San Diego Metropolitan - Urban Living Guide

On seemingly every Downtown corner, housing units are under construction, topping off, opening for move-ins or throwing themselves grand-opening parties. In September, the first towers of Parkloft and Renaissance are expected to become available. What’s more, the 10-unit Columbo Venture and OliverMcMillan’s 179-unit Cortez Park Lofts, two apartment projects recently arriving on the drawing boards, are now under review with completion slated for early 2004.

Less hustle and bustle of heavy construction and yet still plenty of amenities, options and proposed units are found in UTC and Mission Valley. As Mission Valley condo growth continues, San Diego officials will consider on Sept. 4 an application for a tentative and final map waiver to allow construction of Concordia Homes’ 202-unit Rio Vista West condominium complex on a vacant 4.8-acre site bounded by Rio San Diego Drive, Station Village Lane, Gill Village Way and Camino del Este. The hearing will be in Council Chambers, 202 C St., 12th floor, Downtown.

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 town homes, tower residences and loft-style residences
Address: 500 W. Harbor Drive
Phone Number: (619) 233-2700
Web/e-mail: cityfrontcondos.com

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: CityMark @Cortez Hill
Category: For Sale
When Available: July 2002
Developer: CityMark Development
Number of Units: 16 town homes
Address: 1523 Ninth Ave.
Phone Number: (619) 237-4455
Web/e-mail: citymarkdev.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: Cortez Hill Transitional Housing
Category: Transitional housing for homeless parents
When Available: First phase, September 2002; second phase, October 2003
Developer: City of San Diego
Builder: Rehab, Phillips National; new construction, TBD
Number of Units: 45
Address: 1449 Ninth 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 condos
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: Essex Lofts
Category: Rental
When Available: August 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: 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 town homes
Address: 319 W. Hawthorn
Phone Number: (619) 255-0526

Project Name: The Heritage
Category: Rental
When Available: Southeast block, now; northwest block, August 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
Address: 1471 Eighth Ave.
Phone Number: (619) 239-0064
Web/e-mail: heritagemanager@fcecorp.com

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 St., 510 First Ave.
Phone Number: (619) 239-2339
Web/e-mail: horizonssandiego.com; sales@bosadev.com

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

Project Name: 101 Market
Category: Rental
When Available: Immediate occupancy
Developer: MGI/SAS Downtown Marina LLC
Builder: Lusardi Construction
Price Range: One bedrooms from $1,180; two bedrooms from $2,430; three bedrooms from $2,700
Number of Units: 149 apartments
Address: 101 Market St.
Phone Number: (619) 557-8335

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

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

Project Name: Renaissance
Category: For Sale
When Available: First tower, September 2002; second tower, 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: 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

Project Name: Second Avenue Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: March 2002
Developer: Moe Siry
Builder: Siry Investments
Price Range: $895 to $1695
Number of Units: 24
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

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

Project Name: City Walk
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2002
Developer: The Olson Co.
Price Range: $400,000s to $600,000s
Number of Units: 109 town homes
Address: Block bounded by State, G, Union and Market streets
Phone Number: (619) 702-6060
Web/e-mail: theolsonco.com

Project Name: On Broadway
Category: Rental
When Available: 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: 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

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

Project Name: Allegro Tower
Category: Rental
When Available: November 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: (702) 732-7794

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

Project Name: Bella Via
Category: For Sale
When Available: February 2004
Developer: Bella Via Associates
Builder: Roel Construction
Price Range: From $300,000
Number of Units: 41 condos
Address:1608 India St.
Phone Number: (619) 235-0009

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

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: Children’s Museum Tower
Category: For Sale
When Available: March 2005
Developer: Pinnacle Development/Children’s Museum
Number of Units: 182 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: Columbia Street Lofts
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2003
Developer: Columbia Street Lofts LLC
Number of Units: 6 condos
Address: 1836 Columbia St.
Phone Number: Gene Magre, (858) 756-5714

Project Name: Doma Lofts and Towns
Category: For Sale
When Available: May 2003
Developer: CityMark Development
Number of Units: 124 condos
Address: West side of Kettner Boulevard between Date and Fir
Phone Number: (619) 238-3662

Project Name: Entrada
Category: Rental
When Available: June 2004
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: 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: First National Bank RFQ/P
Category: Rental
When Available: September 2003
Developer: Watt Commercial
Number of Units: 73 apartments
Address: Northeast corner of Fifth and Broadway
Phone Number: (310) 314-2430
Web/e-mail: wattcommercial.com

Project Name: Front and Beech Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: May 2004
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: Gaslamp Square
Category: For Sale and Rental
When Available: September 2004
Developer: Champion Development Group
Number of Units: 237 condos
Address: Block bounded by Fifth, Sixth and Island avenues and J Street
Phone Number: (310) 312-8020

Project Name: The Grande at Santa Fe Place
Category: For Sale
When Available: South tower, October 2004; north tower, November 2005
Developer: Bosa Development California Inc.
Price Range: High $300,000s to $2 million
Builder: Bosa Development California Inc.
Number of Units: 444 condos
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: Island Village Living Units
Category: Rental
When Available: August 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: Laurel Bay Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: Spring 2003
Developer: Simpson Housing Limited Partnership
Builder: GWC Contractors
Number of Units: 150
Address: Fourth, Fifth, Laurel and Kalmia
Web/e-mail: laurelbayapartments.com

Project Name: La Vita
Category: For Sale
When Available: December 2004
Developer: Lennar Communities/Intergulf Development
Builder: PCL Construction
Price Range: $230,000 to $800,000
Number of Units: 304 condos
Address: Block bounded by Beech, State, Cedar and Union streets
Phone Number: (949) 598-8500
Web/e-mail: lennarcommunities.com

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

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

Project Name: Market Square Manor
Category: Rental
When Available: March 2003
Developer: Chelsea Investment Corp. and Senior Community Centers of San Diego
Builder: Wermers
Price Range: $350 average rent
Number of Units: 200 units for very low-income seniors
Address: 525 14th St.
Phone Number: (619) 235-6538
Web/e-mail: servingseniors.org; paul.downey@servingseniors.org

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

Project Name: Northblock Lofts
Category: Rental
When Available: November 2003
Developer: OliverMcMillan
Builder: Taylor Ball
Number of Units: 97 loft-style apartments
Address: F Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues
Phone Number: (619) 321-1111
Web/e-mail: olivermcmillan.com

Project Name: Omni Hotel
Category: For Sale
When Available: April 2004
Developer: Burnham Development Group
Number of Units: 37 condos combined with 512-room hotel
Address: Southeast corner of Seventh and L
Phone Number: (858) 350-4800

Project Name: Pacific Terrace
Category: For Sale
When Available: Spring 2003
Developer: Intracorp Development
Builder: K Street Construction
Price Range: High $300,000s to mid-$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: Park Boulevard
Category: For Sale
When Available: West building, February 2004; east building, September 2004
Developer: Western Pacific Housing
Number of Units: 221 condos
Address: 12th between Market and Island avenues
Phone Number: (619) 239-6494
Web/e-mail: westernpacifichousing.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

Project Name: Park Place
Category: For Sale
When Available: March 2003
Developer: Bosa Development
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: The Pipitone Building
Category: Rental
When Available: January 2003
Developer: Michael Mihos
Number of Units: 12 lofts
Address: 822 Sixth Ave.
Phone Number: (619) 239-3049

Project Name: Porta d’Italia Appartamenti
Category: Rental
When Available: Fall 2003
Developer: Sandcor Harborside LLC
Number of Units: 184
Address: Grape between India and Columbia
Phone Number: (619) 544-6964

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

Project Name: Titan
Category: Rental
When Available: August 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: 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: Union & Ash Apartments
Category: Rental
When Available: December 2003
Developer: Sebastian Mariscal
Number of Units: 24
Address: Union and Ash

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: (619) 239-6494