http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog San Diego Urban Living Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:01:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a Downtown San Diego Real Estate specialist as well as a resident of the East Village of Downtown San Diego I have been used to a real estate market ruled by the developer. Being able to walk our clients in to complexes such as The Mark, Park Terrace, The Legend, ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/downtown-san-diego-condos-lofts-sold-by-month-2011/2224/ The street lamp signage is up promoting Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp and if you've never seen what Mardi Gras is like in the Gaslamp, be sure to take a minute out of your evening (on Tuesday, February 21st) to do so. It's quite the celebration and exactly what you are picturing in your mind ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/carnevale-in-little-italy/2218/ Downtown San Diego Real Estate has during 2011 been showing that Developer sales drastically lowered their number of sales and that Resale's are coming up strong. With a total of 1,029 Downtown San Diego Condos and Downtown San Diego Lofts sold in 2011, Resale's shows 403 sales and Developer a number of 217 sales. ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/downtown-san-diego-condos-loft-sold-during-2011/2223/  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMNhrKXoeXs[/youtube] I love living in Downtown San Diego. It's convenient, you can walk just about everywhere, you have access to the bay and lots of outdoor activities, great restaraunts, shops, farmer's markets...it's hard to leave our downtown bubble. Plus, more often than not, getting in the car is the LAST thing I want ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/day-trip-go-see-the-wildflowers-you-wont-find-downtown/2217/ Smart Corner, a Downtown San Diego Loft complex located in the northern part of the East Village has really triggered Downtown San Diego Real Estate investors to act fast. As Smart Corner announced that they are selling studios starting to a low price of $98,000…their phone has been ringing off ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/smart-corner-in-downtown-san-diego-is-selling-studios-starting-as-low-as-98000/2221/ Have you heard the news?! The 32.5 million dollars that the library still needed has been funded. Isn't that amazing?! I could not be more excited since I live in the East Village just blocks away from this beauty. Downtown's Central Library has been boasted, criticized and questioned for awhile now so when I heard ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/downtowns-library-funding-secured/2215/ The annual shamROCK that takes place in Downtown San Diego in the Gaslamp District is about to take place once again. This will be the 17th annual block party that will be celebrated on March 17th from 2pm all the way to midnight. They say that this will be the greenest ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/shamrock-2012-in-the-gaslamp-district/2204/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHSv6xN-Drc&feature=related[/youtube] Walking through the East Village, I have noticed these tiny white and blue electric cars lining our streets. They are intriguing because they are everywhere-I've even seen people driving them all around Downtown San Diego too and couldn't help but be curious by their presence. I decided it was finally time to stop wondering and ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/car2go/2213/ The Hilton Bayfront Hotel located right by the waterfront in the East Village/Ballpark District in Downtown San Diego is one of the largest hotels in the region if you count by room. A plan to extend the hotel that currently have 1,190 rooms with an additional 500 rooms will for ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/hilton-san-diego-bayfront-hotel-expansion/2163/ The Museum of Contemporary Art, located in La Jolla and Downtown San Diego's  Little Italy, offers free admission on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 5-7pm. Did you know that? I myself did not. You learn something new everyday living in this city of ours! I also learned that all folks ... http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/free-third-thursday-evening-at-mocasd/2200/