http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg78H4j2SXU SYMPHONY EXPOSED is something that you cannot miss out on. This is the perfect thing to do if you are a Downtown San Diego Condo or Loft home owner, resident or business owner or just have your mind set for something awesome. Host Nuvi Mehta is using his extreme knowledge of classical music Continue…
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ShamROCK is back! On March 17th, 2011 from 4pm to midnight the coolest outdoor block party in the Gaslamp District in Downtown San Diego celebrates St. Patricks Day! With 60,000 square foot Astroturf, they will turn the streets green! The party includes traditional Irish music and food, stepdancing, live rock & roll, the coolest DJs, Continue…
Now is the time to Celebrate Art & Elegance with ArtWalk and The Westgate Hotel in the Gaslamp District in Downtown San Diego. Come join this event that is taking place on Friday, March 18, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The Westgate Hotel’s Versailles ballroom will transform into a private art gallery for this Continue…
The proposed expansion of the San Diego Convention Center in the Marina District in Downtown San Diego is anticipated to cost $750 million and deliver a yearly economic bonanza of $350 million. Some analysists suggest that the high hotel rates and anticipated enlargement of other rival sites in competing cities such as San Francisco, Anaheim, Continue…
As an owner of a downtown San Diego loft, one of the BEST people watching shows is about to take place in the Gaslamp Quarter…Mardi Gras! Wanna take a peak? Now if you’re not of the voyeur variety and would much rather be an active participant in Fat Tuesday, here are some things you should Continue…
Downtown San Diego Condos and Loft home owners have had to deal with a lot the last 7 years. Talking about home values, homelessness especially in the East Village/Ballpark District, slow pace of creating new parks and other commercial projects, new condo development and so on. As a home owner…at the end of the day…the Continue…
Would you like to open your business at the San Diego Airport in Downtown San Diego for the opportunity to reach 8.5 million travelers? Airport officials are planning to offer leases to 14 different companies at the Terminal 2 concessions area, which will be remodeled by 2014 as part of the Green Build. Here are Continue…
The S’e San Diego Hotel located in the Gaslamp District in Downtown San Diego is on the market looking for a new owner. When the hotel opened in 2008 the economy wasn’t that great and the developer was forced to bankruptcy. What is unclear at this time is…if it sells who will receive the Continue…
In a recent meeting to honor individuals in the tourism industry, Mayor Sanders told the group that he expects the Downtown San Diego hotels in the Marina District to play a large part in the financing of the proposed $700 million expansion of the San Diego Convention Center located right next to the waterfront. This Continue…
The Sold by Price Range graph represents the Condos and Lofts sold, during the year of 2010, in Downtown San Diego. 1120 total homes were sold during 2010…where the price range of $300,000 – $500,000 lead the way with 426 (38%) homes sold. Not far behind was the price range of $300,000 and under with Continue…
As an owner of a downtown San Diego loft or condo, you are familiar with our tourist population. You gotta love ‘em! You also gotta love the stuff tourists do…for instance, The Seal. Now, admit it, you’ve wanted to give it a try. I KNOW YOU HAVE. So, I am proposing that all downtown San Continue…
The Sold by Month graph represents the Condos and Lofts sold, during the year of 2010, in Downtown San Diego. If you look at the Developer sales during the year…the line seems a little bumpy. Usually the homes sales at the end of the year always goes up because of different deals the developers offers Continue…
Would you like to be a part of and improve the East Village/Ballpark District’s side walk conditions? About once a month the Clean & Safe Program teams up with East Village property owners, Condos and Loft home owners, residents and law enforcement to walk the area and check out sidewalk conditions. These so called East Continue…
The Average Monthly Sales Price graph represents the Condos and Lofts sold, during the year of 2010, in Downtown San Diego. There was a decline in the monthly average price during April of 2010…this is most likely beacuse the Home Buyer Credit ended at the end of the month. Other than that the year seemed Continue…
Are you wondering about who actually cleans and sweeps our streets in Downtown San Diego? Well…we have an awesome crew who calls themselves the Maintenance Ambassador Team that is a part of the Clean and Safe Program. In March of 2010…the Green Machines was introduced as new equipment. The Green Machine is a walk behind Continue…
The Comparison graph represents the Condos and Lofts sold, during the year of 2009 and 2010, in Downtown San Diego. A total of 1164 units were sold in 2009 compared to 1120 units sold in 2010. The resales declined in price during the year of 2010 as the price was $571,274 in 2009 compared to Continue…
Because Governor Brown has proposed the disbanding of all redevelopment agencies as a means of balancing the budget, the Center City Development (CCDC) as well as most redevelopment agencies has had to reevaluate their pending projects and priorities for Downtown San Diego. Since CCDC will have about $12 billion as a result of property taxes Continue…
As an owner of a downtown San Diego loft, the history of this city-specifically anything having to do with downtown San Diego-continues to fascinate me. I came across a very interesting interview of former senator Jim Mills who is known as the “father” of the Port of San Diego. In this interview, which you can Continue…
The Financing Breakdown graph represents the Condos and Lofts sold, for the year of 2010, in Downtown San Diego. Conforming loans ($417,000 and under) are leading the way with 597 homes sold, thereafter comes Extended Conforming ($417,001 – $697,500) with 124 homes sold and last are the Jumbo Loans (above $697,500) with 7 homes sold. Continue…