 Westfield America, Inc., a precursor to Westfield Group, acquired the shopping center in 1998, and renamed it Westfield Shoppingtown Parkway, but dropped the "Shoppingtown" part of the name in June 2005.In 2013, Starwood Retail Partners obtained the mall, renaming the mall to its current name, Parkway Plaza.Parkway Plaza was the second indoor shopping center to be built in San Diego County, opening in the early 1970s, shortly after Plaza Camino Real in Carlsbad.