Malibu Lumber Yard is like a girl that used to be hot in high school, got strung out on meth after graduation, and has been sober and getting her life back together for the past few years. It still looks like a nice building, but most of the units are vacant, the common area is missing some of the nicer decorations it had in the past (e.g., fishtanks, plants, etc.), and there is hardly any foot traffic. Hopefully they bounce back and get some tenants that will breathe some new life into the place, but based on how many people left and didn't come back after the fires earlier this year and how slow the rest of the city is recovering, it could be a while before we see any real improvement here. read more

I give the Malibu Lumber Yard 4 stars... the 5th star I'm adding because it's beautiful, relaxing and adjacent to the Malibu Country Mart. I have never been to the Lumber Yard when it was busy or crowded, so it's a great spot to relax and chill for a bit. I like the outdoor aquariums. Very nice touch! I haven't shopped much here. Kitson always had cute, fun stuff but they are gone now. James Perse is cool and their shop is beautiful. I think many of the shops here are for women, so if you want ladies clothing with Malibu style, this would be a good spot. Café Habana. Excellent! The real reason to hit the Lumber Yard. For drinks or for a meal, I always enjoy this place. read more

I really like the LumberYard's awesome ambiance and enjoyable feel. However, it's really painful to see business after business close. The latest casualty was a really great J Crew store where service was impeccable. This leaves a huge gap between Havana--a great Cuban-inspired restaurant and James Perse. Most of the downstairs is now empty and these 2 outlets may be the only originals left. It seems to me, the ownership should recognize leases are too high based on traffic. Make the leases reasonable and drive people back to what was a really great retail venue. read more

Fun addition to the area! While there are not many stores, I love pretty much every single one which is rare. Usually there will only be a store or two in any other area that I like but here I can stroll through the area and find great things everywhere! Well maintained, tons of seating, and prices are not as bad as you would think given the area. Service is super nice at all the stores too, so glad I stopped by! read more

Malibu Lumber Yard - Shopping Centers Near Me - Malibu, California

Not a huge shopping center, just a good small selection of shops. Go shopping, grab a bite to eat at Cafe Habana and then get some desserts at Crumbs Cupcakes and Chocolate Box Cafe. read more

Great place , protected from wind , beautiful setting, cool stores , comfortable seating area. I do feel sorry for the fishes in the aquariums . read more

Malibu Lumber Yard - Shopping Centers Near Me - Malibu, California

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Love to visit when my best friend is here from France. We enjoy the laid back Malibu vibe and the cool shops! Great sandwich shop here too! read more

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I was looking forward to experiencing this shopping area, however it took less than an hour and beyond the fact of the coolest, smallest Jcrew I have ever meandered through or the purchase of some delicious mini cupcakes from Crumbs I was perplexed on the hype over this place. It is a cool little stop if you have an hour, otherwise much better places to go and experience. read more

About 10 years ago the place was full. Now there's almost nothing left at all. It's too closed off or hard to find or something. There's a flaw in the layout. It's a beautifully designed area and there's construction going on in the courtyard at the moment but almost no shopping at all. read more

Wood hasn't cost this much since the great depression. A $$$ lumber yard?? hahaha, must be Malibu. Ya feel me? read more

Wait, this is the Country Mart, isn't it? No, it's over there. Across the street. Sort of.... The Lumber Yard doesn't have a Home Depot or Lowe's. Just a Kitson instead along with a few other shops and restaurant. Best thing is the have a branch of Crumbs Cupcakes and Chocolate Box Cafe. For fashion, a guy isn't going to find much here beyond the tacky Kitson although James Perse is pretty nice. They had a food truck outside as well albeit it was Pressed Juices while I was there and so I guess it's really a juice truck. Still decent, overpriced shopping center save for the uber-tacky Kitson. read more

Save outlet mall purchases for another day; enjoy boutique shopping, a nice Italian restaurant, and an awesome beach-side environment here in Malibu. Ping pong is 'on' outside the James Perse shop, right by the hanger-like Maxfield (JP's dad). Just take PCH up past Pepperdine and follow all the Range Rovers to Malibu's Lumber Yard/Country Mart complex for plenty of free parking. Farmers market on Sunday for those gluten-free dog bones you cannot purchase elsewhere. A hit! read more

Love the look of this place! However, the hype about this wonderful, awesome new mall in Malibu was misleading. My hubby and I were ready to spend a couple hours shopping around and checking out the architecture of the mall only come to find out that it is TINY. It's not necessarily a bad thing that it is small; but I feel that you should know before you get too excited. The Lumberyard has a very relaxing feel to it and it just calls out to you to sit down and relax in their extra comfy chairs all throughout. We enjoyed a nice conversation up at the top deck with the sun shining down on us. There was a gelato place that looked delicious and a cupcakery, Crumbs, that had some delicious cupcakes. It is like a doughnut shop but for cupcakes! We loved it. Definitely check this place out if you are in town -- but don't travel to Malibu just to see it. read more

Not sure what all the fuss is about. It's interesting and has some cool stores, but it's not WOW or anything. The aquarium is small and I actually walked right by before I noticed it. The James Perse store is probably the most interesting thing here. The bathrooms are totally gross and there were little girls running around barefoot in there. Gross! read more

OK, I have a new favorite shopping center. It is architecturally inspiring---designed around a central courtyard with picnic tables and lounge chairs. Today there was a outdoor bar b que going on, but we had Crumb's cupcakes for lunch instead. There are just a few shops here--but they are fabulous--Alice + Olivia, Theory, James Perse and Maxfield. There's Juicy and Ron Herman and Madison nearby as well. There's a ping pong table too in case your boyfriend loses his shopping enthusiasm... This is a really relaxing, fun and vacationy place to shop. read more

Very fun day. We walked around the beautiful plaza after driving up the coast in our convertible. We had lunch at Tony's Taverna. We haven't been their in over 10 years, but used to be regulars. Layla made our visit even more eventful. The Peasant salad chopped was delicious. We shared calamari and a couple of dips. The food was as well remembered, fabulous. A Tito Mule boosted the whole event too. read more

This is a cute LITTLE shopping center with essentials such as James Perse, Intermix, La Perla, Maxfield, Alice + Olivia, Crumbs... The vibe here is the complete opposite of The Grove. And I mean that in a good way. While The Grove is a shopping center that is almost always overcrowded and well honestly not such a good place to actually shop, MLY is more upscale, next to the ocean, has some quality shops and is right across the street form the malibu country mart. If you're going to be in "The Bu" stop by the lumberyard, but dont make a trip just to come shop here its TINY and any shopaholic will tear through this place in 45 mins flat. read more

My number one favorite shopping mall. Love the wood deck, fresh ocean air, and nice sophisticated atmosphere of the mall. If you're a girl you'll mostly feel like you wish you had more money. They have super hip boutiques like intermix, madison which always have good selections for clothes/shoes and accessories, and usually they're kind of pricey!! Well I still go there and shop though. There are good restaurants which I really love too. Always good to be back to this mall. read more

Yay! This is a cute little shopping area, rather small, but cool and fun. There's a tiny little aquarium and a ping pong table to keep kids occupied while you shop (if you need that relief) and a few seating areas and some comfy chairs outside of James Perse if you need to relax. read more

A pretty cool little development with a bunch of great retail, plus some super cool seatings areas which are accented by huge saltwater fish tanks. There is also a ping pong table outside of the awesome James Perse store (and that store has beach cruisers out front too...dont know what the story is there, but I was tempted to borrow one!). If you are lucky enough to be able to sit out there with a cocktail, you might want to hang out a while...its a nice little spot...and if you are bored, well the country mart is a hop, skip and a jump away! read more

On Thursday evenings at the Lumber Yard they have a variety of things going on - went to a very cool party last nite upstairs hosted by Debbie Frank, amazing art show, vino and stella - BTW if you came to buy the art or anything else at the Lumber Yard you must either be very wealthy or very wealthy, upside is - costs nothing to soak up the design, people and space - worth the drive out to Malibu - cheers read more

Great Lil' place to meet with the girls, have lunch and have a stylist dress you...what more could you ask for... oh yes... no large crowds of people just personal service. read more

Wow! I love this new addition to the Cross Creek shopping area. There are some great shops and architecturally, it is just cool! 3 giant saltwater fish tank tubes are in the sitting common areas. So cool to look at! Lots of free parking. LUV IT! read more

First time to visit Malibu. I was shocked at the lack of trinkets shops. I love to buy trinkets for the employees I supervise but was not able to find anything. The shops are unique. The place we ate was sub-par, service was delivered by a very arrogant waiter and then to top it all off I got food poisoning. Over all sad about the lack of shopping and tourist knickknack opportunity. read more

Jim and Steven: You rule! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! All the best, 3P

i like the vibe here...its cool and layed back with just enough attitude not to make it pretentious! the shops are cool, Maxfield, Kitson, Intermix, James Perse...and this great little cupcake place! they have this nice courtyard to chill and a ping pong table...definately not the "disney" grove! read more

its nice to have a local lumber yard in town. so we don't need to go all the way to HD in the VAL! Good service and good selection

Considering there aren't that many places in Malibu to chill with character this place is pretty good. It is small and I can see during the summer months it is probably really crowded and hard to find seating. With little kids there are some stores you can shop and walk out with expensive useless toys or just plop them in front of the small aquarium (small). They can run around...there are a lot of dogs so if your kids are afraid of them maybe you don't let them run. Next door is the Country Mart area....where there is a nice kids playground in the middle. Park there or here and just walk. read more

Great shopping area if you want to lounge a bit more in Malibu. Lots of comfy chairs and chaises. Only have a few (high end) stores so if you want to do some serious shopping -- you might want to check out other malls! Will have to try Cafe Habana next visit! read more

This place has California charm. And not old outdated charm like the country mart. The architecture is inspiring. The lower level shops are high quality. The upper level needs better leasing but this should come. It is much more adult focused - no big kids play areas. The retailers are high quality to fit the locals and tourist. I hope it can expand in the future because more of it would be great. read more

This is such a great little addition to the Malibu shopping area. I love that the J Crew has a childrens boutique, and that their merchandise has been streamlined to cater to the Malibu lifestyle. Lots of swim and cover ups, sandals, sporty light clothes and feather weight cashmere. Very beachy. No mens stuff however, so that's sort of a bummer. Of course the crumbs is ever popular, and quite good. We had some great coffee and hot cocoa with our cupcakes as we watched the tropical fish swim around in their LED tanks. The Tory Burch shop was a fun little capsule group from her collections. Very Malibu as well. One store that didn't seem to fit was La Perla. It just seemd out of place, and the shop didn't seem to match the product. The Lumber Yard is a Small venue, but it's oh so close to other shopping on Cross Creek...Juicy, Ralph Lauren, Chrome Hearts, and other little gems await. read more

this place its soo cool! i love it ! always take my lunch at cafe havanna! love the fish tanks columns!