How Will L.A.'s New Inglewood Football Stadium Revitalize South Los Angeles?

The Los Angeles Rams COO details both the stadium's sustainable design and the positive impact the privately funded complex will have on Southern California.

2 minute read

July 22, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT

By rzelen @rzelen


Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke made a huge splash last year when he announced that the Rams would return to the Southland and invest in the largest real estate project in Southern California. Even more impressive, the project is going up in Inglewood next to the recently renovated Forum. The sports and entertainment complex is scheduled to open in 2019, and will host the 2021 Super Bowl.

At 298 acres, the football stadium’s entire campus will take the place of the old Hollywood Park site, and will be the size of the iconic Grove, L.A. Live, and Playa Vista put together. The campus will become the NFL’s flagship campus and its foothold in Los Angeles, as well as the heart of a new sports and entertainment district.

Hearing from Los Angeles Rams Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Football Operations Kevin Demoff in The Planning Report, the Rams are taking conscious steps to invest in the region and bring quality jobs to communities that have suffered from environmental and economic injustices.

As Demoff describes, “the stadium itself will be the largest in the NFL, with 70,240 seats. An 11-acre party plaza underneath the stadium, and a 6,000-seat theater attached to it, are aimed at promoting what we think will be both a vibrant and growing entertainment district in Inglewood. There will be just under a million square feet of retail, roughly 800,000 square feet of office space within our stadium district, and eventually, 1,500 residential units in the panhandle of Hollywood Park.”

The Rams are committed to making a positive impact in their community, as they have already built a playground at an elementary school and purchased new football gear for a San Fernando Valley high school after they suffered a robbery. 

Friday, July 15, 2016 in The Planning Report

Sweeping view of Portland, Oregon with Mt. Hood in background against sunset sky.

Oregon Passes Exemption to Urban Growth Boundary

Cities have a one-time chance to acquire new land for development in a bid to increase housing supply and affordability.

March 12, 2024 - Housing Wire

Aerial view of green roofs with plants in Sydney, Australia.

Where Urban Design Is Headed in 2024

A forecast of likely trends in urban design and architecture.

March 10, 2024 - Daily Journal of Commerce

Cobblestone street with streetcar line, row of vintage streetlights on left, and colorful restaurant and shop awnings on right on River Street in Savannah, Georgia.

Savannah: A City of Planning Contrasts

From a human-scales, plaza-anchored grid to suburban sprawl, the oldest planned city in the United States has seen wildly different development patterns.

March 12, 2024 - Strong Towns

Aerial View of Chuckanut Drive and the Blanchard Bridge in the Skagit Valley.

Washington Tribes Receive Resilience Funding

The 28 grants support projects including relocation efforts as coastal communities face the growing impacts of climate change.

March 18 - The Seattle Times

Historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles with large "Pan American Lofts" sign on side of building.

Adaptive Reuse Bills Introduced in California Assembly

The legislation would expand eligibility for economic incentives and let cities loosen regulations to allow for more building conversions.

March 18 - Beverly Press

View from above of swan-shaped paddleboats with lights on around artesian fountain in Echo Park Lake with downtown Los Angeles skylien in background at twilight.

LA's Top Parks, Ranked

TimeOut just released its list of the top 26 parks in the L.A. area, which is home to some of the best green spaces around.

March 18 - TimeOut

News from HUD User

HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research

Call for Speakers

Mpact Transit + Community

New Updates on PD&R Edge

HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.