Chhabria makes commercial play in downtown Hermosa Beach
South Bay CRE CEO Dave Iler and Raju Chhabria at their newly opened office and retail building at 205 Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach. “Hermosa’s been good to me. It’s become my second home,” Raju Chhabria said by way of explaining why, just months after completing a three-story office/retail complex at 205 Pier Ave., he is planning a 30 room, $8 million hotel, to be called Clash, on the site of the old Classic Burger restaurant on Hermosa Avenue. At the same time, across the street, he is remodeling four retail stores and contemplating a $10 million downtown Hermosa commercial project at a location he declined to identify. A public hearing on the proposed hotel is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. at city hall. Chhabria described the hotel as “a high end boutique hotel, like a Four Seasons.” He said rooms will range from $250 a night in the off-season to $350 during the summer. The austere, modernistic design by Enviro Techno Architecture of Palos Verdes includes a gym, massage spa and a swimming pool on the third floor. The Clash Hotel on the site of the former Classic Burger and Duncan Donuts in downtown Hermmosa Beach will have30 rooms, a gym, a spa and possibly a…
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