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View of fully-build West Harbor waterfront development in San Pedro. (Rendering Courtesy of West Harbor)\n<\/p>\n
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Rendering of the promenade area at West Harbor. (Rendering Courtesy of West Harbor)\n<\/p>\n
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Aerial view of West Harbor (Rendering Courtesy of West Harbor)\n<\/p>\n
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View of fully-build West Harbor waterfront development in San Pedro. (Rendering Courtesy of West Harbor)\n<\/p>\n
Expand<\/a><\/p>\n San Pedro\u2019s new waterfront development is slated to begin seeing activity in the coming year.<\/p>\n On course for a 2026 grand opening, West Harbor this month announced the signing of six additional dining tenants as 2025 comes to a close.<\/p>\n The long-anticipated, mile-long, $500 million development will also begin work early in the coming year on San Pedro\u2019s recently approved 6,200-seat waterfront amphitheater \u2014 it received the final go ahead from the Los Angeles City Council<\/a> in September \u2014 which will go at the southern end of the development; developers expect that project to be done in time to host a half-season in 2026.<\/p>\n West Harbor has been years in the making<\/a> as the waterfront\u2019s former attraction, Ports O\u2019 Call Village<\/a> \u2014 which came online in the early 1960s \u2014 was aging out. Support for a new, revitalized commercial and recreational waterfront gained traction, and a groundbreaking took place in November 2022. The planning, however, began years before that, with approvals and sign-offs by the Port of Los Angeles coming in 2009.<\/p>\n Community discussions and developer vetting launched several years before that.<\/p>\n Newly signed dining tenants unveiled this month include:<\/p>\n Tacos El Franc, which will make its Los Angeles debut at West Harbor; featured on Netflix\u2019s Taco Chronicles, it serves handmade tortillas and traditional fillings. Restaurant tenants previously signed include Yamashiro, Hopscotch and The Baked Bear.<\/p>\n While West Harbor likely won\u2019t have its big grand opening celebration until later in 2026, people won\u2019t have to wait that long to begin checking it all out and enjoying some of that cuisine, according to developers.<\/p>\n There will be phased openings that could begin as early as this summer. Some of the initial tenant build-outs that are now underway would coincide with that.<\/p>\n The formal grand opening later in the year would be timed with the Ferris wheel and other amusement and recreational attractions, developers said.<\/p>\n For now, the northern section of the new promenade along the waterfront is open to the public for strolling and sightseeing. The San Pedro Fish Market is open in its final temporary location on the waterfront site before moving into a new building being created to the south for the much-loved gathering spot. For now, the southern section of the promenade and overall site remains closed as construction continues on large outer buildings and other amenities.<\/p>\n Also coming later in 2026 will be the 175-foot SkyStar Ferris Wheel \u2014 billed as California\u2019s tallest \u2014 pickleball and padel courts, tall ship sailing, a members-only dog park, and year-round programming.<\/p>\n Along with the amphitheater, the majority of project amenities are scheduled for completion in the summer. Along with the Ferris wheel, other North Park recreational amenities are slated for completion by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the coming months, the public can expect to see final detailing across key public spaces, alongside tenant buildouts coming together,\u201d the developers said in a written statement said. \u201cThe majority of restaurants and entertainment venues in Building A are expected to open this summer, with the remaining West Harbor tenants launching on a rolling basis.\u201d<\/p>\n Plans for the 42-acre project also include a new home for one of San Pedro\u2019s most popular family-owned eateries on the water, the San Pedro Fish Market, which was a Ports O\u2019 Call mainstay and remains a hometown favorite. It is being billed as the centerpiece of the future development.<\/p>\n Eric Johnson, CEO of Jerico Development, the development company along with The Ratkovich Co., said the overall aim and idea is to create what Ports O\u2019 Call did in its heyday.<\/p>\n \u201cFor generations,\u201d Johnson said in a written statement, \u201cthe San Pedro waterfront was a place where you could spend the whole day exploring, especially during the old Ports O\u2019 Call years. The sense of wonder and excitement it inspired has been a guiding inspiration for West Harbor from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n Perhaps the biggest draw through the years has always been a front-row view of Los Angeles\u2019 working harbor, with the container ships, tugs and other nonstop activity on the water.<\/p>\n The project and its design, however, haven\u2019t always enjoyed a universal embrace in the close-knit, historic waterfront community. Some residents \u2014 many of whom grew up frolicking there, working there as teens and then bringing their own families there through the years \u2014 objected to abandoning Ports O\u2019 Call Village<\/a>. And the time it\u2019s taken to plan and get to the construction stage of the new attraction has frustrated onlookers.<\/p>\n
\nGlass Box, a high-concept Asian dining experience enclosed in a glass structure, which will bring its Japanese, Korean and Chinese fare to L.A. for the first time. It originated in San Diego, and features an open kitchen and menu spanning sushi and sashimi, Taiwanese beef noodle soup, and tenderloin steak fried rice.
\nParan\u00e1 Empanadas, a San Diego favorite that serves authentic Argentine fare inspired by family recipes passed down through generations; its Malbec beef empanada, marinated in Argentinian wine for 24 hours, anchors the menu.
\nLoZio Pizza, a spinoff of Redondo Beach\u2019s LoZio Osteria, features pizzaiolo Marco Aromatario with traditional Italian and modern pies.
\nFreska Bar, whichhas selections of alcoholic and non-alcoholic agua-frescas, along with comfort foods such as bacon-wrapped hot dogs and wings.<\/p>\n