Square Feet: A Preservation Fight at the Heart of Century City

As pedestrian traffic and consumer spending have increased in New York City’s theater district, more major development projects are being undertaken.

MEMBERS of the National Rifle Association (NRA), America's powerful gun lobby, can earn valuable discounts at Best Western and Wyndham hotels—just as, for example, an American Automobile Association member might save 10% at Hyatt hotels. Now anti-gun activists are targeting Best Western and Wyndham for their support of the NRA, as Hugo Martin of the Los Angeles Times recently reported:

MGM Resorts International and Cadillac Fairview upped the ante in Toronto’s casino wars on Wednesday by unveiling their vision for Exhibition Place that includes up to 1-million square feet of retail, a C-shaped hotel and a new footprint for the Canadian National Exhibition.

Next Century Associates wins approval from L.A.

Michael Rosenfeld, owner of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, says a partnership he heads will redevelop the historic hotel on Santa Barbara's waterfront.The owner of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City has purchased another landmark inn: the Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara.

The $1.5-billion project by owner Michael Rosenfeld, who had originally planned to raze the Space Age hotel in Century City, would be one of the largest real estate developments on the Westside in decades. After backing down from a contentious proposal to demolish the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel, the owner has unveiled plans to construct a high-rise real estate development next to the Space Age landmark that would transform the tenor of Century City's streets and dramatically alter the

Across New York City, hotels have been popping up like post-recession beacons of an improving economy. But the area around 29th Street in Manhattan has seen an especially noticeable transformation.

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