Across the street, the Crowne Plaza Hotel worked on more than $16 million in upgrades that will be completed in early 2013. Meanwhile, local entrepreneur Mike Zislis moved forward with plans for the $20 million boutique Shade Hotel, expected to be completed in 2014 on Harbor Drive. Within one week in August, both the Pier Landing and the city’s sparkling new $2 million Harbor Patrol facility were unveiled, lending a long-absent air of optimism for the future of the waterfront.

Pier Landing was more than just a facelift: it immediately spawned several new businesses, including a new coffee shop and gelato café, and its history-themed picnic area created a sense of vibrancy that had been missing for the better part of a half-century. Pier Landing, the most visually prominent component of the century-old pier, was rebuilt by master lessee Bob Resnick to hearken back to the pier’s origins as Wharf #1 in 1889. The first major change to occur – on the ground, not just conceptually – was the million dollar reinvestment and rebuilding the Redondo Beach pier’s biggest leasehold. Rendering submitted by the City of Redondo BeachĪfter more than two decades of hopeful talk, 2012 was the year that revitalization actually began occurring on the long-neglected Redondo Beach waterfront. The 15-acre Redondo Beach pier development.

Redondo beach pier development