$1B Television City Revamp Approved
The Los Angeles City Council has approved a $1-billion plan to modernize and expand the Television City complex in the Fairfax neighborhood.
Situated on a 25-acre site at 7800 Beverly Boulevard, this iconic production facility is set to gain approximately 980,000 square feet of new office and production space under the plan by Hackman Capital Partners.
The design team, led by Foster + Partners, includes Rios for landscape design and Adamson & Associates. The updated campus will feature commercial and other active spaces along Beverly Boulevard to the north and Fairfax Avenue to the west, revitalizing the area’s exterior.
Recent modifications to the design have lowered the heights of buildings along the perimeter, ensuring that sightlines to historic structures at the center of the property are preserved.
The project will also deliver an estimated $6.4 million in public benefits, including funding for a traffic management plan, cycling infrastructure, streetscape enhancements, improvements to Pan Pacific Park, and affordable housing within Council District 5.
City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky highlighted the importance of the expansion in a letter last year to the City Planning Commission:
"In recent years, Los Angeles has faced significant challenges as film and television productions have increasingly shifted to cities like Las Vegas and Atlanta, and to other countries abroad. This exodus threatens not only our city's signature entertainment industry, but also the middle class jobs that have long supported Los Angeles' families. While other states and countries offer generous financial incentives to bring these productions to their regions, Los Angeles must make its own strategic investments to retain its competitive edge. The proposed expansion of Television City will help meet the industry's growing demand for production space, keep valuable jobs in Los Angeles, and preserve the middle class backbone that sustains our communities."
The project has encountered strong opposition from neighboring property owners, A.F. Gilmore Company and Caruso, who own the Original Farmers Market and The Grove shopping mall. Both argued that the development violates local zoning and environmental laws and sought to block the plan.
Hackman Capital has stated that the project is expected to be completed by 2028.
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