Construction work is well underway at a sprawling site in Woodland Hills where the Los Angeles Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke is setting up a temporary football practice facility.
Construction began at the parking lot on the corner of West Oxnard Street and Canoga Avenue adjacent to an empty 13-story office tower, now owned by Kroenke, formerly occupied by health insurer Anthem Inc. Kroenke’s vast parcel in Warner Center has been surrounded by a blue fence for the last few weeks.
The Rams said in November that they would be moving their practice facility from its temporary location in Agoura Hills to Warner Center ahead of the 2024 NFL season. The facility is part of Kroenke’s 100-acre development that would turn Warner Center into an entertainment destination, tapping entitlements that the Los Angeles City Council approved before he bought the land.
The entitlements allow him to remake an abandoned mall into a complex with 280,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, 700,000 square feet of office space, a 10,000-seat entertainment center, two hotels and about 1,400 residential units.
With the new practice facility, the Rams will “call Woodland Hills and the City of Los Angeles our home,” said Rams Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff in a statement.
In November, the Rams announced its plan to move the team’s headquarters to Woodland Hills where workers will install a set of modular trailers near the former Anthem building. The trailers will include office space and meeting rooms for coaches, players, scouts and staff along with training, locker, media and meal rooms.
Representatives with the Rams didn’t return the request for comment on when construction is expected to be complete.
An artist’s rendering of the projected future training facility is displayed before Rams’ announcement on Tuesday, Nov, 14. Photo: Dean Musgrove, SCNG
Two football fields will be built in the area adjacent to the trailers where the team will train and practice, according to the Rams. The new field is part of the expansion under the Warner Center 2035 plan that will feature a new headquarters for the Rams.
