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Westfield/Century City has released the
Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for its Century
City mall expansion.
The name of the project is the "New
Century Plan."
It seeks to add 330,000 square feet to
the mall, tear down two office buildings and construct a 40
story residential tower.
Past articles:
Westfield is
continuing its aggressive search for supporters of its mall expansion
project. Signature
gatherers were out in force telling people about the project and asking
them to sign in support.
The signature gatherers are telling people that the
project will reduce traffic in the area.
This is before Westfield has released its environmental impact
report which would allow the public and homeowners associations to
validate that claim.
The project will:
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Add over 300,000
square feet of retail to the mall.
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Replace 7-story
1930 Century Park West with a parking structure.
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Replace 14-story
1901 Avenue of the Stars with a 40-story mixed-use structure with 4
stories of retail and 37 stories of residential including 267 high-end
condominiums.
The signature
gatherers are employed by Burnside & Associates, the same firm that was
cold-calling community members a few months back.
Westfield, through Burnside, has 3-6 people walking
the area seeking support for its project.
November 29, 2007
Westfield held a walking tour for their upcoming
development project in Century City on November 29, 2007.
Westfield has indicated that they will extend their comment
period to take into account the holidays. In addition,
they apologized for any outreach misunderstandings that may
have occurred.
Community members, including several HOA presidents,
posed questions concerning traffic that will be generated by
the proposed project.
Westfield reps also discussed the "greening of Century
City" concept.
(full article)
Also:
Harpers
Restaurant Closes at Westfield Century City Mall
Also:
Reuters: AMC Theater in Century City to get IMAX screen in
2008
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