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Update on Vacant 918 Orange Ave. Expanding Burger Lounge?

Update 4/29/2012: Thank you to Mr. J. Dean Loring, President and CEO of Burger Lounge Restaurants, who sent me this information regarding this space on Orange Avenue.

"I saw your story on eCoronado and wanted to let you know we tried for several weeks to work with the City to expand Burger Lounge into a portion of that space as we share the landlord, Mrs. Perley. The City informed us that parking is the primary issue and would not grant the permit for our proposed expansion. It makes no sense but the parking ordinance appears to have been created to prevent restaurant companies from converting existing retail to restaurant use."

Yours,

Dean

J. Dean Loring President-CEO

Burger Lounge Restaurants

Is there anything happening at the lifeless corner of 918 Orange Avenue? Well after a little digging, eCoronado.com can confirm…not much at all. As reported in a previous eCoronado.com post, there were rumors going around that the vacant space between Burger Lounge and the 76 Gas Station was going to turn into a jam shop. After dispelling this rumor, this prime piece of real estate on our main street remains unclaimed.

However, the property might be divided into two future retail spaces. Taking a clue from the rather large sign in the window of the building, I asked Miss Sheryll Jackman, of the Coronado based construction company, The Jackman Group, if she could elaborate about the current status of this property. She informed me that, “There have been no definitive decisions on the tenant mix in the two spaces that have been created as far as we know.”

Miss Jackman suggested that I contact Mrs. Jacqueline Perley, of P & G Properties. During our telephone conversation last week, Mrs. Perley advised me that there aren’t any concrete plans for 918 Orange Avenue.

Bianca Valle

Online Editorial Intern

eCoronado.com

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Comment by Bruce Johnson on May 7, 2012 at 11:04am: It is a case of the proverbial tail wagging the dog. We have businesses that cater to people (not cars). Why do we approach it as if the cars come first?? There are so many places where a car is a liability and just slows you down. NYC and Boston are prime examples where you are better off without a car! Yet Millions of folks seem to get around just fine. Walking, bikes, shuttles, trolleys etc. do work. What we really need is a new practical people-oriented mindset for our island. Coronado should be striving to return to the golden pre-bridge years when cars did not dominate our town.

Comment by Anne Sels on May 9, 2012 at 2:09am: I welcome Councilwoman Downey's comments and am glad there is finally a champion of Coronado homeowners and residents on the council! I grew up in Coronado and my mother is homeowner on the 900 block of B...a favorite parking spot for employees working in the offices on Ynez / downtown businesses and their patrons. In summer it is not unusual to see families park, unload their gear and head for a day a the beach followed by an evening at the concert. Past councils have seemingly shown support to the business owners, which has been heavily advocated. Like most Coronado residents mom generally walks or bikes but she makes a weekly trip to the commissary and generally as soon as she pulls away her spot is taken so she unloads her heavy perhiables while double parked and has been spoken to by police, it is well known-the fire department often uses B Avenue amongst other residential streets and avenues to cut through the congestion On the main thoroughway, Orange Avenue. I live in Europe now where prime parking near shops has a premium price, residents living near but not on streets in the shopping districts are protected by permit only parking, this encourages patrons to find alternative means to access their destination and may elevate some of the congestion problem. Sure a long term solution would have to be a decent structure, sadly I only see the corner lot of 9th and Orange even coming close to being a sizable, central offering. the idea with permit parking two blocks from business zones is a good one, residential streets for the residents! They could be time limited to appease the businesses, but most then be enforced with heavy fines to avoid repeat offenses. Also perpendicular parking on C and B would not be a bad idea, they are wide enough.

Comment by MIKE GAPP on June 2, 2012 at 4:53pm: We should elevate city tennis courts and put some parking structures under them. The City already owns the property, so no eminent domain issue. Folks would still have a great place to play tennis.

They play tennis on top of skyscrapers in some places, so I think we can handle doing it in a two or three story parking structure.

Mike Gapp