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Old Assembly Plant to Become $55M Arts Complex

RICHMOND, CA-The City of Richmond and Assembly Plant Partners LLC have entered a development agreement that will enable the developer to renovate the former Ford assembly plant into a complex that will house artists who create and fabricate sets, scenery, props, exhibits and displays .

By Michelle Savage | Updated on August 02, 2002

RICHMOND, CA-The Richmond City Council, acting as the Richmond Redevelopment Agency, has authorized an agreement to sell the 561,000-sf former Ford assembly plant to Assembly Plant Partners LLC, which will then spend $55 million converting it for use by the arts and entertainment industry.

Assembly Plant Partners includes local designers and artists Gerard Howland and Ethan Silva, best known for creating the giant Coke bottle in Pac Bell Park. Silva says work on the historic plant will begin immediately and should be completed by the end of 2003.

The project is being financed by public and private funds. It will be used to house artists who create and fabricate sets, scenery, props, exhibits, displays and related promotional materials for arts and entertainment purposes. It also will include an interactive museum featuring entertainment props, a theater for original productions, meetings and parties, a cafe and a visitor’s center.

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