top-ten-92101-blogs/myth-3-we-havent-hit-the-bottom-yet-the-best-pricing-is-yet-to-come/123/ Myth #3: We haven’t reached the bottom yet, the best pricing is yet to come… Hi Sports fans! Here is some news to stoke the conversation around the water cooler. Does anyone stand around a water cooler anymore? I saw an episode of The Office where Dwight moved the water cooler to be right Continue…
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downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/new-san-diego-developments-updates-on-the-pedestrian-bridge/125/ Back in February, we posted a blog and article on the problems facing the development of the Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge. At that point the original $12.8 million budget became an unrealistic low ball number as the budget swelled to over $30 million. The city of San Diego was then faced with the option Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/new-downtown-developments-san-diego-quiet-zone/124/ If you live in downtown San Diego, from Little Italy, to the East Village, to the Marina District, the sound of passenger and freight train blarring their horn is probably ingrained in your head. Now this is for safety reasons, which is certainly understandable. The city of San Diego however, has implemented a plan Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/new-downtown-developments-thomas-jefferson-school-of-law/122/ The new Thomas Jefferson School of Law is relocating from Old Town to downtown San Diego’s East Village. The new site will be located on Island Avenue between 11th Avenue and Park Boulevard. The Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a non-profit post secondary law school, and is nationally well known. The building itselff Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/new-downtown-developments-the-new-childrens-museum/121/ San Diego’s new Children’s Museum is located on the north side of Island Avenue between Front and Union streets (at the former museums site) in downtowns vibrant Marina District. The primary entrance of the Museum is on the south end which is surrounded by the beautifully landscaped Children’s Park. Construction of this project began Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/new-downtown-developments-the-metro-center/120/ The Metro Center will be a commerical shopping center located on the 6.5 acre site bounded by 16th and Commercial streets and National and Newton avenues. This project site is an enormous vacant space that was formerly a UNOCAL tank storage yard and currently houses two MTS warehouses on the norhtern end of the Continue…
San Diego CCDC
By Mike in Downtown San Diego Real Estate with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/san-diego-ccdc/119/ San Diego is a city that is still gaining it’s idenity. It’s not that SanDiego isn’t defined… It is known for the great weather, gorgeous waterfront location, Balboa Park, Petco Park, the Navy and more; what I’m saying is there is room amongst all the new development to make your mark, to have a Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/pedicabbers-being-regulated/118/ If you’ve ever been downtown, you’ve noticed the petty-cabs, and if you’ve ever been here during the summer months by the ballpark, Gaslamp District or Convention Center, you can’t miss them.. Hundreds flock in from out of the country to work petty-cabs in the summer in SD. Driving down 5th street in the summer…forget Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/young-familiestierd-of-suburbia/117/ Downtown San Diego is not only a place for the young professional or the retired couple, it is a huge hub for young families interested in living outside of suburban sprawls and interested in living an enriched urban lifestyle. Downtown is all ready a family-friendly city, however, as more young urban families are flocking Continue…
uncategorized/ballpark-village-and-the-hotel/115/ What has been in the works for a while now seems to be coming to fruition. The ballpark Village, a city within a city. With two 500 ft towers with over 1900 hotel rooms it will be the largest on the West Coast. Also, the extra space for conventions here and at the new Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/downtown-san-diego-april-08-featured-events/116/ Downtown San Diego Featured Events for April 2008 Featured ArtWalk 2008 in Little Italy. April 26th and 27th from noon to 6pm from Beech St. to Fir along India and Kettner Blvd. ArtWalk feature over 350 artist’s in San Diego’s largest outdoor art festival. This is a great opportunity to be amongst your community Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/free-art-showcase-in-gaslamp-quarter/114/ What are you doing this weekend? It is expected to be clear and sunny, you’ll probably want to be outside. Here’s a recommendation. The Gaslamp Quarter is hosting yet another event. This Saturday, March 29th, from noon to 7pm, there will be a three-part art show, art exhibit, and art tour. This free art Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/february-2008-downtown-san-diego-sales/109/ This graph shows the total number of Feburary sales for 2008 by complex. These are the only downtown San Diego complexes that sold in the month of February, and they are ALL new construction. Electra is downtown’s newest residential high-rise with top-of-the-line amenities and a prime waterfront location. This graph shows the total February Continue…
New Urbanism
By Mike in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/new-urbanism/105/ You may have heard the term ‘New Urbanism before. What is it? It is a housing-revolution, redefining what the popular living environments will be here in the US as we move through the 21st century. Environmental concerns are, or should be, on the forefront of our planets mind, and our population is ever growing. Continue…
Make Something Happen
By Pete in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/make-something-happen/104/ Are you new to downtown? How about old to downtown? Either way, you will probably notice that downtown San Diego is a piece of clay waiting to be molded into something awesome. I am talking about creating a scene, man! A movement! Not a riot, let me be clear on that. I am talking Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/tomorrows-meeting-on-new-downtown-sd-civic-center/103/ Just a reminder, tomorrow is the public outreach meeting meant to educate the city residents of the efforts underway and to explore the possibility of redeveloping the Civic Center Complex. Check out the previous blog on Civic Centers. The CCDC’s has selected two finalist developers to compete for the opportunity to partner with the Continue…
ShamROCK 2008
By Mike in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle with 0 Comments
From the beginning, The Gaslamp Quarter has been San Diego’s place to party. From gambling halls and brothels to nightclubs, bars, pubs and restaurants. Besides the nightly crowds of diners, drinkers, and dancers, the Gaslamp District also plays host to numerous street parties, from Mardi Gras to SoHo concerts to numerous holiday celebrations including shamROCK. Continue…
The Markets Within the Market
By Pete in Downtown San Diego Real Estate with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/the-markets-within-the-market/101/ A lot is being said of the distressed property market. Of course there is, it is national news. San Diego County is considered a distressed market according to a number of lending guidelines now as well. But what are the “markets within the market”? There are a few categories here: (a)New construction-directly from the Continue…
uncategorized/understanding-what-a-median-price-is/100/ I know you’re not supposed to end a sentence with a word like “is” or “of” but it was just the headline. Now that we got that cleared up… The Median Home price for San Diego is down 20% from the 2005 peak. Notice the ominous bold letters that are italicised for effect. It’s Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/big-box-shopping/99/ Are you familiar with the term Big Box Shopping? It is places like Lowe’s or Target or Best Buy. In todays Union Tribune is a pretty neat article about a proposed multi-level shopping mall with a Target and a Lowe’s. It would be like a mall in the sky, instead of building one vast Continue…