Seaport Marina Hotel Project Will Be Revised

Lennar Homes is now dropping its project to build 425 condos or townhomes plus other mixed use development at the Seaport Marina Hotel site, leaving the current operator of the site, Taki-Sun, to work out a new, scaled-down, project that will please Taki-Sun and the community. Negotiations on this project began a long time back (previous post), and have also been complicated by the area residents' objections to a proposed Home Depot construction in the same area (proposal was passed 6-3 by the City council, but is now being challenged by the Coastal Commission). This same area is part of a long term plan as reflected in the post about the SEADIP proposal, and new development will bring an additional burden on the roadways, and ultimately, quality of life, to the area.

It seems that everyone wants to be at the beach, but finding the room for maintaining coastal environment vs. building development is more and more a challenge. Our open areas along the entire Southern California coastline diminish with each decade, so every proposed use now carries more focus and stringent study.

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Long Beach Housing and Traffic

City government sometimes gets lost in the shuffle of the more immediate concerns of day-to-day life, foreclosures, media coverage of housing, more foreclosures and homeland security. But it shouldn't be, because your local areas are often under one sort of study or another over a period of years.

The traffic congestion in the area of 2nd St and Pacific Coast Highway yesterday afternoon was huge coming through Belmont Shore, over the bridge towards the 405 Freeway after the conclusion of weekend recreational events along the shoreline. What perhaps a lot of people don't know is that this intersection has been the subject of a study called the South East Area Development Improvement Plan since the 1970s, a study that has been in the process of renewal and updating, and broadcast at local community meetings. The latest studies include wetlands restoration, bike paths, changes in local shopping areas, and the addition of new housing. Lennar Homes, for instance, has had a proposal for housing development in the location of the Seaport Marina Hotel for some time. Take a look at this informative slide show by the City's SEADIP Advisory Committee for ideas that may impact your living, driving, biking or shopping in that area.

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