- Port Moves Lane Field Forward Despite Environmental Risks. Read more.
- State Lands Commission Weighs In On Lane Field. Read more.
- Development Team Two Months Behind Original Schedule. Read more.
- Development Partner Hits Snag at Coastal Commission. Read more.
Developers are seeking financing and final approvals for a 500-550 room InterContinental Hotel and a 250-300 room “Vivara” or “Aviana” all-suite hotel at San Diego Bay’s Lane Field, a Port District of San Diego leasehold. The development team selected by the Port for the project includes Samuel Hardage’s Hardage Suite Hotels, C.W. Clark, and Lankford & Associates.
San Diego residents and decisionmakers, as well as potential investors and lenders for these two hotels should be aware of several risk factors related to the Lane Field project:
- A Nomura Asset Capital Corporation subsidiary, the mortgage special servicer CRIIMI MAE, and the City of Emeryville all have found themselves defendants against suits filed by Hardage. Read more.
- Unlike certain other new hotel projects in San Diego, the players at Lane Field have not yet signed a labor peace agreement, thereby provoking a labor dispute. Labor strife can interrupt normal business operations and heighten risk to revenues at a new hotel. Read more.
- Lane Field will impact workers’ health and safety, coastal resources, air quality, water supply, fire and police services, and traffic nearby. But those impacts have not been adequately studied or mitigated. Instead of performing a current, project-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to thoroughly address these issues, the Port of San Diego is relying on an old Master EIR, initially certified in 2000, plus inadequate additional study. Read more.
View a letter to investors detailing some of these risks or download it in Adobe PDF. 
This website serves as a clearinghouse for information about the Lane Field project. Use the links below to learn more:
- The litigation record of Samuel Hardage
- The risk of labor strife at the Lane Field hotels
- Under-analyzed environmental risks at the Lane Field site
- Key documents including court rulings dismissing Hardage’s lawsuits and related material
- Project details including Lane Field location, approval process, and development team
- Project links to visit other websites related to the project or its team members
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- Contact us if you have additional information to share, questions, or comments.
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