New Hotel Takes Shape, Steel Frame to Rise in Weeks

The frame of the hotel to replace the Seacoast Inn in Imperial Beach will begin to take shape in two weeks, hotel owner Pacifica Companies said.

Part of the hotel's podium deck concrete was placed Nov. 23. The other half will be poured Dec. 7. After that, according to Pacifica Companies Senior Project Manager Sergio Sandoval, the hotel's steel frame will begin to rise.

The ground floor's steel framing is scheduled to begin Dec. 15. The second floor will start in January and the third and fourth floors will start in February. Work will begin on the roof in March, he said. The hotel plans to open its doors for the first time in September 2012, said Pacifica Companies Director of Planning Allison Rolfe.

The hotel still has not been named, and people are encouraged to share their ideas, Rolfe said.

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A chef has not yet been hired for a ground floor restaurant which will be owned and operated by Pacifica Companies. Interested chefs are urged to contact Pacifica. The hotel will also have conference rooms, a spa and a rooftop patio and bar.

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About $7 million of the $29.2 million needed to finance the new hotel came from the Imperial Beach Redevelopment Agency.

A process will begin to hire the hotel's general manager, housekeeping and other staff a few months before the hotel opens, Rolfe said.