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
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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
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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…
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…
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
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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
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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???
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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
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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…