The Block at Orange, which has been adding a slew of outlet and off-price stores including next year’s opening of Nordstrom Rack, said Tuesday that it has renamed the shopping center to the Outlets at Orange.

“With the growing number of outlet brands already open and coming soon to this property, the new name better reflects our vision, which will offer long-term value to the tourism economy and the local market,” Gregg Goodman, president of the Mills, the Simon Property Group subsidiary that owns the Outlets at Orange, said in a statement.

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The new name has already been reflected in the center’s website. New signs will be going up in the next 60 to 90 days.

The outlet and off-price offering at The Outlets at Orange, originally built in 1998, includes Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Neiman Marcus Last Call Store, Calvin Klein, DKNY Company Store, Tommy Hilfiger Company Store, Perry Ellis and Original Penguin. Also, Esprit will open this fall.

The Outlets spans about 710,000 square feet. It has been approved by the city to expand up to 105,000 square feet. About 35,000 square feet of that expansion will be occupied by a Nordstrom Rack, which is slated to open in spring 2012.

The Outlets is also making it easier to get into the center. Currently, as drivers heading west on the 22 Freeway take The City Drive exit, they can only turn left or right on Metropolitan Drive. Now that a short road is paved, they will have the option to go straight as well to make it much more accessible to get into the center. The new road will be called Designer Drive and will be open within the next few weeks.

Also, renovated restrooms at The Outlets will be completed by 2012.

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