On Thursday morning, October 15, the corner of Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars changes sides. The north sidewalk along Constellation, closed for weeks between Avenue of the Stars and the Westfield ADA ramp, is scheduled to reopen. The south sidewalk is scheduled to close the same day, from Avenue of the Stars to Solar Way, along with the west side of Avenue of the Stars down to the Fairmont valet driveway.
Metro expects the new closure to last through January 15, 2027. That window covers all of the holiday season at Westfield Century City: trick-or-treating on October 31, the Holiday Village opening November 21 and the final snowfall performance on December 27. For anyone walking to the mall from the towers and the hotel south of Constellation, the work zone sets the route this year.
What Changes at the Corner This Week
Metro's October 2026 look-ahead for the Century City station lays out the switch in detail. It moves from the north side of the station box to the south side, where crews will build the remaining station appendages.
- North Constellation sidewalk: anticipated to reopen after October 14, once the current closure from Avenue of the Stars to the Westfield ADA ramp ends.
- South Constellation sidewalk: closed from the corner of Avenue of the Stars to Solar Way, October 15 through January 15.
- West side of Avenue of the Stars: closed from Constellation to the Fairmont Hotel valet driveway for the same period.
- Walking from the Fairmont: pedestrians heading to Constellation are detoured south to Olympic Boulevard.
- Southbound Avenue of the Stars: reduced by two lanes starting at Constellation.
- Work hours: Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
The driving picture this week has a separate cause. A waterline replacement on southbound Avenue of the Stars has closed that direction at Constellation, with the U-turn to northbound kept open. Left turns from westbound Constellation onto Avenue of the Stars and right turns from eastbound Constellation are also closed. The look-ahead expects that work to finish by October 15. Metro's separate waterline notice gives October 16, one day later. Metro notes that all of these dates are subject to change. Earlier reporting in Beverly Press had the north sidewalk closure running into November, so the schedule has already moved once this fall.
The Season, Laid Over the Work Zone
Here is the Westfield calendar set against the same weeks at the corner. Nearly every event on Westfield's list falls after the south-side closure starts on October 15.
| Dates | At Westfield Century City | At Constellation and Avenue of the Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 13–19 | Dyson experience | North sidewalk closure scheduled to end Oct. 14; south closure begins Oct. 15 |
| Oct. 16–18 | On store opening weekend; YSL Beauty pop-up at The Oasis | South sidewalk and west Avenue of the Stars sidewalk closed |
| Oct. 19–Nov. 1 | Studs "Magic Ear Ball" promotion | Closure continues |
| Oct. 31 | Trick-or-treating, 4–8 p.m. | Closure continues; Saturday, outside weekday work hours |
| Nov. 21 | Holiday Village opens | Closure continues |
| Nov. 21–Dec. 27 | Holiday performances and snowfall | Closure continues |
| Dec. 2 and 9 | Santa Paws photos | Closure continues; both are Wednesdays, inside weekday work hours |
| Through Dec. 28 | Holiday market shops open | Closure continues |
| Jan. 15, 2027 | Anticipated final day of south-side closure |
A few details on these events change the plan for a visit. Westfield's trick-or-treating page says participating retailers are marked with a ghost in the window. The YSL Beauty pop-up offers complimentary bottle engraving on October 16 and 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. On's opening weekend includes a Saturday morning movement session on October 17 and coffee on Sunday, although its page still calls the store "coming soon."
From November 21, the Holiday Village brings Santa's North Pole Adventure, a holiday market and Blitzen's Bar. The performance and snowfall page, which dates its run from November 21 to December 27, 2026, lists performances Thursday through Sunday and daily snowfall at noon, 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. The 8 p.m. snowfall is also when Metro's weeknight shift begins. Santa Paws on December 2 and 9 is the only time pets are allowed at that experience, even though the center is otherwise dog-friendly. Westfield has not announced a separate 2026 tree lighting or an ice rink. Its holiday hub starts the season with the Village on November 21.
The New Dinner Reservation Upstairs
The best new reason to make the walk opened three weeks before the sidewalk switch. Eater LA reported that Rumi's Kitchen opened at Westfield Century City on Wednesday, September 23. It is the West Coast debut of the Persian restaurant chef Ali Mesghali founded in Atlanta in 2006. As Eater tells it, the opening brings Mesghali back to the city where he arrived from Esfahan at age 11 and first cooked at Persian restaurants. The group now runs three restaurants in Georgia, one in Washington, D.C., and one in Houston.
The Century City room seats 310. It has an open kitchen cooking over coals, landscape murals by Dean Barger Studios, black stone tables and chandeliers modeled on raw freshwater pearls. Maryam Tabassian, the restaurant's director of design, worked with Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry and drew on the idea of a Persian home in California.
Eater singled out these dishes from the menu:
- Shish kebab made with wagyu zabuton, and Chilean sea bass marinated in charred onion and saffron
- A full section of stews, including gormeh sabzi, gheymeh and duck fesenjoon with pomegranate and walnuts
- Platters for three to four, including lamb neck shawarma, pomegranate short rib and wagyu tri-tip
- Doogh served sparkling or still, alongside a cocktail list led by Julian Goglia
Rumi's is on Level 2 at 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2010. It is open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reservations are available through the restaurant's site and OpenTable. A weekday dinner starting at 7 lets out close to 8 p.m., when Metro's night shift starts on the south side of Constellation. Walking out toward Santa Monica Boulevard keeps the trip home away from the closed sidewalk.
Where the Fairmont Detour Leads
The south-side closure changes the most for anyone walking north from Olympic Boulevard or from the Fairmont. Under the October look-ahead, people on foot from the hotel do not reach Constellation directly. They are routed south to Olympic first. When the north sidewalk reopens, it becomes the main walking edge of the station block again, with access kept to the Westfield and 1999 Avenue of the Stars driveways.
Underground, Metro describes 24-hour work on the station interior and roof structures beneath Constellation, Monday through Saturday. Backfill above the finished concrete is also underway and calls for intermittent nighttime closures. The staging yards at 1940, 1950, 2010 and 2040 Century Park East stay active behind their sound walls. Saturday is part of that underground schedule, so holiday weekends will not be fully quiet even when the street crews are off.
What the Work Is Building Toward
The disruption has an end date. The D Line's first extension, to Wilshire/La Cienega, opened May 8, 2026. Metro's September 2026 schedule forecasts Section 2, with the Century City and Beverly Dr stations, for Spring 2027. It has not named a specific day. Metro's plans put the Century City entrance at the northeast corner of Constellation and Avenue of the Stars: a single ADA-compliant plaza with stairs, escalators and elevators. That is the same corner where the sidewalks switch sides this week.
Inside the mall, the new arrivals are lined up past the holidays. Local retail reporter Toddrick Allen reports that IJ Sushi Burrito is headed to the food court with a winter opening target. His earlier posts name Hey Tea for the second floor and Pura Vida Miami for the first floor, neither with an opening date yet. Metro's current schedule has the south sidewalk on Constellation closed through January 15, 2027, which puts its reopening months ahead of the station's spring opening.
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