"L.A.'s Westside is finally getting its first Ikea outpost. The furniture company known for its Swedish meatballs and blocky "Kallax" shelving units has found a home inside the old Helms Bakery complex in Culver City. The store, slated to open this spring, will be its 11th in California and is the company's first "city-center" store in Los Angeles. It will occupy a roughly 40,000-square-foot portion of a lot formerly used by L.A. luxury furniture retailer HD Buttercup, which went out of business last year,"
"Ikea chose to open a location in Culver City because residents "spend a significant amount of time commuting and are increasingly impacted by affordability challenges," spokesperson Briana Lehman said in a statement. "We're bringing the IKEA experience closer to where people live, work, socialize, and shop-just in a smaller footprint," Lehman said. The Helms building was chosen because it is a historic Los Angeles destination known for its restaurants and home furnishings businesses, Lehman said."
Ikea will open a roughly 40,000-square-foot city-center store in the Helms Bakery complex in Culver City this spring, marking its first Westside Los Angeles location and 11th in California. The space occupies part of a lot formerly used by HD Buttercup and preserves the Art Deco exterior of the historic building. The store follows Ikea's strategy of smaller urban footprints with showrooms tailored for local kitchens and bathrooms and will include a food court. The Helms complex already hosts other furniture retailers, and Ikea cited commuter time and affordability challenges as reasons for the location. Ikea U.S. reported $5.3 billion in 2025 sales, including $1.9 billion in e-commerce.
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