Leonard Franklin Hill (October 11, 1947 – June 7, 2016)[1] was an American television producer and property developer.
Hill began his career as a television writer, writing scripts for numerous shows, including Adam-12, an NBC police drama.
[1] In 2001, switched to real estate development, with a focus on downtown Los Angeles and adaptive reuse.
[1] Together, Hill and Bar-Zemer instigated numerous projects within the city's Arts District, on the eastern edge of Downtown Los Angeles by transforming existing buildings into new housing and developments.
[1] In 2016, Hill donated $1.9 million to create a new public park under the newly constructed Sixth Street Bridge.