By Pete in October 2008 with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/urban-discovery-academy/255/ With more and more families popping up in the urban Downtown San Diego neighborhoods of the East Village, Little Italy, Cortez Hill etc. The question comes up- where will kids go to school? A new option has emerged. The new Urban Discovery Academy is in full session in Downtown San Diego. With small classroom Continue…
By Pete in September 2008 with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-real-estate-market-analysis/san-diego-deemed-undervalued/256/ In today’s Union Tribune the article states that three years ago, San Diego was one of the most overvalued markets by 39%. Three years later, with the distressed property market on the rise, San Diego is now considered one of these most undervalued markets in the nation. A market is deemed undervalued when it Continue…
By Pete in September 2008 with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/selecting-your-listing-team/251/ It occurred to me recently that while showing a number of properties in my Downtown San Diego Neighborhood that the listing agents of these properties were not from the Downtown San Diego Neighborhood. So, when asked specific questions regarding the properties there wasn’t a direct answer but a hesitation, and “I don’t know but Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/a-new-city-hall/249/ There are quite a few things on the table for the City of San Diego’s Downtown when it comes to redevelopment. In today’s Union Tribune article there is a rendering for the proposed new City Hall. Gerding Edlen (Top Photo) of Portland, Oregon, known as a cutting edge developer because of being “green”, may Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/thoughts-from-both-sides-on-the-possibility-of-the-football-stadium-in-downtown/248/ As you have read in previous blogs on our site, there is a proposal for a deck to be built and house convention center space, as well as a new stadium for the San Diego Chargers. It will also be a stadium that could hold a World Cup event, Olympic events and a great Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/la-times-east-village-neighborhood-downtown-san-diegos-own-soho/253/ As a Specialist in the Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods, we often get asked by authors of various news resources to comment and provide information for their articles. As long as we dont get misquoted, this is one of the fun parts of the job. Some say it is promotion, but I hope you know Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/festival-of-sails/250/ If you looked from your balcony at the Grande at Santa Fe Place you may have thought you were suddenly transported back in time to a Carribean port of call. That the rum runners had come into town to spend a few nights of partying before setting sail to another adventure on the high Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/san-diego-urban-trees/243/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZEx1fb43oE Strolling along the North Embarcadero Water Front is one of the most relaxing and enjoyable things to do while in Downtown San Diego. This stretch of walking path extends all the way up to Harbor and Shelter Islands. On the half mile stretch of Harbor Blvd. between The Cruise Ship Terminal and Hawthorne Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/scooters-cupcakes-and-roof-top-bars/241/ Urban Living lends itself to being on the cutting edge of what is new and “in” and hip and cool and every other adjective to describe the latest trend in fashion, food, transportation and nightlife. I think it was 1984 when I last saw a Vespa. Now I see them everywhere in Downtown San Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/downtown-stadium-development/247/ NFL, NBA, NHL, even the Olympics in Downtown San Diego? Well, that is the proposal, and it is a big one at roughly a proposed $2 billion. Check out the Article entitled Developers: Terminal deck could solve woes The site is the 10th Ave. Marine Terminal just south east of the San Diego Convention Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/then-and-now-the-tale-of-fahrenheit/239/ In September of 2004 the East Villages’ own Fahrenheit was featured on the cover of a CNN Money article online. It wrote about the gentrification of downtown areas across the country and how it is a good thing. Something you rarely hear in the news today. Gentrification is often associated with a negative tone Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-financing/245/ Financing continues to be a challenge in todays Real Estate Market. We see that the conditions and documentation that underwriters have been asking for is getting more and more rigid. As real estate brokers, we try to get investors to consider equally the two sides of the deal. Most of the time, we cant Continue…
By Pete in August 2008 with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/sd-relay-for-life/240/ On the morning of April 25th, 2007 I received a call from my mother. I knew what she was going to say and had braced myself for it but no amount of preparing or knowing can ever prevent the gut wrenching feeling you get when you hear this come from the other end of Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/port-of-san-diego-public-art-video/244/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR7vb7dUUYI Check out this short video of the Public Urban Art in San Diego. All along the waterfront, it is hard not to spot all the unique and colorful art and sculpture pieces. They are hard to miss with all the enhanced shapes, colors, and urban themes. These art projects are designed to enhance Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/marina-district-luxury-living-holding-its-value/238/ A lot of discussion these days is about the market “tanking” and all Real Estate Sales ”going into the dumps”. We believe that you can’t blanket the entire 92101 with a “market trend”. We have the numbers to prove it. Cynics, prepare to sit back in your armchair and seethe at the facts. At Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/high-gas-pricesless-commuting/237/ The issue of higher gas prices will continue to be a trigger point for homeowners and renters making the decision to live closer to hubs of mass transit. See our Blog last month Entitled “Higher Gas Prices Mean More Urban Development.” Today, my clients Mike Bierne (Executive Vice President of Kamson Corporation) and his Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/san-diego-one-of-the-safest-big-cities-in-the-country/230/ The crime rate in San Diego has dropped again. Crime is going down and the number of officers on the street are going up. San Diego is a great place to live due to the weather, outdoor activities and proximity to everything from water to desert to snow sports. Now we can also say Continue…
By Pete in July 2008 with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/east-village-as-a-family-neighborhood/232/ I was walking up to my office the other day when a group of guys carrying cases of beer came in with me. They were going to a friend of theirs’ office to party it up before a baseball game. I overheard them talking about how this was a party neighborhood and only single Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/june-2008-home-sales-and-median-price-statistics/236/ We keep saying that the numbers do not lie. In an exclusive Real Estate market like Downtown San Diego, it is always hard to balance everything you hear in the news to the ACTUAL numbers from day to day sales. The following is a link that I recommend bookmarking and/or adding to favorites. June Continue…
By Pete in July 2008 with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/comiccon-is-coming/231/ Attention citizens!!! ComicCon 2008 is upon us!!! We will soon be overrun with X-men, Anime, D.C. and Marvel comic book heroes walking our streets! Actually, they will just be big fans of the different comic book genre walking around and all dressed up WITH somewhere to go. The Downtown San Diego Convention Center. Check Continue…