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Glendale to buy 2.39‑acre site at 1000 S. Central Ave. for $24 million to expand South Glendale parkland
Summary
Glendale City Council on June 24, 2025, authorized purchase of 1000 South Central Avenue for $24,000,000 plus closing costs and approved an appropriation plan drawing from DIF funds, Measure A grant funds, and transfers from prior school multipurpose field projects to acquire approximately 2.39 acres for park use in South Glendale.
Glendale City Council on June 24, 2025, authorized staff to execute a purchase and sale agreement to acquire property at 1000 South Central Avenue for $24,000,000 plus approximately $700,000 in estimated closing costs and broker commission, and approved an appropriation plan to fund the purchase.
Staff and funding details
Oni Kualanikian, Director of Community Services and Parks, told council the site totals roughly 2.39 acres, with about 0.83 acres occupied by an existing building (previously a Joanne Fabrics location). Staff said the site is in South Glendale, an area identified in the city’s 2015 parks needs assessment as “park poor” with roughly 0.7 acres of parkland…
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