LBX Groundbreaking

LONG BEACH city officials and commercial real estate developers gathered on Feb. 14 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Long Beach Exchange (LBX), an airport-themed shopping center being built at the corner of Lakewood Boulevard and Carson Street in Douglas Park near Long Beach Airport. The shopping center will encompass approximately 266,000 square feet of stores, shops and restaurants on 26.5 acres. According to representatives of Burnham-Ward Properties and Burnham USA, tenants that have signed leases include Orchard Supply Hardware, Lowe’s, Whole Foods 365, T.J. Maxx and Nordstrom Rack. The project is expected to be completed by spring 2018.