8 IDEAS FOR UNLOCKING

REGENERATION
POTENTIAL OF PUBLIC SECTOR LAND

Mahmood'Faruqi'
Director,'RTKL''
LONDON’S CONTEXT
•  Shor7all'of'housing'–'42,000'units/year'needed;'20,000'
units/year'being'delivered'
•  Affordability'gap'–'most'residents'cannot'afford'to'buy'at'
the'price'point'that'the'market'can'deliver'''
•  Budget'cuts'to'LA’s'and'Government'budgets'–'need'to'
generate'income'
•  Assets'–'Public'sector'land'and'infrastructure'
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LEADING BY EXAMPLE
•  What'can'we'learn'from'innovaPve'regeneraPon'projects'
around'the'world'
•  2'case'studies:''
•  LA#LIVE,'USA'
•  Beijing#TBD#(Technology'and'Business'District),'China'
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 CASE STUDY 1
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  33#Acre#(13.35#HA)#light#
industrial#site#in#downtown#LA#
•  RegeneraBon#plan#to#revitalise#
South#Park#District##
!  Lack#of#housing#in#the#urban#
core#
!  Underperforming#convenBon#
centre#
!  AnBquated#arena#
!  Lack#of#open#space##
!  No#ameniBes#for#downtown#
!  Car#based#transport#
!  Traffic#and#movement#a#key#
factor#
 CASE STUDY 1
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  PPP#between#City#of#LA,#CRA/LA#
and#developer#(AEG)#
•  LA#Sports#and#Entertainment#
District#Masterplan#1997#
•  Eminent#Domain#(CPO)#to#enable#
land#assembly#
•  20,000#seat#Staples#Arena#built#
1999;#LA#LIVE#2008##
•  DesBnaBon,#events##and#
experience#a#key#factor#in#the#
design#process#
 CASE STUDY 1
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  Catalyst#for#the#revitalisaBon#of#
downtown#
•  Hotel,#Retail,#Restaurants,#Food#
Stores#and#other#uses#add#value#
to#residents#
•  Reduced#traffic#flow#for#events#
at#Staples#Arena#
•  Metro#bus#and#alternate#
transport#system#
 CASE STUDY 1
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  3,000#new#housing#units#in#
downtown#as#a#direct#result#of#
the#regeneraBon#
•  Up#to#165,000#visitors#per#day#
•  $227#million#direct#and#indirect#
spending#
 CASE STUDY 2
TBD
CHANGPING, CHINA

•  420#HA#site#approx.#25#km#from#
the#centre#of#Beijing#
•  JV#between#City#Of#Beijing#and#
Developer#(Greenland)#
•  Located#on#a#new#metro#line#
connecBng#to#the#city#
•  In#an#area#of#new#housing#
development#
•  Redevelopment#of#light#
industrial#land#into#a#mixed#use#
employment#focussed#subc
centre#
 CASE STUDY 2
TBD
BEIJING, CHINA

•  Part#of#wider#strategy#to#provide#
to#relieve#the#city#centre#of#
congesBon#
•  DecentralisaBon#policy#to#uBlise#
the#full#potenBal#of#transport#
network#and#create##
•  Lower#land#prices#allows#for#
easier#land#assembly#and#
viability#
•  Traffic#and#movement#a#key#
factor#
 CASE STUDY 2
TBD
BEIJING, CHINA

•  2.2#million#m2#new#development#
•  Mix#of#uses#including:#
!  50%#residenBal#
!  30%#office#
!  10%#retail#
•  Density#around#main#public#
transport#node#
•  Masterplan#based#on#tradiBonal#
Chinese#planning#grid#
 CASE STUDY 2
TBD
BEIJING, CHINA

•  New#Community#and#
employment#zone#to#
complement#exisBng#housing#
development#in#the#area#
•  Technology#district#working#in#
parallel#with#a#proposed#
financial#district#to#the#SE#
•  Connected#to#the#context#
•  CriBcal#mass#and#phased#
delivery#approach#
1 LONG(ER) TERM
PARTNERING
$$$$
LASED
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

$2.5 BILLION INVESTMENT •  Developer#(AEG)#in#long#term#

IN SOUTH PARK AREA management#arrangement#for#
the#Staple#Arena#and#LA#LIVE#
development#
•  Vested#in#the#success#of#the#
800# development#and#the#South#Park#
7,500# District#
350# •  AcBve#management,#security#
and#event#planning#

DIRECT JOBS
RESIDENTS
EVENTS/YR
2 HOUSING A
BALANCED MIX
 LASED
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  RegeneraBon#meets#numerical#
housing#needs#through#a#
balanced#mix#of#residenBal#and#
other#uses#
•  50%#residenBal#in#masterplan#
•  Mixed#tenure#–#Build#to#Rent,#
For#Sale#and#Affordable#housing#
•  Using#the#mix#to#create#an#
ajracBve#place#to#live#
3 LEVERAGING
INFRASTRUCTURE
 LASED
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  Staples#Arena#delivered#by#the#
city#and#managed#by#the#
developer#
•  Key#ajractor#brings#13#million#
visitors#to#downtown#per#year#
•  Complementary#uses#generate#
value#from#the#arena#visits#
•  Leisure#and#entertainment#
venues#contribute#to#the#lifestyle#
brand#of#the#development##
4 BRAND WITH
THE PLAN
 LASED
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  Lifestyle#brand#based#around#the#
leisure#and#entertainment#
content#of#the#project#
•  Public#realm#and#open#spaces#
manifest#the#brand#through#their#
design#
•  Wider#area#leverages#value#from#
the#development#
LASED LASED
LA LIVE LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA LOS ANGELES, CA

•  Brand#enhanced#through#
management#of#public#spaces#
•  Events#and#ajracBons#ranging#
from#book#fairs,#farmers#
markets,#fashion#shows#and#
product#displays#
•  Flexible#public#spaces#allow#for#
range#of#acBviBes#
•  Open#network#promotes#
connecBvity#to#surrounding#
areas#
5 SPREAD THE
BENEFIT
 LASED
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  The#development#has#had#a#
wider#impact#on#the#larger#area#
•  New#residenBal#and#commercial#
projects#on#the#back#of#LASED##
•  Impact#on#an#area#5#Bmes#the#
development#site#
•  From#50%#vacant#or#unused#land#
and#270#residenBal#units#in#the#
1990’s#to#over#3,000#new#
housing#units#now#
•  Over#10%#of#enBre#Downtown#
LA#populaBon#now#lives#in#the#
South#Park#district#
6 BUILDING OUTSIDE
THE CORE
 CHANGPING
TBD
BEIJING, CHINA

•  Edge#of#city#development#to#
develop#a#satellite#livecwork#
community#anchored#by#R&D#
and#high#skill#jobs#
•  ComplemenBng#residenBal#
development#in#the#surrounding#
areas#
•  UBlise#full#capacity#of#transport#
infrastructure#investment#
 CHANGPING
TBD
BEIJING, CHINA

•  Leveraging#proximity#to#airport#
and#connecBvity#of#public#
transport#
•  Density#and#uses#Bed#in#to#
transport#linkages#
7 WORK TO LIVE
 CHANGPING
TBD
BEIJING, CHINA

•  Balancing#residenBal#and#
employment#uses##
•  Reducing#loading#on#transport#
infrastructure#by#living#close#to#
work#
•  Shopping#and#leisure#to#support#
the#communiBes#
•  Not#a#garden#suburb,#but#a#
model#for#the#21st#Century#‘Mill#
Town’#
8 PLANNING TO BE
FLEXIBLE
 LASED
LA LIVE
LOS ANGELES, CA

•  Land#assembly#through#eminent#
domain#(CPO)#key#to#enabling#
the#project#
•  Fastctracking#of#masterplan#
adopBon#and#planning#approval#
•  Land#use#changes#(enBtlement)#
•  Investment#in#public#
infrastructure#(Arena,#
ConvenBon#Centre#and#Public#
realm#improvement)#
 CHANGPING
TBD
BEIJING, CHINA

•  Local#Government#willing#to#
relax#development#regulaBons#
to#deliver#a#high#value#project#
•  Reduced#street#widths#
•  Reduced#FAR#targets#
TAKE-AWAY MESSAGES
•  Long'term'partnering''W'to'aXract'longer'term'capital'
•  Housing'to'create'community'–'mixing'with'other'uses'
•  Think'outside'Zone'3'–'even'outside'the'M25'
•  Flexibility'in'planning'W'to'allow'BTR'in'core'areas'

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