French designer releases new renderings for Pershing Square redesign
French firm Agence Ter has released new renderings for the redevelopment of Pershing Square, showing updates to its winning design selected by the city...
City approves $4.9M grant for affordable LGBT housing at Anita May Rosenstein Campus
Construction on Los Angeles LGBT Center’s new Anita May Rosenstein Campus is expected to stay on track after city council approved a $4.9 million...
County board unanimously votes to seize South LA properties from Sassony Properties
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to use eminent domain to seize properties at Vermont and Manchester Aves. from Sassony...
Hudson Pacific plans major expansion for Hollywood’s Sunset Gower Studios
Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP) has filed plans with the City of Los Angeles for the preservation and enhancement of Sunset Gower Studios.
HPP’s plan calls...
Judicial Council demolishes entire block to make way for $262M courthouse amid funding shortfall
Demolition of buildings on a downtown block in Modesto started on Dec. 1 to make way for a new $262-million, 538,000 sq.ft. facility that...
Plans underway for Santa Clara mixed-use development with 3M sq.ft. office space
A Chinese developer has released its plan to build a mixed-use development with 3.06 million sq.ft. of office space; 3,500 residential units; and an...
SDSU unveils plans for $3B Mission Valley project to include stadium and housing
San Diego State University (SDSU) has released details of SDSU Mission Valley, a 15-year development plan for a project valued at $3 billion by...
Los Angeles approves $103M tax break for 1,130-room Fig+Pico hotel project
On Dec. 2, Los Angeles City Council granted $103 million in tax breaks to the developer of a hotel project that would bring 1,130...
Santa Rosa hires global firm to issue permits for rebuilding 3,000 homes lost in...
To expedite rebuilding of homes and businesses destroyed by the Nuns and Tubs wildfires in October 2017, Santa Rosa will outsource processing of about...
$50M makeover to transform Santa Monica Sears into mixed-used Mark 302
The vacant Sears department store in downtown Santa Monica will undergo a $50 million renovation that will transform the Art Deco landmark into a...
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Anaheim Council expected to approve DisneylandForward plan on Tuesday
California Construction News staff writer
DisneylandForward, a $1.9 billion expansion plan, is expected to receive an approval from Anaheim City Council tomorrow.
If approved at Tuesday's...
Highway 1 to reopen by May 25; construction continues around the clock
California Construction News staff writer
Highway 1, severely damaged by recent storms, is on track to reopen to unrestricted signal-controlled traffic by May 25, Gov....
San Francisco awarded $37 million for affordable housing in the Mission
California Construction News staff writer
San Francisco has been awarded more than $37.9 million from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to...
