The Future of Lanterman

Timeline

Timeline

Cal Poly Pomona was engaged in discussions with FivePoint as a master developer to partner in revitalizing the former Lanterman site into a thriving live, learn, work, and play community.   However, FivePoint informed the university that it could no longer serve as the development partner, due to senior leadership changes within its organization. 

Cal Poly Pomona informed the CSU Board of Trustees of the decision to retain and develop the Lanterman site and said the campus would issue a Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals to engage a master developer or team of developers to partner with the campus.

The CSU sent a letter to the Department of Finance indicating that it would retain jurisdiction of the property in support of its higher educational mission.

Cal Poly Pomona selects HOK Inc., a predevelopment real estate firm with national and international experience in land-use issues, to advise on the feasibility of developing the Lanterman property. [3]

 

[3] http://polycentric.cpp.edu/2017/01/university-selects-predevelopment-firm-for-lanterman-property/

The Urban Land Institute, retained by Cal Poly Pomona, released a preliminary study of findings and recommendations for the Lanterman property with a focus on historic preservation, housing potential, financing and pertinent approaches to development.

The California Department of Finance and the CSU executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) indicating the intent to transfer the Lanterman property to the CSU to support its educational mission and stating that the CSU will undertake development planning of the Lanterman property.[4]  The Department of Finance agreed that the university could assess the site and determine by September 1, 2017 if it could be developed given the historical district constraints.

 

[4] https://www.cpp.edu/~lanterman/documents/pages-from-july-24-2018-fin.pdf

Jurisdiction of the Lanterman Development Center property was transferred from the State Department of Development Services to the California State University to further the mission of Cal Poly Pomona. [5]

 

[5] https://www.cpp.edu/~lanterman/documents/CSU%20Letter%20to%20CA%20DOF.pdf

The CSU Board of Trustees authorized the chancellor to negotiate and execute the terms of an MOU with the state to accept interest in nearly 300 acres of real property, known as the Lanterman Development Center.

The California Department of Developmental Services closed the Lanterman Development Center.

The State of California declared the Lanterman property to be surplus state real property, and the Department of General Services (DGS) was authorized to transfer jurisdiction of the land to a state agency that would use the property responsibly to serve the best interests of the state.[6]

 

[6] http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB944

The California Department of Development Services held public hearings on the recommendation to close the Lanterman Development Center. [7]

 

[7] https://www.dds.ca.gov/LantermanNews/docs/LDCPublicHearingAgenda.pdf

The California Department of Development Services indicated to the Legislature its intention to close the Lanterman Development Center.[8]

 

[8] https://www.dds.ca.gov/LantermanNews/docs/LDCProposedClosureLetter_Legislature.pdf