Raley's to leave their Village Center location in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/06/2023 - 6:01pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - The Raley's in the Village Shopping Center at Stateline in South Lake Tahoe will be leaving that location. The lease expires on June 30, 2023, and after a year of negotiations, the landlord and grocery store could not come to an agreement on lease terms.
Raley's has had stores in South Lake Tahoe for 60 years and will continue with its location at the "Y" on Emerald Bay Road.
A leadership team from the Sacramento-based grocery chain was at the Stateline location last week to meet with team members and alert them of the pending closure. They will work with staff on possible positions at other Raley's locations.
"For over a year, our team has negotiated in good faith with the landlord to continue our service to the community, offering a number of collaborative solutions to continue to invest in the property/store," Chelsea Minor of Raley's told South Tahoe Now. "Despite these efforts, we’ve not reached a viable resolution and our lease will end in June 2023."
Raley's is currently working on a transition plan, with a primary focus on taking care of its team members, they said, with no set closure date.
The Village Center is owned by Crescent Tahoe Partnership Ltd, a company owned by Hackett Management Group. Messages were left with owner Terry Hackett on Friday and Monday, but they have not been returned. It is unknown at this time if there is a new tenant committed to the space.
"It has been our honor to serve the community of South Lake Tahoe and its visitors at our store on Lake Tahoe Blvd," added Minor. "We remain committed to our store on Emerald Bay Rd. and look forward to serving customers at that location."
The shopping center location was once the Crescent V Center, which was built on what used to be the Van Sickle family's Crescent V Ranch. The ranch's barn, circa-1914 log cabin, and housekeeping cabins from the 1930s-era Three Pines Motel were all relocated from the shopping center location in 1960 and are now part of the Van Sickle Bi-State Park.