
On May 31, 2020, amidst the George Floyd protests, several stores at the center were looted. In mid-2020, Neiman Marcus announced it would close its Walnut Creek store as part of a bankruptcy filing. Neiman Marcus closed in January of 2021, and the building sat vacant until the following year when Crate & Barrel temporarily moved into the space. The former Crate & Barrel store would then be converted to Pinstripes, a hybrid restaurant/bowling alley entertainment concept, scheduled to open in 2023.^ "Broadway Plaza Leasing Brochure" (PDF).


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