A Major Warehouse Development Is Under Environmental Review

A proposed industrial development could bring one of Torrance's largest new warehouse facilities to the area near Del Amo Boulevard and Prairie Avenue.

Known as the Prologis Del Amo and Prairie Center Project, the proposal would construct a 403,033-square-foot warehouse on approximately 31.3 acres at 3422 Del Amo Boulevard.

The project includes approximately 15,000 square feet of office space and would accommodate warehousing, distribution, logistics, high-cube fulfillment, and other permitted industrial activities.

The City of Torrance is the lead agency for the project's environmental review.

A Draft Environmental Impact Report was released for public review in April 2026. The public review period ended May 18, 2026.

What Exactly Is Being Proposed?

According to the state's environmental review records, the development would include:

• 403,033 square feet of warehouse space.
• 15,000 square feet of office space within the proposed development.
• 56 loading dock doors for warehouse operations.
• 477 automobile parking spaces, including designated EV-capable and charging spaces.
• 316 trailer parking spaces.
• A 14-foot screening wall intended to shield portions of the trailer parking area from nearby roads.

The warehouse would accommodate industrial and logistics activities, potentially bringing significant commercial vehicle operations to the surrounding area.

The environmental documents describe the facility as speculative, meaning an ultimate warehouse occupant has not necessarily been identified.

Why Traffic and Air Quality Matter

Large distribution facilities can bring economic investment and employment opportunities, but they also introduce questions about truck movements, roadway capacity, air pollution, and neighborhood compatibility.

For the Del Amo and Prairie area, some of the most important questions concern how commercial vehicles would enter and leave the property and how additional traffic could affect surrounding streets.

The environmental review addresses numerous issues, including transportation, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, hazardous materials, and cumulative environmental effects.

These categories identify subjects evaluated in the environmental process. They do not, by themselves, establish that the project will cause an unacceptable impact in every category.

What About Jobs?

The state environmental summary identifies an estimated 255 employees associated with the proposed development.

That figure is a planning estimate, not a confirmed number of future jobs.

Actual employment would depend on the eventual businesses operating at the facility and the nature of their warehouse and logistics activities.

Has the Warehouse Been Approved?

The latest project record verified for this article is the Draft Environmental Impact Report filed in March 2026 and circulated during April and May.

That establishes that the project entered a formal environmental review process. It does not establish final development approval.

Before construction could proceed, applicable environmental review and land-use approval requirements would need to be satisfied.

A final approval date or construction schedule has not been independently confirmed for this article.

What Happens Next?

The next important milestone is determining whether the city has completed its environmental review and whether the necessary land-use approvals have been granted.

For Torrance residents, this is a development worth following because of its size, transportation implications, and possible long-term influence on the surrounding industrial corridor.

The central question is not simply whether Torrance should welcome new industrial investment. It is whether the project can deliver economic benefits while responsibly addressing traffic, environmental concerns, and neighborhood compatibility.

Residents can review the project's official documents through California's environmental review system.