Category: Redondo Beach
South Bay Market Trends .com February 2013 Greater South Bay market including: Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Harbor City, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Torrance, & Wilmington... Read More
The 54 room hotel project in Redondo is finally under way. The project has been in the works since 2008. Cleanup of the present site is scheduled to start next month and completion is scheduled for October 1, 2014. This will be Redondo's first major development project in 2 years and the city fathers are happy to see the project finally get off the sand, so to speak. Read More
The Marriott Residence Inn and a Hilton Garden Inn are set to start construction on the site of the former Malibu Castle mini-golf course located at Marine Avenue and the 405 San Diego Freeway in Redondo Beach. The two hotels will take about 5 acres total of the site and will have combined 320 rooms in two new 4 story buildings. The cost will be around $60M. Everyone connected with the development is happy to see the whole thing starting to move forward after suffering a 2 year set back Read More
10 Predictions for Housing in 2013 DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 The new year could be the best year in real estate in years, but the housing recovery still remains fragile and challenges remain, says Dave Liniger, RE/MAX co-founder and chairman. Read More
Tips: #2-1 DRY OUT TOILET BOWL AND TANK: Before I have to do any work on a toilet, I use a wet vac to suck out all of the water from the toilet bowl and tank. No more messes. #2-2 ON RE-PLANTING GRASS SEED: Put a window screen over a spot in your lawn that you're reseeding and you won't have to worry about birds eating the seeds. #2-3 FIX A DRAIN CLOG: The plumber couldn't budge the clog in our upstairs bathtub drain, so he said we'd have to tear out the ceiling below in order to get at the pipe. But a contractor we know had another idea that made a lot more sense. He stuck the nozzle of a wet-dry vac into a roll of electrical tape to get a tight seal against the tub's drain, and covered the tub's overflow hole with a flexible rubber pad. Then he turned on the vacuum and, voilà: the clog was sucked out of the pipe, saving our ceiling—and our bank account. #2-4 NO MORE STUCK OUTDOOR LIGHT BULBS: Screw-in bulbs in outdoor fixtures can corrode and become stuck in their sockets over time and will often break when you try to twist them out. Rub Vaseline on the bulbs' threads before screwing them in and you'll never have a problem replacing the bulb when the time comes. Read More
Is GREEN POWER on your 2013 New Year Resolutions List? Learn more about being GREEN in 2013! Start the New Year GREEN! Join me and representatives from the South Coast Air Quality Management District and JPy Magazine for a presentation and discussion on how to... Read More
In March 2013, the residents of Redondo Beach, get to vote on an initiative — Anti-Power Plant Initiative Qualifies for March Ballot AES Power Plant by Easy Reader Newspaper The Power Plant Phase-Out Initiative which would disallow power generation on the AES... Read More
FLASH As we speak Redondo Beach is filing suit to block Nordstrom from moving to Torrance. Center of Controversy Announced recently are plans to renovate and further develop the north and west sides of Del Amo Fashion Center beginning in 2013. The owners of the mall; Simon Property Group and J.P. Morgan announced their plans on December 11th along with Torrance Mayor Scotto. Nordstrom will be moving into the mall when all renovations are completed between 2013 and 2017.. Nordstrom will be moving from their present location in the South Bay Galleria. The exterior of the mall will be remodeled and re designed, the food court will be completely renovated into a garden environment, many parking spaces added along with other improvements. The older buildings on the west side of the mall will be torn down and replaced with the new home for Nordstrom. The goal is to return the mall to its former title of the biggest shopping center in the nation. The new mall is expected to add an additional $2-$3M in revenues for the city of Torrance when completed. Read More
The property at Marine Avenue and 405 freeway has been vacant for years and is now destined to house two new hotels. Financing for the two projects was approved by the City Council and plans are now going forward. A Marriot Residence Inn and a Hilton Garden Inn have been approved for the vacant 5 acre site. Both buildings will be 4 stories and have around 320 rooms combined. The site is close to the Metro Green Line station and the two hotels will be the first new hotels built in Redondo Beach in several decades. The city of Redondo Beach is going to financially back the project which will cost approximately $60M to complete. The 5 acre parcel of land has been vacant for years since the Malibu Castle closed in 2005. It is anticipated that the project will produce $2M annually for the city coffers. Construction should start soon with an anticipated completion in Mid 2014 Read More
Do you remember .. for those who are old enough, the black and white TV of John Glenn in the small space capsule? He was the First American to orbit the Earth, aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. Well jump ahead to 1992 … the Endeavour... Read More