New Downtown San Pedro Hotel Project Wins OK for 80 Rooms

Daily Breeze (August 6, 2019) Overturning a zoning administrator’s density cap of 67 rooms, the Harbor Area Planning Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 6, unanimously approved a developer’s request for an 80-room boutique hotel on a key downtown San Pedro corner.Some two dozen San Pedro business and community leaders spoke at the hearing, all expressing support for the higher number of rooms in what will be a seven-story building at 544 S. Pacific Ave. on the corner of Sixth Street. The higher number of rooms does not change the footprint of the building, which will be constructed on an L-shaped vacant parcel next to the historic Warner Grand Theatre. “It’s the same ‘box,’ the only difference is there will be 13 additional (inside) doors,” said Spencer Kallick who spoke on behalf of Youssef Merhi of the development team. Read More