The highly anticipated River Street Marketplace is months away from opening in San Juan Capistrano as construction is slowly coming to completion, according to its developers.
The River Street Marketplace will be an outdoor community gathering space, a project that has been in the works for several years, that will feature rustic and native Californian-inspired architecture, with six buildings around a central green area for pedestrians to congregate.
The project will feature various dining concepts and retailers, local art work, a butcher, a cheese shop and a full bar and brewery. It will also hold an area of communal tables for outdoor dining.
Construction on the 60,000-square-foot development is slated to finish around early 2024, said Dan Almquist, the founder and CEO of Almquist Developers, with tenants of the marketplace to begin opening throughout the first months of the new year.
“It has been such a personal journey,” said Almquist, a San Juan Capistrano resident. “I have been working on this for almost 10 years now. It is really neat to see all the thought and work that has gone into it, and right now, it feels really good to have people express their excitement for the project.”
Overall, 35 retailers or restaurants are expected to occupy the River Street Marketplace, said Almquist. And that includes Bred’s Hot Chicken, Capistrano Brewing, Free People, McConnell’s Ice Cream, Mendocino Farms, Toes on the Nose and Ubuntu Café.
“I know I speak for many residents when I say that we cannot wait,” said Mayor Howard Hart. “I am supremely confident that with the amount of thought and effort Dan Almquist and his team have put into this project. San Juan Capistrano will benefit for generations.”
The vision for the project, said Almquist, is creating a gathering place for the community to come together.
“As you see it come to life, I know that is what it is going to be,” he said. “It will be really impactful for not only San…
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