Plan for Beach Cities Health District campus shifts, contracts in Redondo Beach
by Garth Meyer Beach Cities Health District has taken another step toward redevelopment of its 11-acre campus in Redondo Beach, signing a March 19 letter of intent with Sunrise Senior Living, after a previous letter with another party failed to result in a deal. The public health district sought requests for proposals last fall for half of the campus land. Sunrise, based in Oakton, Virginia, was the second choice on a top-three list. The first was Mar Ventures/Continental Development Corp. (El Segundo). Both proposed to tear down the former South Bay Hospital and, on its ground-level parking lot to the north, build a 217-unit assisted living building, public (green) space, a walking loop and a potential pool. Mar Ventures/Continental would have also added a new medical office building, and a new building to house Silverado, the memory-care operation now part of the old hospital. The plan, however, fell through in negotiations and BCHD turned to Sunrise instead. If a ground lease is reached with them, Silverado would be given a one-year notice to vacate the campus. Final details for the Sunrise plan have yet to be disclosed. They are scheduled to be presented to the BCHD board at…
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