Representative Experience | Lighthouse Land Advisory, Inc.

Sectors & Transaction Types

Assignments span hospitality and mixed-use development, waterfront and civic redevelopment, retail repositioning, and public park and open-space transformation, delivered through ground leases, disposition and development agreements, and joint powers arrangements.

Coronado Ferry Landing Redevelopment

Client: Port Coronado Associates Location: Coronado, CA Timeline: 2026 Role: Real Estate Advisor

Challenge

Negotiate a long-term ground lease providing adequate public agency timeline, construction, and guarantees, including minimum investments before lease expiration.

Approach

Resolved maintenance issues while negotiating new terms
Identified schedule efficiencies while minimizing cost impacts
Communicated regularly with agency staff and ownership

Result

In six months, restructured negotiations reversed an initial denial into an option to invest $21.9 million to redevelop a 35-year ground lease while preserving development project economics.

Parkway Plaza re-imagining redevelopment project

Parkway Plaza Re-Imagining Project

Client: City of El Cajon Location: El Cajon, CA Timeline: 2024–Present Role: Real Estate Advisor and Project Manager

Challenge

Facilitate a comprehensive, value-added redevelopment of the mall to generate long-term revenues for the City while attracting new development, jobs, and investment.

Approach

Evaluated initial funding and assessed potential partnerships
Built out a real estate team and redevelopment alternatives
Recommended potential alternatives to accelerate development

Result

The City is currently preparing a land use plan to guide development and coordinate future development.

Gaylord Pacific Resort Hotel and Convention Center

Client: Port of San Diego (former employer) Location: Chula Vista, CA Timeline: 2014–2024 Role: Lead Negotiator and Project Executive

Challenge

Redevelop the Chula Vista Bayfront by soliciting and selecting a world-class developer, followed by a disposition and development agreement for a $1.3 billion public-private project.

Approach

Identified a quality developer and negotiated incremental commitments
Established long-term funding mechanisms including Mello-Roos
Built inter-agency partnerships leveraging each agency's strengths

Result

Secured a long-term ground lease for the hotel and convention center investment, negotiating agreements for a long-term investment and governance partnership between the Port and Chula Vista through revenue sharing and joint powers agreements.

Additional Experience of President/CEO Shaun D. Sumner

Further representative assignments led prior to founding Lighthouse Land Advisory, drawn from nearly two decades at the Port of San Diego.

InterContinental San Diego

Negotiated the option and ground lease for the $200 million InterContinental San Diego hotel, involving public investment and complex inter-agency coordination.

Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay RV Park

Negotiated the ground lease for the $60 million Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay RV Park.

Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Crafted the redevelopment strategy and negotiated the ground lease for the $90 million Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, transforming an underutilized public park into a nationally recognized outdoor venue for up to 10,000 guests.

Bring This Experience to Your Project

Whether you are a public agency, developer, private owner, or nonprofit, Lighthouse Land Advisory brings structured strategy and senior negotiation experience to your transaction.

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