How to resolve AdBlock issue? LUCERNE, Calif. – The county of Lake has released a request for proposals from organizations and individuals interested in leasing or purchasing the historic Lucerne Hotel.
The 55,000-square-foot building sits on seven acres at 3700 Country Club Drive.
The county’s redevelopment agency purchased the building in 2010 and conducted extensive renovations.
For several years the building housed Southern California-based Marymount California University, which abruptly left in June. The university later paid the county $65,000 for breaking the lease.
The building, around which the town of Lucerne was built, turns 90 this year.
The Hotel Lucerne Corp. began construction on the building in 1927, with that work completed in 1928.
John Rinker Kibbey was the Lucerne Hotel’s architect. Kibbey is noted for having designed numerous historic buildings across Southern California and in Arizona.
Another great building designed by Kibbey was the Brophy Chapel at Brophy College Preparatory. It was built in 1928, the same year the Lucerne Hotel was completed.
His firm, Lescher & Kibbey, also designed the Mohave County Courthouse, which is on the National Historic Register. He was reported to have later designed Hollywood movie sets.
The Lucerne Hotel RFP, issued on Wednesday, has a deadline of 5 p.m. April 25.
“The county invites Proposers to envision utilizing this extraordinary building for a use which would be an economic generator for the community,” the RFP document states. “Each proposal should reflect the County’s desire to have a Proposer who provides a high level of return to the community when purchasing or operating and maintaining the Property and related activities in a fiscally responsible manner.”
The document suggests that the building’s educational, vocational and commercial uses might include, but not be limited to, lodging, professional office space, education, a culinary academy, event and conference center, hospitality training, research facility, a tech campus, a viticultural and enology center, “and others as proposed which will be evaluated based upon the potential for a beneficial outcome.”
The RFP continues, “We invite significant and creative proposals for potential uses of the Property. The County’s primary goal for this RFP is to secure the best and highest use for the Northshore/Lucerne/and the county as a whole. The proposed use should provide collaborative, complementary, and beneficial services to the community.”
The full document can be seen below.
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