Facebook Twitter Twitter    Archive | www.aapa-ports.org March 4, 2013
   

Los Angeles Enters Into Negotiations to Redevelop Ports O’ Call Village

Print Print this Article | Send to Colleague

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has authorized Port of Los Angeles officials to enter into exclusive negotiations with LA Waterfront Alliance – a collaboration between The Ratkovich Company and Jerico Development – to redevelop the Ports O’ Call Village, a 30-acre San Pedro waterfront property on the port’s main channel and adjacent to San Pedro’s historic downtown business district. 

"We were thrilled to receive such strong interest in redeveloping this location, which will serve as the crown jewel of the LA Waterfront in San Pedro,” said Port Executive Director Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D. "LA Waterfront Alliance’s vision for the new Ports O’ Call aligns very well with the goal to integrate our waterfront attractions and activities, generate jobs and attract visitors to the waterfront.” 

The Ports O’ Call development concept submitted by LA Waterfront Alliance includes a mix of visitor-focused commercial retail and restaurants, a boutique hotel and conference center, open space for events, as well as a 13th Street gateway connecting the San Pedro community and the waterfront. The LA Waterfront Alliance concept had also suggested relocating the port’s administration building, but this recommendation is not under consideration by port staff. 

The port initially received eight proposals in response to its Request for Qualifications (RFQ) released in July 2012.  Proposals were reviewed by a five-member evaluation team, using specific criteria outlined in the RFQ: the developer’s project vision for the site and how it would draw additional visitors to the waterfront; the developer’s qualifications and experience; the implementation, operation and sustainability strategy of the project; the financial capability of the respondent to carry out the project; and the ability to complete the project on schedule. 

The agreement between the port and LA Waterfront Alliance establishes a 240-day exclusive negotiating period, with a possible 120-day extension. Activities to be completed during this time include conducting a public outreach process, finalizing the development concept, and preparing financial and market analyses. The process also will determine if any further environmental assessment is required for the proposed project, though redevelopment of Ports O’ Call was already included as part of the San Pedro Waterfront Project Environmental Impact Report approved by the Harbor Commission in 2009. 

Developed in the 1960s, Ports O’ Call Village is located just south of San Pedro’s historic downtown business and is within walking distance from the port’s World Cruise Center, which sees hundreds of thousands of cruise travelers each year. Other attractions within walking distance include the USS IOWA Battleship museum and CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles, a large-scale permanent indoor craft marketplace fashioned from two WWII warehouses. 

The Ports O’ Call site includes 3,000 linear feet of water frontage and 375,000 square feet of retail and tourism-related entitled uses.
 

Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn