For the Economic Development Committee [August 28, 2025]
TO: Honorable Economic Development Committee Members
APPROVAL: Christina Taylor, Interim Community Development Director
FROM: Daniel Casey, Principal Planner
Title
Update on the Locust Gateway Development Project
Body
DISCUSSION:
Brookfield Properties, the applicant, proposes to develop an industrial warehouse building on 39.91 acres of land located at the southwest corner of Locust Avenue and Lowell Street within the General Manufacturing (I-GM) land use district of the Rialto Airport Specific Plan.
Features of the proposed development include:
• 664,859 square foot industrial warehouse building
• 82 dock doors
• 398 trailer parking spaces
• 365 passenger vehicle parking spaces
• Landscaping
• Concrete tilt-up screen walls
• Contemporary Industrial Architecture
The applicant has filed a Tentative Parcel Map application, a Conditional Development Permit application, and a Precise Plan of Design application (“Entitlement Applications”) for the project with the Planning Division. Additionally, an Environmental Impact Report, along with supporting technical studies, is being prepared for the project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Entitlement Applications and the Environmental Impact Report will require review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council.
In addition to the Entitlement Applications, the applicant also submitted a Development Agreement application for the purpose of formalizing benefits provided to the City by the project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the EDC receive the update and provide any comments.
Attachments:
1. Vicinity Map
2. Site Plan
3. Elevations