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http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-0105-nfl-la-stadium-20150105-story.html#page=1

Owner of St. Louis Rams plans to build NFL stadium in Inglewood - LA Times

The owner of the St. Louis Rams plans to build an NFL stadium in Inglewood, which could pave the way for the league's return to Los Angeles.

Rams owner Stan Kroenke, who bought 60 acres adjacent to the Forum a year ago, has joined forces with the owners of the 238-acre Hollywood Park site, Stockbridge Capital Group. They plan to add an 80,000-seat NFL stadium and 6,000-seat performance venue to the already-massive development of retail, office, hotel and residential space, Stockbridge and the Kroenke Group told The Times.

The announcement is the latest in more than a dozen stadium proposals that have come and gone in the meandering, two-decade effort to bring an NFL franchise back to the nation's second-largest media market. But Kroenke's move marks the first time an existing team owner has controlled a local site large enough for a stadium and parking.

ne in real estate, has the ability to move quickly. The Rams can choose later this month to convert their lease in St. Louis to year-to-year. The Rams declined comment on any plans to move, but it's no secret that the team is unhappy in the Edward Jones Dome, which is outdated by current NFL standards.

Kroenke's Inglewood plans ratchet up pressure on St. Louis to either strike a deal for a new stadium or watch the team return to Southern California, where it played from 1946 to 1994.

Under their current deal, the Rams can end their 30-year lease a decade early because they have not reached an agreement with St. Louis officials on improvements to the stadium. The sides remain about $575 million apart. St. Louis is expected to offer the team a new proposal by month's end.

The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders are similarly unhappy in old stadiums that don't offer updated amenities. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league would not be accepting relocation applications for the 2015 season. So the earliest any team could move would be 2016. Any team that moves could play in a temporary venue, such as the Coliseum or Rose Bowl, until a new stadium is constructed.

The Inglewood site Kroenke bought last year is too small for a stadium and parking, but the deal with Stockbridge, the neighboring developer, provides ample space.

"We are excited to unveil an expanded plan that will bring a world-class sports and entertainment district to Hollywood Park," Terry Fancher, founder of Stockbridge, said in a statement. "We are committed to working with [the Kroenke Group] to build a project that will put Inglewood back on the map as home of the truly great sports and entertainment venues."

The developers said no tax dollars would be used for the construction project, including the stadium. The group plans to begin gathering signatures soon for an initiative that would place the entire project on the Inglewood municipal ballot in 2015.

Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. said he was "extremely supportive" of the ballot initiative that would add the sports and entertainment complex to the already-approved Hollywood Park development and speed construction. The stadium could be completed by 2018, the developers said.

"This will hasten the time for the citizens of Inglewood to get the project they deserve," Butts said. "This is something they have waited for for a long time."

The owners are calling the combined Kroenke and Hollywood Park projects the City of Champions Revitalization Project. Wilson Meany, a San Francisco firm, is heading development of the site. Wilson Meany is also developing Bay Meadows, a former horse racing track in San Mateo.
 
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Business standpoint it makes very good sense,sorry but St Louis is not improving as a city,i have a few cousins that live there and a few that left.

In LA the weather plus that construction will be huge,that's high end condos,shopping etc that whole area is going to be pricey.

No way the Rams stay,they are headed to LA.
 

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It makes a lot of sense both business wise and travel wise.
 

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Business standpoint it makes very good sense,sorry but St Louis is not improving as a city,i have a few cousins that live there and a few that left.

In LA the weather plus that construction will be huge,that's high end condos,shopping etc that whole area is going to be pricey.

No way the Rams stay,they are headed to LA.
So Kroenke leaves STL in the dust and lets all of his STL properties go to waste?

Kroenke is and always will be playing leverage games.
 

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I always thought LA should have a team, i bet they could even support 2 teams with no problems at all.
 

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I question California's ability to support 4 football teams. LA already lost one team and the state has two other teams that are struggling themselves.

I think at this point it is still a leverage game like Clayton mentioned. He is just hoping to scare ST. Louis into support a new stadium.
 

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Time to become a Browns fan SnakeEyes :evil:
 

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I really thought Magic would middle a stadium deal somehow.
 

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I question California's ability to support 4 football teams. LA already lost one team and the state has two other teams that are struggling themselves.

I think at this point it is still a leverage game like Clayton mentioned. He is just hoping to scare ST. Louis into support a new stadium.

Also, an 80,000 seat stadium? If you do not sell out a game it gets blacked out. Can we trust that LA will fill an 80K stadium week in, week out?
 

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NFC West will be absolutely the best Division in NFL.
49ers, Seahawks, Cardinals and Rams. West Coast division...
 

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LA never had a problem supporting a team.

Im praying the Raiders come back, not the Rams.
 

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Good for the NFL. The Rams belong back in LA.
 

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I agree Iggloo. St louis has become a symbol of losing after the one superbowl won while the team was located there. It would be good for the franchise to jettison the influence of the queen idiot and start anew in LA, again.
 

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Also, an 80,000 seat stadium? If you do not sell out a game it gets blacked out. Can we trust that LA will fill an 80K stadium week in, week out?

Especially considering the rams have not done much over the last decade. Management should focus on getting a good team going before demanding new stadiums.
 
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