Long Beach council unanimously approves Boeing's revised Douglas Park plan
The City Council unanimously approved a revised plan for the massive Douglas Park business development Tuesday, despite protests from housing advocates who called for the restoration of a payment to the city's housing trust fund. The new plan calls for up to 3.75 million square feet of commercial and light industrial uses, up to 250,000 square feet of retail uses and up to 400 hotel rooms at the development located at a 238-acre former Boeing manufacturing site on Lakewood Boulevard north of Long Beach Airport. The plan also includes 10 acres of open space, which would consist of several plaza areas, bike paths, pedestrian connections, street gateways and landscaping. Continue reading Press Telegram.
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