Crews have officially broken ground on Onni Marina Shores, a 600-unit, double-structure, mixed-use development at 6500 and 6670 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. The demolition of the former Whole Foods and Petco buildings is the most prominent aspect of the demo. It permanently alters a space that, for decades, greeted drivers going up and down PCH.
It is one of three massive residential projects will alter the entire landscape of Pacific Coast Highway as one heads north, coming in from Orange County and crossing into Long Beach.
What is the Marina Shores project by Onni?
This larger Marina Shores project—led by Onni, the company behind the towering Onni East Village project that spans Long Beach Boulevard between Broadway and 3rd Street—was previously home to anchor tenant Whole Foods before it moved over to the neighboring 2nd+PCH retail complex. With a Petco and an empty grocer—in combination with the Southeast Area Specific Plan, which encourages residential development in the area—a sale was bound to happen: In late 2021, when real estate firm Newmark announced that Onni had purchased the 6.2 acre complex for $67.9M.
Presenting their plans the following year, with former Mayor Robert Garcia announcing it at his last Building Long Beach event, two five-story buildings with 670 units were announced. That was reduced to 600 last year.
