Citing deferred maintenance concerns, Port responds to Ferry Landing lease decision

The Port of San Diego is blaming years of deferred maintenance for its decision to end the Coronado Ferry Landing’s longstanding lease, despite claims from the operator and city leaders that negotiations were prematurely cut short.

In October, the Port decided not to renew its lease with Port Coronado Associates (PCA), which has operated the Ferry Landing since the 1980s and had proposed a $20 million redevelopment of the waterfront site.

“Port staff’s main concern with PCA’s proposal,” a from Port leadership to Coronado Mayor John Duncan reads, “is that the amount they propose ($20 million) to invest to improve and modernize the Coronado Ferry Landing, as has been promised to the public, is insufficient after deducting the amount needed to correct the safety and maintenance deficiencies