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2.5M-SF Development Stirs Controversy

EL SEGUNDO, CA-The battle lines are drawn over a proposed corporate campus to be developed by Thomas Properties on the former Rockwell site on the east side of Sepulveda Blvd. Residents here will be voting in a special election on June 18 on Measures J and L. A yes vote will uphold the City Council's approval of the 2.5-msf development, while a no vote will stop the project.

By Peter Landau | Updated on May 14, 2002

EL SEGUNDO, CA-A conflict between Kilroy Realty Corp. and the Thomas Properties Group over the future of one of the South Bay’s largest commercial developments is heating up. The battle lines are drawn over the proposed El Segundo Corporate Campus to be developed by Thomas Properties on the former Rockwell site on the east side of Sepulveda Blvd. Residents here will be voting in a special election on June 18 on Measures J and L. A yes vote will uphold the city council’s approval of the 2.5-msf development, while a no vote will stop the project.

Thomas Properties claims that Kilroy Realty has backed two groups that issued campaign reports that state “Thousands of El Segundo neighbors’ actively oppose the El Segundo Corporate Park.” These groups, “No On J & L” and “Citizens Against Gridlock in El Segundo,” urge residents to vote no on the measurements. According to Thomas Properties statements, these groups are “simply a smokescreen for a company afraid of competition.”

Kilroy Realty owns an office park adjacent to the El Segundo Corporate Campus. As reported in the local Daily Breeze on Dec. 16, 2001, Boeing’s leases in Kilroy Realty’s buildings across the street are up for renewal and a Boeing official was quoted in the article stating that they would consider moving to the Corporate Campus. Representatives for Thomas Properties say, “Kilroy’s issue is really about competition and controlling the real estate market.”

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