The graph above is showing us the comparison between the year of 2010 and 2011 in how the has been changing. Total sales of Downtown San Diego Condos and Downtown San Diego Lofts show a small decrease in the year of 2011 with total sales of 1029 units compared to the year of 2010 with total sales of 1120  Continue…

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The Port of San Diego has given the yes to move forward with the plan to redevelop the former home of the Padres…Lane Field. Located in the Columbia District of Downtown San Diego a new hotel tower with 400 rooms and a park might be on the schedule as long as the California Coastal Commission  Continue…

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The Downtown San Diego Real Estate market has from the beginning of 2012 taken off pretty slow where January closed only 51 Downtown San Diego Condos and Downtown San Diego Lofts. Over half of them were below $300,000 and over 45% of them was all cash transactions. Resale transactions were also strong this month accounting  Continue…

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Beautiful Downtown San Diego and the historic Gaslamp District is once again welcoming Mardi Gras. An event many are waiting for as its time to mingle along 5th Avenue and experience the life of urban living.  This year they say the celebration is a new era? Come join and take part of live entertainment on  Continue…

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The East Village/Ballpark District of Downtown San Diego showed strong activity during the year of 2011 compared to the other neighborhoods. With a total of 312 units sold out of the total number of 1,029 units sold in all of Downtown, the  East Village really lead the way. Out of these Downtown San Diego Condos  Continue…

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Grub Sprawl…hmmm, kind of like a Beer Crawl with a focus on food? Yep, that’s right! This popular event, which successfully runs in North Park, Coronado, Little Italy and La Jolla is on its way to Downtown San Diego ’s very own East Village. The jist of Grub Sprawl is to pick up a complimentary  Continue…

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Downtown San Diego had an average monthly sale price of $446,000 for the year of 2011. This is just slightly under the average price compared to 2010 that showed a price of $453,910. The total number of sold Downtown San Diego Condos and Downtown San Diego Lofts during the year equals out to be 1,029. This is also  Continue…

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I live in the East Village and for the past few years there has been the ongoing debate of whether or not we Downtown San Diego residents should host the winter tent shelter in our neighborhood. I find it extremely annoying that it’s even a debate (I had an uncle who lived and died on  Continue…

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As a Downtown San Diego Real Estate specialist as well as a resident of the East Village of Downtown San Diego I have been used to a real estate market ruled by the developer. Being able to walk our clients in to complexes such as The Mark, Park Terrace, The Legend, Bayside, Sapphire and Smart  Continue…

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Downtown San Diego Real Estate has during 2011 been showing that Developer sales drastically lowered their number of sales and that Resale’s are coming up strong. With a total of 1,029 Downtown San Diego Condos and Downtown San Diego Lofts sold in 2011, Resale’s shows 403 sales and Developer a number of 217 sales. This is totally the opposite  Continue…

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  I love living in Downtown San Diego. It’s convenient, you can walk just about everywhere, you have access to the bay and lots of outdoor activities, great restaraunts, shops, farmer’s markets…it’s hard to leave our downtown bubble. Plus, more often than not, getting in the car is the LAST thing I want to do. This lifestyle  Continue…

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Smart Corner, a Downtown San Diego Loft complex located in the northern part of the East Village has really triggered Downtown San Diego Real Estate investors to act fast. As Smart Corner announced that they are selling studios starting to a low price of $98,000…their phone has been ringing off the hook. There are currently  Continue…

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Have you heard the news?! The 32.5 million dollars that the library still needed has been funded. Isn’t that amazing?! I could not be more excited since I live in the East Village just blocks away from this beauty. Downtown’s Central Library has been boasted, criticized and questioned for awhile now so when I heard this interview on NPR with Mel  Continue…

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The annual shamROCK that takes place in Downtown San Diego in the Gaslamp District is about to take place once again. This will be the 17th annual block party that will be celebrated on March 17th from 2pm all the way to midnight. They say that this will be the greenest party so far as  Continue…

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The Hilton Bayfront Hotel located right by the waterfront in the East Village/Ballpark District in Downtown San Diego is one of the largest hotels in the region if you count by room. A plan to extend the hotel that currently have 1,190 rooms with an additional 500 rooms will for sure make the Hilton climb  Continue…

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The Museum of Contemporary Art, located in La Jolla and Downtown San Diego’s  Little Italy, offers free admission on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 5-7pm. Did you know that? I myself did not. You learn something new everyday living in this city of ours! I also learned that all folks 25 and under (with  Continue…

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Downtown San Diego is known for its Seaport Village with its perfect waterfront location and Spanish & Victorian feel. Many come here to have a good time mixed with shopping, dining and entertainment. Seaport Village located in the Marina District might change the way we see it today as big plans has been up for discussion for some time now. The  Continue…

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 The art scene in Downtown San Diego is alive and well in Little Italy with Kettner Nights. Every other month, on the 2nd Friday of the month, this event takes place in Little Italy from 6-9pm. Are you an art and/or design enthusiast? Then this is the event for you. Modeled after the trendy neighborhoods  Continue…

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Twice annually, restaraunts all over San Diego open their doors (and menus) to San Diego Restaurant Week and folks, it’s here again. But, this time around they’ve added a little something different to the line-up:  Lunch! That’s right, lunch! I love it. Of the 180 restaurants participating this year a chunk of them have created  Continue…

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The plan of having The Chargers in the East Village/Ballpark District in Downtown San Diego has moved closer to an agreement but the possible project might not happen until the spring of 2013. The Chargers have decided not to break its lease with the City of San Diego this year as it would cost them  Continue…

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