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Developers and city staff present competing approaches for Englewood Civic Center; council to consider lease termination in March
Summary
City redevelopment staff and a local architect presented competing visions for the Civic Center building and said City Council will consider a developer’s request in March to accelerate termination of a 75‑year ground lease that affects redevelopment timing and control.
Presenters outlined two divergent concept plans for the Inglewood Civic Center building and described a near-term Council decision point on whether to accelerate a ground-lease termination that would affect redevelopment timing and local control.
Architect and local resident Josh Goldstein described an adaptive reuse vision for the Civic Center building that would preserve the structure and convert lower levels into an indoor-outdoor food hall, add terraces and open public plaza areas, and introduce walkable connections to light rail and surrounding neighborhoods. Goldstein said his project includes a public petition and a 35-page “vision book” with conceptual square-footage numbers; in the meeting he asked the commission to consider preservation as an…
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