Chateau stores nearing completion

Work at the Chateau in South Lake Tahoe is nearly finished. The sidewalk along Highway 50 is open to the public.

The storefronts are just waiting for finishing touches and then tenants.

While it was anticipated shops would have been open before July 4, there is no opening date now. South Lake Tahoe officials still have not received any permit applications from anyone seeking to put up a sign. A spokesman for the project is not releasing information.

Ski clothing and a T-shirt shop are the known retailers beyond McP’s pub which will occupy the circular building above.

The retail portion is a fragment of what was supposed to be the city’s largest development project. A convention center and two hotels were also to be built. The permits still say that is what will happen one day.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report