The vote by the Grand Avenue Authority follows months of reviewand discussion with the Related Cos. and Cleveland-based ForestCity Development, the two teams which were chosen in May from alonger list of development teams that began vying for the job inOctober. The Grand Avenue Authority is a joint powers authorityformed by Los Angeles County and the Community RedevelopmentAgency. It is overseeing the development of Grand Avenue and thecreation of a 16-acre grand civic park connecting City Hall and theDepartment of Water and Power Building.The Related Companies hasbeen developing in California since 1989. Its team for Grand Avenueincludes John C. Cushman III; MacFarlane Partners; Skidmore, Owings& Merrill LLP; Morphosis; Elkus/Manfredi Architects Ltd.;Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd.; Levin & Associates Architects;Suisman Urban Design; Biederman Redevelopment Ventures Corp.;Richard Koshalek; Lee Andrews Group, Inc.; Merry NorrisContemporary Art; Polis Builders, Ltd.; Saybrook Capital LLC;Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.