Three years after acquiring two parcels in the southern part of town for civic purposes, Laguna Beach is selling the land for $3.55 million.
Laguna Beach bought 31729 and 31735 Coast Highway, known locally as the Ti Amo property after the Italian restaurant that previously operated there, for a purchase price of $2.7 million on Sept. 6, 2021.
The land had been identified as a potential site for the city to build a new Fire Station No. 4, but on Jan. 12, 2023, the city purchased property at 31796 Coast Highway for $6.1 million with the same goal of replacing the fire station at 31646 2nd Avenue in South Laguna…