The County of Orange today released a request for qualifications for the redevelopment of Dana Point Harbor.
The 277-acre property generates $82 million in revenue annually from 50,000 boaters and other visitors; the harbor employs about 1,200, a press release said.
The county wants to compile a list of developers “with sufficient experience, financial resources, and personnel” to “design, permit, fund, construct, renovate, manage, promote, advertise, operate, and maintain” the harbor “for the duration of the lease.”
Listed companies could respond to a future request for proposals and the county would then select a developer with which it would sign the master ground lease.
The RFQ shows most of the work will come in the “commercial core” of the harbor—where about 51,000 square feet of restaurant space can expand by up to 50% to 77,000 square feet, and 27,000 square feet of retail operation would be allowed to grow about 18% to 32,000 square feet.
Hospitality offerings at the harbor are also slated for expansion: the room count of a hotel can grow from 136 to 220; the meeting space from 2,000 to 12,000 square feet; and up to 3,250 square feet of retail and restaurant space can be built—when currently there is none. A fitness/health center can also be expanded.
The number of boat slips and dry boat storage spaces can decline slightly and 500 parking spaces can be added, the RFQ shows.
