According to Regency Centers, the property manager for Point Loma Plaza, there is "great daytime traffic with accessibility from I-5, I-8 and major intersection of Rosecrans St and Midway Dr." Also, a "coastal location with strong anchors and a balanced mix of service-oriented and food merchants." The Midway Dr. Von's is a popular and busy place here at the Plaza--with a Starbucks located inside. The 24-hour Fitness Center is one of the busier ones and Sports Chalet does a brisk business.
The mix of tenants is good. There is a Chase Bank in the corner next to a convenient Fed Ex store. The Food Court pad in the middle of the Plaza has lost a few businesses lately. The Greek restaurant is closed and so is the cute little Smoothie store that did not last too long. But the Pizza place and Malt Shop seems to be doing great. Now that there is a full-time security guard roaming around protecting the shopping center, the homeless and vagrants do not hang out so much begging.
Plenty of parking, although the spaces are tight. It's always advisable to drive slowly through here because fender benders are common. Particularly troublesome are the spots right in front of Joanne's and Empire Beauty--backing up is tricky when it is busy there. Recently, Spirit just had their seasonal Halloween store open there and that one seemed to do well also.
I had to deduct 1 Yelp Star due to lack of bicycle racks. Before my own bike got stolen at my apartment complex in August, I would ride to Point Loma Plaza a lot to shop. But I would have to lock the bike up to the shopping cart storage areas in the parking lot. It would be much better to place some bike racks near the Von's store and 24-Hour Fitness & have that security guard keep a good eye on them. read more