.

Anchored by Nordstrom, Macy’s, and JCPenney, the retail component covers the full spectrum of department store demand. Seafood City Marketplace, a large-format Filipino and Asian grocery concept, functions as a traffic anchor in its own right, driving regular destination visits from across the region that most enclosed malls cannot generate through retail alone. Round1 Bowling and Arcade and AMC Theatres anchor the entertainment component, sustaining evening traffic across the week. The former Sears anchor, which closed in December 2024 as the last remaining location in Washington State, is currently in redevelopment. The dining program is a material competitive differentiator: Din Tai Fung, The Cheesecake Factory, Duke’s Seafood, Joey Southcenter, and Marugame Udon establish a restaurant row with sustained demand independent of the shopping visit.

For brands evaluating the greater Seattle suburban market, Westfield Southcenter is the dominant enclosed retail asset south of the city with the scale, anchor depth, and demonstrated cross-category traffic to support sustained performance. URW’s flagship designation ensures continued capital investment, and the property’s unique combination of conventional anchors, an ethnic grocery destination, and a high-volume dining cluster positions it as one of the more resilient super-regional assets in the Pacific Northwest.