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CORONADO SHORES PENTHOUSE
50 years Living on Top of the World Local couple have enjoyed this heavenly view from the La Sierra Tower since 1972 By Ryan Koubeserian
n the late sixties a young family would regularly vacation in the summers at the Hotel del Coronado. One summer, they showed up for their usual sojourn and couldn’t help but notice the large construction of concrete and steel taking place to their south and commented on the transformation of their favorite beach. This project was the conception of the late godfather of mid-century modern architecture, William Krisel. The buildings in progress, Cabrillo and La Sierra Towers, would become the first of 10 towers comprising the Coronado Shores, a development of luxury oceanfront high rises built during the ’70s.. Upon their return back home, the couple came to the realization that things were changing along Coronado’s coastline — this was an opportune time to get on board with the new real estate development. When the time for their next visit arrived, they went for a walk and wandered into the sales office in what is now known as the Roeder Pavilion at the Coronado Shores. They met a vibrant Cary Grant-looking gentleman named Richard Maitland, the director of sales for the Shores at the time, who told them they could have their pick of whatever they’d like in building two, La Sierra Tower, while it was still under construction.
Often called the "Holy Grail of condos at the Coronado Shores," the location of these penthouse units offer stunning panoramic views of Coronado and beyond 18
CROWN CITY MAGAZINE
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MARCH 2022
