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Site Selected for Burbank’s Proposed $100-Million Arena

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Times Staff Writer

Burbank officials and developers have selected a site for a proposed $100-million sports arena that they hope the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team will make its new home.

The 89-acre site owned by Lockheed Corp. was chosen over two other Burbank properties considered by the city and developer Lew Wolff, who formed a partnership with Warner Bros. to build an 18,000- to 22,000-seat arena.

The basketball team has said it will move from its current home, the 15,800-seat Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Exposition Park, unless that facility is renovated. The team is also considering two sites in downtown Los Angeles.

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Harley Frankel, executive vice president of the Clippers, said Friday that of the four options, renovating the 33-year-old Sports Arena and moving to the Burbank site were “furthest along in the discussion stages.” The team will make a decision by the end of the year, he said.

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