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# Center begins renovations
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/center-begins-renovations/
- Published: 2003-08-13T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:44:20.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Construction has begun on a $15 million renovation at the 15-acre Colorado Center, formerly the MGM Plaza, in the 2400-2500 block of Colorado Avenue.

The project includes a $6 million interior lobby renovation and a $9 million exterior and landscaping remodeling.

While the renovation is scheduled to be completed late this year, the office complex will remain in operation throughout the construction.

The complex encompasses an entire city block with six multi-story office buildings around a central courtyard. A three-acre park is on the northeast corner of the site.

Exterior renovations include new concrete walls, ledger stone, plaster, blue stone pavers and landscaping which will include two waterfalls that use fiber optics to illuminate and enhance the features.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 13, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081303.pdf?ref=smdp.com)