13. One of the antique stores on Newport is being replaced by a fancy wine place and a yoga studio.
14. The long-vacant lot on Sunset Cliffs and Voltaire that nearly became a gas station is getting a pretty office/retail complex that will have Evo vegetarian restaurant as one of the tenants and a fair amount of parking. The 2nd floor will be offices, the first floor retail.
15. The 76 gas station is going from having a crappy old building and a long-vacant repair shop to having a modern convenience store area.
16. A new wine bar opened on Newport Ave about 2 months ago. Looks very nice from walking by, but I have not been there yet.
17. The site of the old OB Water Store, by the Bacon St entrance to Robb Field, seems to be some sort of charter school. Someone told me they also have a program for disabled children. The building was gut-renovated. OB Water Store is now located in the strip mall with Grocery Outlet one mile away in Loma Portal.
18. Some high-end beachfront townhouses finished construction about three months ago after 5+ years of planning and permitting. http://veerliving.com/
