City Approves $18.5 Million Medical Office Project at Santa Anita Park

The Arcadia City Council approved plans for a $18.5 million medical office project that will be built on land currently used as a parking lot for Santa Anita Park, the Pasadena Star-News reports.

The 70,000 square foot building will be built by the development firm Hale Corporation, which is owned by Bradbury Councilman Dick Hale.

Mayor Mickey Segal told the Star-News that the project is "critical" for the city because of the demand for medical care in the area.

""Certainly, the city needs an expansion of medical space; it's critical to us," Segal told the paper. "You have an aging population, you have a hospital, (which is) one of the centers of medical care in the San Gabriel Valley. That brings a huge demand for doctors in the area."

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