Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka presents renderings for the upcoming opening of the West Harbor project during the 11th annual “State of the Port” address at Alta Sea in the Port of Los Angeles on Jan. 22. Photo by Axel Koeste
Aerial view of West Harbor (Rendering Courtesy of West Harbor)
View of fully-built West Harbor waterfront development in San Pedro. (Rendering Courtesy of West Harbor)
West Harbor, San Pedro’s waterfront development, has recently secured $61.5 million for the recapitalization of the project which remains on track to begin soft openings in phases by late 2025. Frames for two additional buildings have gone up after the first building was completed. Structures will house various tenants who already have signed leases. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
Customers eat at temporary tables in the recently moved San Pedro Fish Market on the West Harbor property in San Pedro on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo by Raphael Richardson, Contributing Photographer)
West Harbor Vice President Eric Johnson and Lee Williams, Port of Los Angeles Deputy Executive Director lead a group of realtors on a hard hat tour of West Harbor as Building A is close to completion and tenants will then be free to start making their own improvements to their spots
in San Pedro on Thursday, July 25, 2024. In this image on the right is a mound of dirt that will soon be removed and construction can begin on the amphitheater. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka presents renderings for the upcoming opening of the West Harbor project during the 11th annual “State of the Port” address at Alta Sea in the Port of Los Angeles on Jan. 22. Photo by Axel Koeste
Those who scored tickets for this week’s Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone events in San Pedro will get a bonus preview for their admission: They will be among the first to set foot within fenced-off areas of the long-anticipated, 300,000 square-foot waterfront development, West Harbor.
Visitors will watch the matches broadcast live on massive outdoor screens along the waterfront, which has been in the works for years and is rolling out its initial openings throughout the summer months. Some vendors will be open for business for food and drinks, along with live entertainment being offered during the debut Fan Zone watch parties.
General admission offers a festival-style lawn viewing experience, while VIP tickets include expedited entries, dedicated seating areas, private bar access and enhanced viewing amenities designed to bring attendees closer to the action.
Tickets are still available for Tuesday, July 14, Wednesday, July 15, and Saturday, July 18. Fan Zone tickets for the final game, on Sunday, July 19, are sold out. The link for tickets is tickets.westharborla.com. Every ticket sale also provides $1 to support local American Youth Soccer Organization programs and youth soccer in the Harbor Area.
The added attraction of a close-up look at West Harbor will provide a benchmark in the long process that has taken years to plan and create the new waterfront, which replaces the 1960s Ports O’ Call attraction.
It offers direct waterfront access that stretches for a linear mile, beginning just south of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum at Sixth Street and Harbor Boulevard, and continuing alongside the Port of Los Angeles’ main shipping channel to the east and a large grassy park area on the right, where vendors and activities will be located.
Already operating are paddle boats to rent in the water and Surry carts for wheeled rides along the promenade. Benches and viewing areas have been in place for some time — much of the paved promenade has been open for a while as well — and the San Pedro Fish Market, which will be a permanent tenant and has a signed 49-year lease, is open and already drawing large crowds to its temporary location at the north end of the West Harbor footprint.
A 6,200-seat waterfront amphitheater at the south end of the development — behind construction barriers, as it is still being finished — will be in use for the Fan Zone activities. Long-term, the amphitheater will serve as an anchor to West Harbor’s entertainment offerings, bringing live music, concerts and other large-scale attractions and events to the San Pedro waterfront.
Efforts to recreate a new waterfront have been a couple decades in the making. A ceremonial groundbreaking for construction was held in November 2022.