Pulse: Project News for the Week of December 24, 2018
California Urban Commons, the company that operates the ocean liner Queen Mary as a tourist attraction and hotel, is planning on developing 65 acres of waterfront property in Long Beach, alongside the ship, into a massive entertainment complex called Urban Adventure Center. It will feature a 7,000-seat amphitheater, 500,000 sq ft of entertainment and retail, and a public music performance space. The complex will feature a 150,000-sq-ft facility with 22 sports and entertainment activities, including two rooftop surf pavilions, a zip line, a roller coaster, an indoor ice climbing venue and a ropes course. The complex is being designed by Gensler. The project is valued at $250 million. Urban Commons, 777 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, 90017. DR#17-00584251.
Florida TECO Energy, the parent company of Tampa Electric, is planning to make changes to its coal-fired Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach. Unit 1 will be converted from coal to natural gas by 2023, and Unit 2 will be shut down in 2021. The project’s estimated cost is $853 million. TECO Energy Inc., 702 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 33602. DR#18-005120982.