The City of Santa Monica is pleased to announce an important benchmark related to the construction of the Annenberg Community Beach Club at Santa Monica State Beach (415 PCH) . Demolition of the locker building will begin on Monday, April 16, 2007 and is anticipated to be completed in May. Midwest Environmental Controls is undertaking this portion of the project. Once demolition activities are completed, the site will be turned over to Pankow Special Projects LP for the construction phase.

Anticipated to open in January 2009, the five-acre site will be transformed into a beach-oriented public recreational and meeting facility. The project includes the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic North House for meeting spaces and an interpretive center; rehabilitation of the historic swimming pool and deck area; development of outdoor spaces for recreation and leisure including two garden areas, sports courts, a family picnic and children’s play area, and a beach boardwalk towards the ocean. New buildings on the site will include an entry pavilion with lifeguard and staff offices; a two-story pool house with locker and changing rooms and a second floor multi-purpose room and a single story event house designed to accommodate recreational, interpretative and cultural programs and classes; meetings and retreats; and small social functions. Images of the project can be viewed at 415pch.smgov.net.

The revitalization of 415 PCH as a public beach facility is made possible with a generous gift from Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation in partnership with the City of Santa Monica and California State Parks. Additional funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development.