Plans for San Diego State University's new western campus include office, retail, apartment, hotel and civic elements, along with a new stadium. (SDSU, Carrier Johnson + Culture) San Diego State University officials are searching for ways to overcome one of the biggest obstacles to major redevelopments in city centers across the U.S. West: increased car traffic. The university is planning a much-needed new western campus on 130 acres at the site of the 52-year-old stadium tha

A developer has transformed a warehouse near Culver City, California, into offices. (Oldhickory49) A private real estate investment firm has converted an old industrial building into creative office space without a tenant in tow, in a sign of expanding speculative building to tap booming demand around Culver City, California, where major tech and media companies including Amazon, Apple and HBO are quickly growing. Bow West Capital, based in downtown Los Angeles, said it has c

The renovated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (USC) A $315 million renovation is wrapping up at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a landmark stadium that has hosted two Olympic Games in addition to professional sports teams and major events. University of Southern California, which manages the stadium, began the project at the almost century-old venue on North Figueroa Street in Exposition Park, just south of downtown Los Angeles, nearly two years ago with funding from privat

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has finalized a new rule for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program that will nearly double the funds foreign investors need to loan to U.S.-based projects in order to get green cards. The new limit could have a substantial impact on funding for development projects around the country. Bisnow/Jon Banister The redevelopment of Uline Arena in Washington, D.C., into an REI was financed partly with EB-5 investment. Allison Berman, the head o