Southwest: The Boulevards at South Bay
Southwest: The Boulevards at South Bay
| LOCATION: | Located at the former CalCompact Landfill site at 20400 Main Street. Carson, Calif. | |
| SIZE: | 168 acres. | |
| SITE BACKGROUND: | The developers, LNR Property Corp. and Hopkins Real Estate Group, plan to develop the site into 1.25 million square feet of retail shops, up to 1,500 For-Sale and For-Rent residential units, and more than 70,000 square feet of sit-down and quick-service dining options. In addition, plans include up to 300 hotel rooms, a 16-screen cinema and other family entertainment venues. Project is expected to produce more than 4,500 construction jobs and 2,500 permanent jobs. In all, there are approximately $40 million planned for public infrastructure and freeway improvements in connection with the project. The most notable improvements include modifying the Avalon Boulevard off-ramp from Interstate 405 to service the facility, widening intersections and roadways and increasing signal lights surrounding the site. | |
| FEATURES: | Initially referred to as Carson Marketplace, the site encompasses two parcels: the 157-acre former landfill parcel and an adjacent 11-acre, non-landfill parcel. | |
| PROJECT TEAM: | LNR Property Corp., Commercial Property Group, Newport Beach, Calif.; Irvine, Calif.-based Hopkins Real Estate Group, which focuses on acquisition, leasing, development and redevelopment of major retail properties in urban in-fill and redevelopment areas; and Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services. | |
| SYNOPSIS: | Innovative technologies within the last several years have been developed to transform formally unusable land to safe, buildable land that has helped revitalize many communities. | |
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