Downtown
UTC Area
Mission Valley

Centralized access is key in today’s resurgent urban lifestyle. Downtown luxury homeowners and upscale renters enjoy being walking distance from the Gaslamp Quarter, Horton Plaza, Convention Center and the trolley system. A soon-to-be ballpark will only add to the fun and convenience. Mission Valley and UTC residents also share close proximity to shopping malls, the trolley and sporting events. The following lists highlight for sale and rental units in these three exciting locales.

DOWNTOWN

For Sale And Rental Units Available Now:

Project Name: CityFront Terrace
Category: For Sale
When Available: Immediate occupancy
Developer: Michael Kriozere
Owner: Crescent Heights:
Builder: Koll Construction Co.
Price Range: Mid-$300,000s to more than $1 million
Number of Units: 320 townhomes, tower residences and loft-style residences
Address: 500 W. Harbor Drive
Phone Number: (619) 233-2700
Web/e-mail: cityfrontcondos.com

Project Name: Columbia Lofts
Category: Rental
When Available: February 2001
Developer: Moe Siry
Builder: Siry Investments
Price Range: $1,295 to $1,999 per month
Number of Units: 21 apartments
Address: 1805 Columbia St.
Phone Number: (619) 255-0526

Project Name: Avalon at Cortez Hill
Category: Rental
When Available: Built in 1974; renovation completed June 2001
Developer: Avalon Bay Communities
Builder: Avalon Bay Communities did renovation
Price Range: $815-$2,270 per month
Number of Units: 294
Address: 1399 Ninth Ave.
Phone Number: (888) 212-6248
Web/e-mail avaloncommunities.com, cortezhill@avalonmail.com

Project Name: Hawthorn Townhomes
Category: Rental
When Available: August 2000
Developer: Moe Siry
Builder: Siry Investments
Price Range: $1,595 to $1,975 per month
Number of Units: 7 townhomes
Address: 319 W. Hawthorn
Phone Number: (619) 255-0526

Project Name: City Walk
Category: For Sale
When Available: Now
Developer: The Olson Co.
Number of Units: 109 townhomes
Address: Block bounded by State, G, Union and Market streets
Phone Number: (619) 702-6060
Web/e-mail: theolsonco.com

Project Name: 900 F Street Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: April 2002
Developer: 900 F Street Partners
Number of Units: 115 apartments, 86 restricted to moderate incomes
Address: Block bounded by Ninth and 10th avenues and E and F streets
Phone Number: Protea Holdings, (858) 457-5593

Project Name: Horizons
Category: For Sale
When Available: May 2001
Developer: Bosa Development California Inc.
Builder: Bosa Development California Inc.
Price Range: $449,000 to $1.35 million
Number of Units: 211 over two buildings
Address: 555 Front Street, 510 First Ave.
Phone Number: (619) 239-2339
Web/e-mail: horizonssandiego.com; sales@bosa.dev.com

Project Name: The Heritage Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: Southeast block, March 2002; northwest block, September 2002
Developer: Forest City Residential West.
Builder: Forest City Residential West.
Price Range: One bedrooms from $1,175; two bedrooms from $1,950 per month
Number of Units: 230 apartments; 38 restricted to low-moderate rental rates
Address: 1471 Eighth Ave.
Phone Number: (619) 239-0064
Web/e-mail: heritagemanager@fcecorp.com

Project Name: Second Avenue Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: March 2002
Developer: Moe Siry
Builder: Siry Investment
Price Range: $895 to $1695
Number of Units: 24 apartments
Address: 1525 Second Ave.
Phone Number: (619) 255-0526

Project Name: Soleil Court
Category: For Sale
When Available: Now
Developer: Soleil Court Ninth Avenue
Builder: Jim Kelley-Markham
Price Range: $469,000-$699,000
Number of Units: 4 condos
Address: East side of Ninth between Beech and Cedar
Phone Number: (619) 725-4426

Project Name: Millennium 3
Category: For Sale
When Available: Now
Developer: Millennium 3 Ninth Avenue
Number of Units: 4 condos
Address: East side of Ninth between Beech and Cedar

Project Name: Rowhomes on F
Category: For Sale
When Available: February 2002
Developer: Sebastian & deFreitas
Number of Units: 17
Address: North side of F Street between 10th and 11th avenues
Phone Number: (760) 742-4561

For Sale And Rental Units Expected To Become Available This Year:

Project Name: YMCA
Category: Rental
When Available: Fall 2002
Developer: Barone Galasso & Associates Builder: Taylor Ball
Price Range: $597 per month for restricted rooms, other rooms are $45 a day and $175 per week
Number of Units: 260 SRO units, 52 of which will be income restricted
Address: 500 W. Broadway between India and Columbia streets
Phone Number: (619) 234-5252

Project Name: On Broadway
Category: Rental
Completion Date: December 2002
Developer: CIM Group
Builder: Swinerton Builders
Price Range: Around $1200 per month
Number of Units: 33 loft units
Address: 402 Broadway and 1014 Fifth Ave.
Phone Number: (323) 860-4900
Web/e-mail: cimgroup.com

Project Name: Cortez Hill Transitional Housing
Category: Transitional housing for homeless parents
When Available: Summer 2002
Developer: City of San Diego
Builder: Rehab, Phillips National; new construction, TBD
Number of Units: 45
Address: 1449 9th Ave.
Phone Number: (619) 533-5420
Web/e-mail: sandiego.gov

Project Name: Discovery at Cortez Hill
Category: For Sale
When Available: August 2002
Developer: Bosa Development California Builder: Bosa
Price Range: $289,000 to $655,000
Number of Units: 199 condominiums
Address: 850 Beech St.; north side of Beech Street between Eighth & Ninth avenues
Phone Number: (619) 239-2339
Web/e-mail: discoverysandiego.com; sales@bosadev.com

Project Name: Parkloft
Category: For Sale
When Available: June 2002
Developer: Douglas Wilson Cos.
Builder: Hensel Phelps
Price Range: $350,000 to more than $1 million
Number of Units: 120
Address: 877 Island St.
Phone Number: Thomas Bullock, (619) 230-1705
Web/e-mail: parkloft.com; poconnell@parkloft.com

Project Name: Essex Lofts
Category: Rental
When Available: May 2002
Developer: Ted Smith and Lloyd Russell
Builder: Ted Smith and Lloyd Russell
Price Range: $800 to $2,200
Number of Units: 36 apartments
Address: 1910 State St.
Phone Number: (619) 233-1867

Project Name: Porto Siena
Category: For Sale
When Available: May 2002
Developer: Porto Siena LLC
Builder: K Street Construction
Price Range: High $200,000s to mid-$400,000
Number of Units: 88 Address: Northeast corner of India and Cedar
Phone Number: (619) 702-0030
Web/e-mail: sdcondosales.com

Project Name: 101 Market
Category: Rental
When Available: April 2002
Developer: MGI/SAS Downtown Marina LLC
Builder: Lusardi Construction
Price Range: not set yet
Number of Units: 149 apartments
Address: 101 Market Street, corner of First Avenue and Market Street
Phone Number: (858) 792-3570

Project Name: Citymark on Cortez
Category: Rental
When Available: May 2002
Developer: Citymark Development
Number of Units: 16 townhomes
Address: Block bordered by Ninth, 10th, Cedar and Beech
Phone Number: (619) 237-HILL
Web/e-mail: citymarkdev.com

For Sale And Rental Units Under Construction Or Expected To Start Construction This Year, But Not Finish This Year:

Project Name: Park Place
Category: For Sale
When Available: February 2003
Developer: Bosa Development California Builder: Bosa
Price Range: $385,000 to $5.25 million
Number of Units: 178 condos
Address: Northwest corner of Harbor Drive and Kettner Boulevard
Phone Number: (619) 239-2339
Web/e-mail: parkplacesandiego.com

Project Name: Broadway@Kettner
Category: Rental
When Available: June 2004
Developer: Rob Lankford
Number of Units: 10 apartments
Address: Southeast corner of Broadway and Kettner Boulevard

Project Name: Six@529
Category: Rental
When Available: June 2003
Developer: Mark Rhodes
Price Range:
Number of Units: 6 units
Address: 529 13th St.

Project Name: Ash and India Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: April 2004
Developer: Intracorp
Number of Units: 84
Address: Northeast corner of Ash and India streets

Project Name: First National Bank RFQ/P
Category: Rental
When Available: September 2003
Developer: Watt Commercial
Number of Units: 73 apartments
Address: Northeast corner of 5th and Broadway
Phone Number: (310) 314-2430
Web/e-mail: wattcommercial.com

Project Name: Camden Tuscany
Category: Rental
When Available: March 2003
Developer: Camden Development
Builder: Camden
Number of Units: 163 apartments
Address: 1370 Kettner Boulevard, between Cedar and Date streets
Phone Number: (800) 792-9888
Web/e-mail: camdenliving.com

Project Name: Columbia Street Lofts
Category: For Sale
When Available: April 2003
Developer: Columbia Street Lofts LLC
Number of Units: 6 Address: 1836 Columbia Phone Number: Gene Magre, (858) 756-5714

Project Name: Pacific Terrace
Category: For Sale
When Available: July 2003
Developer: Pacific Terrace Development
Builder: K Street Construction
Price Range: High $200,000s to high $400,000s
Number of Units: 53 condos
Address: North side of J Street between Third and Fourth avenues
Phone Number: (619) 702-2354
Web/e-mail: sdcondosales.com

Project Name: The Pipitone Building
Category: Rental
When Available: January 2003
Developer: Michael Mihos
Price Range:
Number of Units: 12 lofts
Address: 822 Sixth Ave.
Phone Number: Michael Mihos, (619) 239-3049

Project Name: Village Hotel
Category: Rental
When Available: June 2003
Developer: Village Hotel
Price Range: Around $140-$160 per week
Number of Units: 41 SROs
Address: 15th Street between J and K
Phone Number: (858) 450-6800

Project Name: Treo@Kettner
Category: For Sale
When Available: January 2003
Developer: Intergulf, Vancouver, B.C.
Builder: Sundt Construction/Intergulf
Price Range: High $200,000s to mid-$600,000s for one- or two-bedroom units; $1.7 million for penthouse
Number of Units: 326 condos
Address: Block bounded by Kettner, A, B and India streets
Phone Number: (619) 234-8736
Web/e-mail: intergulf.com

Project Name: 6th & L Hotel
Category: For Sale
When Available: April 2004
Developer: JMI Realty
Price Range: n/a
Number of Units: 37 condos combined with 512-room hotel
Address: Southeast corner of 7th and L
Phone Number: (858) 350-4800

Project Name: 12th and Island
Category: For Sale
When Available: July 2004
Developer: Western Pacific Housing
Price Range: n/a
Number of Units: 104 condos
Address: corner of 12th and Island avenues
Phone Number: (760) 929-1600
Web/e-mail: westernpacifichousing.com

Project Name: The Grande at Santa Fe Place
Category: For Sale
When Available: First tower, summer 2004; second tower, summer 2005
Developer: Bosa Development California Inc.
Builder: Bosa Development California Inc.
Number of Units: 460 units
Address: The area bordered by Pacific Highway, A and C streets, and the railroad tracks
Phone Number: (619) 239-2339
Web/e-mail: thegrandesandiego.com; sales@bosadev.com

Project Name: 8th & Ash
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2004
Developer: FMA Development is the owner
Number of Units: 57 condos
Address: Corner of 8th & Ash
Phone Number: (408) 448-9246

Project Name: Front and Beech Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: December 2003
Developer: Barone Galasso and Associates Inc. and Essex Property Trust
Price Range: $1200 to $2100 per month
Number of Units: 225
Address: Full block bounded by First Avenue and Front, Beech and Cedar streets
Phone Number: (619) 232-2100

Project Name: Lofts on Fifth
Category: For Sale
When Available: January 2004
Developer: Fifth Avenue Lofts Inc./John Scafani
Builder: Taylor Ball
Number of Units: 24 condos
Address: 1446 Fifth Ave.
Phone Number: John Scafani (619) 229-2420

Project Name: Lofts on Fourth
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2004
Developer: Fifth Avenue Lofts Inc./John Scafani
Number of Units: 49 condos
Address: 1453 Fourth Ave. between Beech and Ash Streets
Phone Number: John Scafani (619) 229-2420

Project Name: The Mills at Cortez Hill
Category: Rental
When Available: November 2003
Developer: Skandia Real Estate Group
Number of Units: 130
Address: Full block located between Sixth and Seventh avenues north of Cedar Street
Phone Number: Craig Gustafson, Skandia Real Estate Group (858) 350-0353
Web/e-mail: skandiarealestate.com

Project Name: Entrada
Category: Rental
When Available: December 2003
Developer: SAS/Southland Downtown
Price Range: $700-$1200 per month
Number of Units: 139 apartments
Address: South side of Island Avenue between 13 and 14th streets
Phone Number: Shawn Schraeger, (858) 792-3570

Project Name: Island Village Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: Summer 2003
Developer: Barone Galasso and Associates
Price Range: $497 to $597 per month
Number of Units: 280 furnished studios
Address: 1245 Market, block bounded by Market, 12th, Island and 13th avenues

Project Name: Market Square Manor
Category: Rental
When Available: August 2003
Developer: Chelsea Investment Corp. and Senior Community Centers of San Diego
Builder: Wermer’s Construction
Price Range: $350 average rent
Number of Units: 200 units for very low-income seniors
Address: East side of 14th street between Market and Island
Phone Number: (619) 235-6538
Web/e-mail: servingseniors.org; paul.downey@servingseniors.org

Project Name: G Lofts West
Category: Rental
When Available: Fall 2003
Developer: OliverMcMillan
Number of Units: 150 lofts
Address: Seventh and Market
Phone Number: (619) 321-1111
Web/e-mail: olivermcmillan.com

Project Name: 6th & F
Category: Rental
When Available: June 2003
Developer: OliverMcMillan
Builder: Taylor Ball
Number of Units: 87 loft-style apartments
Address: South side of F Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues
Phone Number: (619) 321-1111
Web/e-mail: olivermcmillan.com

Project Name: Villa Harvey Mandel Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: August 2003
Developer: Father Joe’s Villages
Builder: Sundt Corp.
Price Range: $300 to $500 per month
Number of Units: 90 low-income
Address: South side of Imperial Avenue between 16th and 17th streets
Phone Number: (619) 687-1000

Project Name: 5th & K Condominiums
Category: For Sale
When Available: September 2004
Developer: Sandcor/Intracorp
Builder: Ledcor San Diego
Price Range: Mid-$200,000s to mid-$500,000s
Number of Units: 140
Address: North side of K Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues
Phone Number: (619) 702-2354
Web/e-mail: michaelb.sd@intra-corp.com

Project Name: Gaslamp Square
Category: For Sale and Rental
When Available: June 2004
Developer: Champion Development Group
Number of Units: 87 apartments, 143 condos
Address: Block bounded by Fourth, Fifth and Island avenues and J Street
Phone Number: (310) 312-8020

Project Name: Allegro Tower
Category: Rental
When Available: September 2004
Developer: Leo Frey
Builder: DPR Construction
Price Range: $1150 to $2,900 per month
Number of Units: 200 apartments
Address: East side of Kettner Boulevard between Ash and Beech
Phone Number: Leo Frey (702) 732-7794

Project Name: Harbor Landing North & South
Category: Rental
When Available: August 2003
Developer: Harborside LLC/Intracorp
Builder: Ledcor San Diego
Price Range: Around $800-$1800 per month
Number of Units: 200 apartments
Address: Blocks north and south of Grape Street between India and Columbia streets
Phone Number: (619) 702-2354
Web/e-mail: michaelb.sd@intracorp.com

Project Name: KUSI Mixed Use
Category: Rental
When Available: June 2004
Developer: Allegis Development
Builder: Reno Contracting
Number of Units: 194 apartments
Address: Block bounded by First, Second and Island avenues and J Street
Phone Number: (619) 238-5466

Project Name: Renaissance
Category: For Sale
When Available: March 2003
Developer: Lambert Development Co.
Builder: Roel
Price Range: $300,000 to $2.7 million
Number of Units: 218 condos
Address: Block bounded by First Avenue and Front, Market and G streets
Phone Number: (619) 702-7300
Web/e-mail: renaissancesandiego.com

Project Name: Kettner Condominiums
Category: For Sale
When Available: 2005
Developer: Lennar Communities
Price Range: $230,000 to $800,000
Number of Units: 125
Address: 1111 Kettner Boulevard, block bounded by India and B streets
Phone Number: (949) 598-8500
Web/e-mail: lennarcommunities.com

Project Name: La Vita
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2004
Developer: Lennar Communities
Builder: PCL Construction
Price Range: $230,000 to $800,000
Number of Units: 303 condos
Address: Block bounded by Beech, State, Cedar and Union streets
Phone Number: (949) 598-8500
Web/e-mail: lennarcommunities.com

Project Name: Smart Corner
Category: not established
When Available: Summer 2004
Developer: Lankford and Associates
Builder: Hensel Phelps
Price Range:
Number of Units: 280 apartments with a percentage income restricted
Address: Block bounded by 11th and 12 avenues and C Street and Broadway
Phone Number: Stacey Lankford (858) 587-0130
Web/e-mail: lankfordandassociates.com; stacey@lankfordsd.com

Project Name: Bella Via
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2003
Developer: Bella Via Associates
Number of Units: 41 condos
Address: Northwest corner of India and Cedar streets
Phone Number: (310) 447-0075

Project Name: Doma Lofts and Towns
Category: For Sale
When Available: May 2003
Developer: CityMark Development
Number of Units: 122 condos
Address: West side of Kettner Boulevard between Date and Fir
Phone Number: (619) 238-3662

Project Name: Union Square
Category: For Sale
When Available: November 2003
Developer: Western Pacific Development
Price Range: Low $200,000s to $400,000
Number of Units: 262 condos
Address: 14th & Broadway
Phone Number: Western Pacific Housing, Sondra Harris (760) 929-1600

Project Name: Les Lofts
Category: Rental
When Available: September 2003
Developer: Amos Shechtman
Number of Units: 10 apartments
Address: 744 Seventh
Phone Number: Amos Shechtman, (619) 296-1262

Project Name: La Piazza
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2003
Developer: Mayfair Homes Inc.
Number of Units: 24 condos
Address: South side of Hawthorn Street between India and Kettner
Phone Number: (619) 280-5777

Project Name: Titan
Category: Rental
When Available: October 2003
Developer: Jonathan Segal
Number of Units: 21 apartments
Address: West side of State Street between Fir and Grape streets
Phone Number: (619) 696-8890

Project Name: Victorian House Condominiums
Category: For Sale
When Available: September 2003
Number of Units: 8
Address: 1632 Union Street
Phone Number: Fabrizio Sferra-Carnini, (858) 550-0619.

Project Name: Watt Little Italy
Category: Rental
When Available: March 2004
Developer: Watt Commercial Properties
Builder: Highland/Sundt
Price Range: $1,200 to $6,500 per month
Number of Units: 390 apartments
Address: Block bounded by State, Ash, Columbia and Beech streets
Phone Number: (310) 314-2430
Web/e-mail: wattcommercial.com

Project Name: Children’s Museum Tower
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2004
Developer: Pinnacle Development
Number of Units: 198 condos
Address: Block bounded by Island Avenue and Market, Front and Union
Phone Number: (604) 602-7747.
Web/e-mail: pinnaclepride.com; anson@anson-realty.com

Project Name: Park Laurel
Category: For Sale
When Available: Tower I, summer 2003, Tower II, late 2004
Developer: Park Laurel Investors
Builder: Nielsen Dillingham Builders
Price Range: $800,000 to $3 million
Number of Units: 94
Address: Block bounded by Sixth and Fifth avenues and Laurel and Maple streets
Phone Number: (619) 234-6585
Web/e-mail: parklaurel.net

Compiled by Associate Editor Lora Watters with assistance from the Centre City Development Corp.

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