Waterfront Lot at Oak and Front Streets
That empty lot on the Port Angeles waterfront might be sold again. Two years ago Harry Dorssers bought the 1.9 acres near the Valley Creek Estuary. He was planning to build Black Diamond Harbor Plaza, a combination of condominiums, retail stores, a restaurant and underground parking.
He might keep part of the property and go ahead with his plan for the condos. (He already has the building permit.)
Or he might sell the entire lot. He’s negotiating a deal to sell all or part of the property to Lincoln Asset Management of Portland, OR. (This fact also hasn’t been confirmed by either side.)
Bob McChesney, executive director of the Port of Port Angeles, said: “The new developers are talking about putting a hotel there, but we haven't seen any new drawings by them as of yet.”
With everything being so indefinite, maybe the property will just stay undeveloped for a long time.
He might keep part of the property and go ahead with his plan for the condos. (He already has the building permit.)
Or he might sell the entire lot. He’s negotiating a deal to sell all or part of the property to Lincoln Asset Management of Portland, OR. (This fact also hasn’t been confirmed by either side.)
Bob McChesney, executive director of the Port of Port Angeles, said: “The new developers are talking about putting a hotel there, but we haven't seen any new drawings by them as of yet.”
With everything being so indefinite, maybe the property will just stay undeveloped for a long time.
Labels: Black Diamond Harbor Plaza, Bob McChesney, Harry Dorssers, Lincoln Asset Management Portland OR, Port of Port Angeles, Valley Creek Estuary
posted by Tom Harper at 7:44 PM
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Friends, we have many natural resources here in Port Angeles. We have a harbour, access to the National Park, incredible mountain vistas, a rich Native American heritage, Bob Stokes and so much more.
But our greatest natural resource remains untapped. Neglected. It's the single resource that could truly put Port Angeles on the map and really make this town.
What is it, you ask?
Decay. Rust. Peeling paint. ramshackle houses. Empty storefronts downtown. Port Angeles is, in fact, one gigantic eyesore.
From the empty shopping complex as you enter town to the impressively ugly ferry terminal to the various autobody repair shops and junk yards as you head further west, Port Angeles has so much to offer in the way of ruination.
Let's not "beautify" the downtown area with flowers, a fresh coat of paint and some abstract "art". Keep down town depressed, decaying and primarily empty. Embrace the shabbiness of down town. Glorify the decay. Praise the underlying despair.
The natural down-at-the-heels feeling that Port Angeles exudes in abundance needs to be cultivated, promoted and protected. There's a lot of money to be made in the decaying mill town theme.
Urge the City Council and the PADA to get on board with this new movement. "Port Angeles: Where Things Fall Apart", "Port Angeles: We Don't Care So Why SHould You?" these are the slogans of our collective future!
There's been talk about developing that property since... geez, at least the early '90s. It's never going to happen.
They should've just turned it into a recreation park, maybe with an open-air market for vendors and the farmer's market. Something that would be easy to tear down if construction ever did actually happen. As it is, it's going to look like a vacant lot for at least another 10 years.
But at least the kite-flyers will have a place to go!
Weedy vacant lots are a good thing! We need more of them. See? Port Angeles is on the right track!
On the plus side, the blight in Port Angeles drags down property values so you pay less taxes.
nuh uh, Clallam county sets whatever they WANT for property values...doesn't mater what reality is.
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