Shade Hotel Work to Start in September

Crews will begin demolishing the old Red Onion building on Harbor Drive on Sept. 1 to make way for the new, eco-friendly Shade Hotel, the Daily Breeze reported Thursday evening.

According to Breeze reporter Doug Morino, actual construction of the hotel on the 1.4 acre property at 655 N. Harbor Drive will probably begin Jan. 1.

The three-story Shade Hotel will cover 36,000 square feet, feature at least one restaurant and hold 45 guest rooms, according to plans submitted. The $20 million project is expected to be completed in mid-2014.

Michael Zislis, the developer behind the project, said he wants the hotel to achieve a LEED Platinum certification—the most stringent of all environmentally friendly certifications. As part of the process to attain the certification, he plans to use timber salvaged from the Red Onion building's demolition to construct bed frames and other furniture, as well as remove the hotel from the state's electrical grid by installing solar panels.

Once completed, the Shade Hotel will eventually bring the city about $50,000 per month in revenue, Zislis said.

The Shade Hotel is part of the $25 million first phase of renovations to the Redondo Beach waterfront.

• Full story: Work to Begin in September on New Redondo Beach Hotel [Daily Breeze]

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