In 2014, the National Basketball Association’s Golden State Warriors purchased the 780-ft by 650-ft site for a new arena because it afforded views of Mission Bay and was large enough to accommodate the team’s plans.
In a massive effort to revitalize 22 acres of downtown Long Beach, the city and the Port of Long Beach took an innovative path to meet the area’s ambitious development goals with the Long Beach Civic Center, ENR’s 2020 Project of the Year for Southern California.