uncategorized/old-police-headquarters-building/96/ If you have ever wondered about that really cool, old looking movie-set type building outside of Seaport Village than wonder no more. By mid year, a $40 Million dollar project is supposed to commence on new restaurants and a public marketplace. Terramar, a developer from Carlsbad is planning to redevelop the 100,000 sq ft Continue…
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downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/ballpark-neighborhood-abuzz-with-buzzed-grass/95/ I don’t know why the title of this piece, please don’t ask. For a moment I thought I was being creative, anyway, walking with my wife and baby girl, Kaia this morning and we cruised on through the Park at the Park. It was awesome. Lots of grounds keepers Continue…
Relatively Speaking
By Pete in Downtown San Diego Real Estate with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/relatively-speaking/98/ Today, March 12th, is the birthday of Albert Einstein. I thought I would speak in relative terms, to honor him, regarding real estate. Especially in downtown San Diego where you have lofts, townhomes, flats, condos, wood frame construction, steel frame construction and concrete construction. If you don’t know the difference between the aforementioned items Continue…
Padres are Coming Home
By Mike in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/padres-are-coming-home/94/ Get ready San Diego, the Padres are coming home, and downtown San Diego is transformed into a different atmosphere. Streets are packed with sports fans from flocks of families to partying Padre fans in the Gaslamp District and local East Village pubs. There is a general comradery and pride that is shared with all Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/2008-capital-improvements-programs-plans-and-budget/91/ The Capital Improvements Program (CIP) budget sustains construction projects, such as the ‘development of park land, the construction of sewer pump plants, the acquisition of land for City use, the installation of traffic signals or street lighting systems, and the construction and remodeling of City facilities. These funds are derived from various sources, including Continue…
Housing for Homeless
By Pete in Downtown San Diego Real Estate with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/housing-for-homeless/89/ Todays article in the Union Tribune discusses the building of supportive housing for homeless persons. Cedar Gateway at 6th aand Cedar will have 23 of these units to be completed by 2010 at a cost of $7.2 Million. Father Joe’s Village at 15th and Commercial will have 65 units at a cost of $6.5 Continue…
Why use us???
By Pete in Downtown San Diego Real Estate with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/why-use-us/87/ In this modern age of technology and having access to pretty much everything from the internet it would make sense that you could do everything yourself, right? Let’s just see… when we talk about purchasing things, it is usually reserved for higher priced items that take some weighing and considering. As in a top Continue…
Elevator Awkwardness
By Pete in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/elevator-awkwardness/86/ Why is it that when we are in an elevator that we clam up and try to avoid the person standing within inches of us? Don’t we realize that we could be missing out on meeting our future: attorney, tax preparer, surf instructor, hook up to the hottest club in town, neighbor or person Continue…
uncategorized/foodie-bloglittle-hawaii/85/ At the corner of 9th and F there is this little place called Little Hawai’i. It has sushi, rice bowls etc. The bowls, my favorite is the rib, vegetable and rice bowl, are like perfect sized bowls of candy! It is so good. I will get an order of Gyoza and the rib bowl Continue…
uncategorized/downtown-events-for-march-2008/90/ Downtown San Diego Events for March 2008 Outdoors • Farmers Market: Third Avenue/San Diego-9:00am to 1:00pm Downtown San Diego @ 3rd Ave and J St Music Venues/Shows • HOB monthly Schedule http://www.hob.com/tickets/searchresults.asp?p=1&venue=House%20of%20Blues%20San%20Diego) • 4th & B monthly schedule (http://www.hob.com/tickets/searchresults.asp?venid=2) • The Casbah (rock, experimental, garage, soul) (http://www.casbahmusic.com/schedule.php) • Folsom @ Hard Rock Hotel • Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/volunteers-needed-for-san-diego-art-walk/88/ Here at 92101 Urban Living, all of us support and love our local community. The San Diego Art Walk is coming back to downtown’s Little Italy April 26th and 27th from 12pm-6pm, and they are in need of volunteers. This event brings in thousands every year in support of San Diego’s artists, performers Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/local-entertainment-in-the-east-village/84/ Did you know that there is a budding music scene in the Ball Park District of the East Village of downtown San Diego? On Thursday nights you can go to Mondo Gelato and hear local artists perform original music along with the occasional out of town mnusical guest. A block away you can go Continue…
Foodie Blog: The Kebab Shop
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downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/foodie-blog-the-kebab-shop/83/ Part of the downtown lifestyle is the “walk-to-your-favorite-place-to-eat-ability” (and apparently, long run on hyphenated words) anyway… Living down here affords you the opportunity to walk out your lobby and spend a few minutes on the streets until you get to your destination. Today, this destination just happened to be the Kebab Shop, located at Continue…
Right-size, not down-size
By Pete in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/right-size-not-down-size/82/ Ever look around your home and think,”where did all this stuff come from?” I did it all the time out in the burbs. Plenty of place to store junk in a garage or the back yard. But that junk was never used. It was just junk. I look around my loft now and I Continue…
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/the-low-down-on-downtown-parking/42/ The low down on color coated parking spaces in Downtown San Diego. Everyone should read this: While hanging out in front of Mondo Gelato in the Fahrenheit building in downtown San Diego I noticed there was not one but four different colors painted on the curb. Green, Yellow, White and Red. People have asked Continue…
uncategorized/cost-of-living-money-oil-etc/80/ An article in todays Union Tribune discusses Chairman Bernanke’s signal to Congress that there will be another rate cut. Making money even less expensive. That is good news for homebuying,i.e. getting a loan. With the conforming limits having been raised and the cost of money being cut, it makes it attainable to get a Continue…
uncategorized/january-2008-closing-statistics/81/ With everything going on in the real estate market, nothing tells the truth more than the actual numbers. The following blog is a template for something new we will be doing on a monthly basis for 92101 Urban Living. In this graph you can see that the quantity of units sold in January ‘07 Continue…
uncategorized/let-your-voice-be-heard-public-opinion-called-for-in-development-of-new-civic-center/59/ One of the beautiful things about living in downtown San Diego is that this fine city is still growing it’s idenity and the community can help to mold this idenity into one complimenting it’s resident’s. The city has recently planned to cut a plan with a private developer to destruct and rebuild the 1960s-era Continue…
downtown-san-diego-real-estate/hilton-san-diego-bayfront-out-with-the-old-and-polluted-and-in-with-the-new-and-profitable/58/ Another major transformation is being completed in Downtown San Diego. Out with the old and in with the new, and improved in this case. For the past eight years Hilton has worked on the transformation of the heavily polluted former Campbell Shipyard; adjacent to the new hotel site. The Campbell Shipyard operated from 1910 Continue…
Opening Day as a deadline
By Pete in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle with 0 Comments
downtown-san-diego-urban-lifestyle/opening-day-as-a-deadline/57/ My business partner once made a great observation. He said, it’s great to live in a neighborhood where opening day at Petco Park in Downtown San Diego is a deadline for new businesses, restaurants and shops. How true. All the new places are trying to be open for the masses that come down for Continue…