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Farmers Field waiting on NFL team
Farmers Field is ready for construction. The only thing left now is the small detail of bringing an NFL team to Los Angeles.
Last month, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved plans to build Farmers Field, a proposed $1.5 billion downtown football stadium connected to an expanded Los Angeles Convention Center.
On Thursday, the 30-day window for legal challenges to the project passed with no disputes.
AEG and the Play Fair at Farmers Field Coalition also announced Thursday that recent litigation challenging the project had been settled, clearing the path for Farmers Field to proceed without any further legal obstacles.
The Play Fair Coalition was able to secure commitments from Farmers Field on a wide range of community benefits and measures, including funding for affordable housing, air quality improvement projects, improvements serving bus riders, additional parks and open space, neighborhood improvement plans, and a community team to promote health in the surrounding area.
The centerpiece of the agreement reached by AEG and the Play Fair Coalition is a $15 million Housing Trust Fund that will create affordable housing units in Pico-Union, South Los Angeles and Downtown Los Angeles.
Farmers Field is now in a position to break ground as soon as a team commits to playing in Los Angeles, similar to a competing stadium proposed by real estate magnate Ed Roski in the City of Industry, which has been ready to push dirt since 2009.
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