Harbor Village, the new shopping mall going up at Princeton Harbor will open in May, reports Julia Scott in the County Times.
They’ll find out soon enough. On Tuesday, developer and Coastside resident Keet Nerhan told the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors that theproject, which will encompass an 84-room hotel, a 280-seat restaurant, and 20 to 22 retail shops, is on track for its grand opening in May 2007.
The $20 million project is expected to generate between $1.5 million and $2 million a year in tax revenues for the county, and will create between 150 and 175 jobs.
Nerhan, a well-known local developer who owns several retail buildings on Half Moon Bay’s Main Street, said he intends the project to be a tasteful addition to the restaurants and shops on Capistrano Road. His “mom-and-pop” stores will reflect the clothing shops, galleries and boutiques in Half Moon Bay.
Julia Scott’s article is far from balanced. It reads like everyone will be throwing rose petals to joyfully welcome Keet Nerhan’s view-blocking monster mall. That thing is a true monument to the over-consuming masses; exactly what many Coastsiders moved here to get away from.
Some quotes from the story:
“I haven’t heard of anybody who’s against it,” said McCurrach.
“El Granada resident Charlie Hall, whose home lies just across Highway 1 from the complex, said complaints from neighbors about the complex blocking their view of the waterfront ceased as the project began moving forward.”
Well, count me as one person “who’s against it” and who is complaining “about the complex blocking their view.”
The huge monstrosity obscures broad ocean views from Highway 1, which is supposed to be a protected public view corridor.
At the October 17 Midcoast LCP hearing, Realtor Judy Taylor asked the County Supervisors to “free up land around the airport to support more commercial development.” Gee, doesn’t the Nerhan mall provide enough commercial development to last awhile?