Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Enterprises and Highridge
Partners Form Golden Boy Partners to Revitalize and Redevelop Urban Latino Communities; New Real Estate
to
develop and market the property.alper mpa
"We hope to be a
catalyst to attract additional investments
," Long added. Often called a "contrarian"
investor, Highridge Partners has acquired, developed or
financed over
$6 billion of assets. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.calthorpe lavington
It ties together the
architectural, site, transportation and social planning aspects with the political and economic considerations
necessary to maintain the momentum of development.
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"The opportunity to own a home or a business fosters
a sense of
ownership in one's neighborhood and community that leads to increased
safety, reduced
crime, higher property values and greater self and
family esteem," he noted. The company is in
close
negotiations in several communities and expects to announce its
first project within six weeks, Long
reported.Urban design is a multidisciplinary approach to organizing and solving physical development
in an urban setting.
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The development will be designed in the New Urbanism style, incorporating
residential with retail and commercial in a pedestrian-friendly village
setting.revitalization annexation
In
addition
to Long, De La Hoya and Jackson, other members of the Golden
Boy Partners board of directors are:
Richard Schaefer, CEO, Golden Boy
Enterprises; Steve Berlinger, managing partner, Highridge Partners;
and Jack Mahoney, CEO, Summit Commercial Properties, an affiliate of
Highridge Partners.pedestrian mpa
Golden
Boy Partners combines the complementary talents and
expertise of the two Los Angeles-based companies
to address the
escalating demand in urban Latino neighborhoods for safe quality
housing, retail
and entertainment options, and business and job
creation. The site was once home to the Jones Shipyards
,
where the Liberty Ships that helped win World War II were built and launched.
WW Group Holdings
, a Cleveland, Ohio-based equity and real estate
investment fund, has put the site under contract
and expects to close in mid-
October.kohl agreements
"Today's Latino
neighborhoods do not reflect the vibrancy
and energy of their
residents," he said. Our goal is
to transform existing properties through
redevelopment and new
development building, as needed, to create mixed-use environments that
combine
housing, retail, and commercial that will serve local
residents. The company's investments span the
entire range
of real estate including single-family housing, apartments, retail,
office, industrial
, hotels and entertainment venues., A $1 billion mixed-use waterfront
development could soon be underway
in the historic port city of Brunswick, Ga.
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"We aspire to a new vision of urban redevelopment
, a vision that
will support the dreams and aspirations of the people who live in
these underserved
Latino communities," said De La Hoya.
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Golden Boy Partners is also considering
financing new and existing
businesses in these communities in order to develop the mix of
services
that residents need and to create jobs, particularly for
young people, De La Hoya said. It plans
to team with The BriarRose Land Company of Athens, Ga.collage pollack
It
is about building communities and changing
lives," concluded De La
Hoya.alper spaces
The development is proposed for a 110-acre site at Liberty Point
, adjacent
to the new Sidney Lanier Bridge over the Brunswick River and only five miles
by boat
to the Atlantic Ocean.pedestrian planners
"John and I
both grew up in inner-city Los Angeles and we have a deep commitment
to provide these communities with decent homes, good jobs and
family-friendly environments - developments
they need and deserve.
"Golden Boy Partners is not just about real estate development.$1 Billion
Mixed-Use Development Planned for Brunswick Waterfront
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"
Latinos, already the majority in Los
Angeles County, now comprise
one-third of California's population and are expected to become the
largest segment by 2030, points out Long.urbanism urban
This week, the developers invited over 40 local
and state business,
political and civic leaders to a three-day planning and envisioning retreat on
Jekyll Island, along with a team of architects, designers, engineers and
environmental consultants
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Community Desks/Business Editors/Real Estate Writers
LOS ANGELES----Golden Boy
Enterprises
, led by Oscar De La Hoya, and Highridge Partners, an
international real estate developer and investor
headed by John Long,
today announced the formation of a new company, Golden Boy Partners,
to revitalize
and redevelop urban Latino communities. "They are often aging and neglected. A leading boxing promotional
company designed to bring boxing back to general popularity, Golden
Boy Promotions has 18 promising
young fighters under contract and will
produce 30 boxing cards in six states this year, 24 of which
will be
televised.
press conference at The Jekyll Golf Club,
Thompson said.disciplinary pollack
Golden
Boy Enterprises has interests in Latino newspapers in New
York, Chicago and Los Angeles. BRUNSWICK
, Ga.defensible urban
"By replacing aging, blighted properties with revenue-generating
developments, Golden Boy
Partners will improve a city's fiscal
condition as well as physical condition," said Long. The company
also has a number of other
businesses and recently bought an office building on Madison Avenue in
New York.urbanism pedestrian
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It purchased a second 12-story office building in downtown
Los Angeles, now called the
Golden Boy Building, which houses the
headquarters of Golden Boy Enterprises and its growing business
empire
that includes Golden Boy Promotions.leased lavington
The company plans to invest $100 million over the next
three
years, primarily in California cities with large Latino populations
located in underserved
, blighted areas.lavington pedestrian
It is active in
the United States, Europe and China.
The developers plan
to launch the first phase of the development as early
as this fall, subject to obtaining the required
approvals and permitting from
local, state and federal governments, according to Gary Waxman, president
of
WW Holdings.
The preliminary vision developed at these sessions will be unveiled
Thursday
July 21 at a 3 p.
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The
burgeoning Latino market is now almost completely overlooked
by mainstream developers and institutional
investors.
Hugh Jackson, now an executive with a Highridge Partners
affiliate, has been named
president of Golden Boy Partners. Also envisioned is a festive town center with retail
shops, restaurants
and an entertainment pavilion, and an expansive riverfront
park and boardwalk, according to Thompson
.considerations lavington
Highridge Partners is a privately held, international real estate
investment company founded
in 1978 by Long, a Harvard MBA who has
applied economics principles to spot undiscovered opportunities
and
turn them into high value investments.
As envisioned, the development will feature over
1,000 residences, with a
hotel and club complex and public access marina, according to Bryan Thompson
of Blueprint Brunswick, a private non-profit agency that is spearheading the
city's development
. The development will include luxury condominiums, townhomes and
single-family cottages.hayden spaces
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