Regions West | Los Angeles
Dodgers Announce Stadium Improvement Plan
April 24, 2008

The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced a stadium improvement plan. The improvements are anticipated to be completed by Opening Day of the 2012 season. The architecture and planning firms of Johnson Fain and HKS lead the development team. The main features of the plan include: Dodger Way, a tree-lined entrance will lead to grand plaza that connects to a promenade with restaurants, shops and the Dodger Experience museum; Green Necklace, a street setting of Dodger Way that will link to a perimeter around Dodger Stadium, enabling fans to walk around the park, outdoors yet inside the stadium gates. This will transform acres of parking lots into a landscaped outdoor walkway connecting the plaza and promenade to the rest of the ballpark; Top of the Park, a large scale outdoor plaza featuring breathtaking 360 degree views spanning the downtown skyline and Santa Monica Bay, the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains, and the Dodger Stadium diamond.

 
Recent Los Angeles Headlines
New Studio to Be Built Near Hollywood
May 15, 2008
The United States' largest independent movie studio, a $125 million facility, is slated to break ground in April, 2009, with a projected 18-month construction period, Commonwealth Studios has announced.
Pair of SoCal Hotels Trade for $80M
May 14, 2008
R.D. Olson Development has sold two hotels in Southern California to Apple REIT 8 for a combined $80 million.
NorthMarq Arranges $49M Mortgage for Point Niguel
May 13, 2008
Michael Elmore of NorthMarq Capital, Inc.’s Los Angeles Regional office, arranged first mortgage financing of $49 million for Point Niguel, a 324-unit multi-family complex, located in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
William Morris HQ $188M Financing Deal Paves Way for New William Morris HQ in Beverly Hills
May 12, 2008
A joint venture involving New York City-based George Comfort & Sons Inc. and Morgan Stanley Real Estate's Prime Property Fund, have secured $188 million in refinancing for an existing office structure and construction funding for the development of a new office and retail building in Beverly Hills.
Meruelo Maddux Battles Financial Woes
May 12, 2008
Ahead of releasing its first quarter 2008 financial results after the market closes tomorrow, Downtown Los Angeles landlord Meruelo Maddux Properties Inc. has been taking steps to battle debt woes and a depressed stock price.