A vertical housing boom is evident as the Downtown skyline reveals towers of residential construction climbing upward on seemingly every corner. Cranes, trucks and construction crews are working hard to create the 4,120 living units in progress. The Centre City Development Corp. reports more than 5,000 units are pending construction, approval or being studied.

From cozy studios to penthouse apartments to spacious three-bedroom condominiums, the following lists detail projects in all three of these urban living zones.

DOWNTOWN

Homes For Sale:

Bella Via. Available: September 2004. The 42 condos at 1608 India St. are priced from $450,000 to $600,000. The developer is Bella Via Associates and the builder Roel Construction. Limited units available. For more info, call (619) 235-0009.

CityMark Tenth & Market. Available: September 2005. The developer for the 231 condos on the block bounded by 10th, 11th, Market and Island is CityMark Development. For more info, call (619) 238-3662 or click on citymarkdev.com.

City Walk. Available: December 2002. The 109 condos on the block bounded by State, G, Union and Market streets are priced from the $400,000s to the $600,000s. The developer is The Olson Co. For more info, call (619) 702-6060 or click on www.theolsonco.com.

Columbia Street Lofts. Available: December 2004. The six condos, located at 1836 Columbia St., are priced from $500,000 to $800,000. The developer is Columbia Street Lofts LLC. For more info, call Gene Magre at (858) 756-5714.

Doma Lofts and Towns. Available: May 2003. The 124 condos located at Kettner Boulevard between Date and Fir are priced from $520,900 to $584,900. The developer is CityMark Development. Limited units remaining. For more info, call (619) 238-3662.

The Grande at Santa Fe Place. Available: South tower, October 2004; North tower, November 2005. The 444 condos located in the area bordered by Pacific Highway, A and C streets and the railroad tracks are priced from the high $300,000s to $2 million. The developer and builder is Bosa Development California Inc. For more info, call (619) 239-2339, e-mail sales@bosadev.com or click on thegrandesandiego.net.

Hawthorn Place. Available: December 2003. The 35 condos are located on the southwest corner of India and Hawthorn. The developer is Phillip Boczanowski. For more info, call (858) 755-6700 or click on hawthornplace.com.

La Vita. Available: December 2005. The 304 condos on the block bounded by Beech, State, Cedar and Union are priced from $230,000 to $800,000. The developer is Lennar Communities/Intergulf Development and the builder is PCL Construction. Limited units remaining. For more info, call (619) 234-8736 or click on lennarcommunities.com.

Lofts on Fifth. Available: September 2004. The 24 condos are located at 1446 Fifth Ave. The developer is Fifth Avenue Lofts Inc./John Scafani Properties and the builder is Taylor Ball. For more info, call (619) 229-2420.

Lofts on Fourth. Available: September 2004. The 49 condos are located at 1453 Fourth Ave. between Beech and Ash streets. The developer is Fifth Avenue Lofts Inc./John Scafani. For more info, call (619) 229-2420.

Omni Hotel. Available: April 2004. The 37 condos atop the 512-room hotel are located on the southeast corner of Seventh and L. Prices begin at $1.1 million. The developer is Burnham Development Group. For more info, call (858) 350-4800 or click on www.jmirealty.com.

Pacific Terrace. Available: May 2003. The 53 condos on the north side of J between Third and Fourth are priced from the mid $400,000s to the high $500,000s. The developer is Pacific Terrace Development, LLC (Intracorp) and the builder is K Street Construction. For more info, call (619) 702-2354.

Park Boulevard Avenue (West and East). Available: West building, June 2004; East building availability date is not set. The 117 condos in the west building and the 104 condos in the east building on 12th between Market and Island are priced from the $300,000s. The developer is Western Pacific Housing. For more info, call (619) 239-6494 or click on westernpacifichousing.com.

Park Laurel. Available: Tower I, summer 2003, Tower II, late 2004. The 94 units on the block bounded by Sixth and Fifth avenues and Laurel and Maple streets are priced from $800,000 to $3 million. The developer is Park Laurel Investors and the builder is Nielsen Dillingham Builders. Limited units remaining. For more info, call (619) 234-6585 or click on parklaurel.net.

Parkloft (Phase I). Opened: September 2002. The 120 condos at 877 Island Ave. are priced from $442,900 to 980,900. The developer is Douglas Wilson Cos. and the builder is Hensel Phelps. Limited units remaining. For more info, call (619) 230-1705, e-mail poconnell@parkloft.com or click on parkloft.com.

Park Place. Available: Now. The 178 condos on the northwest corner of Harbor Drive and Kettner Boulevard are priced from $1,275,000 to $1,980,000. The developer and builder is Bosa Development. Limited units remaining. For more info, call (619) 239-2339 or click on parkplacesandiego.com.

The Pinnacle Museum Tower. Available: July 2005. The 198 condos on the full block bounded by Island, Market, Front and Union are priced from $500,000 to $5 million. The developer is Pinnacle Development/Children’s Museum. For more info, call (619) 231-2005, e-mail anson@anson-realty.com or click on pinnaclepride.com.

Renaissance. Opened: First tower, August 2002; second tower, April 2003. The 218 condos on the block bounded by First, Front, Market and G are priced from the mid $500,000s to $2.9 million. The developer is Lambert Development Co. and the builder is Roel. Call (619) 702-7300 or click on renaissancesandiego.com.

Trellis Fifth Avenue. Available: April 2005. The 149 condos on K Street between Fifth and Sixth are priced from the mid $300,000s to the high $500,000s. The developer is Fifth Avenue Condos, LLC (Intracorp) and the builder is Ledcor San Diego. For more info, call (619) 702-2354 or click on fifthavenuecondos.com.

Union Square. Available: September 2004. The 262 condos at 14th and Broadway are priced from $200,000 to $400,000. The developer is Western Pacific Development. For more info, call (619) 239-6494 or click on westernpacifichousing.com.

Victorian House Condominiums. Available: June 2003. The eight units located at 1632 Union St. are priced at $375,00 to $595,00. The developer is Sferra-Carini. For more info, call Anthony Napoli at (619) 750-3558 or Marcello Buontiempo at (858) 967-0803.

Homes For Rent:

Allegro Tower. Available: June 2005. The 211 apartments at Kettner Boulevard between Ash and Beech are priced between $1150 and $2,900 per month. The developer is Leo Frey and the builder is DPR Construction. For more info, call (702) 732-7794.

Acqua Vista. Available: August 2004. The 390 apartments on the block bounded by State, Ash, Columbia and Beech are priced between $1,200 and $6,500 per month. The developer is Watt Commercial Properties and the builder is Highland/Sundt. For more info, call (310) 314-2430 or click on wattcommercial.com.

Avalon at Cortez Hill. Built in 1974; renovation completed June 2001. The 294 units located at 1399 Ninth Ave. are priced between $815 and $2,270 per month. The developer, builder and renovator is Avalon Bay Communities. For more info, e-mail cortezhill@avalonmail.com or click on avaloncommunities.com.

Avion. Available March 2005. The 48 apartments are located on the southwest corner of Market and 15th. The developer is Doug Austin. For more info, call (619) 231-1960.

Billboard Lofts. Available: June 2003. The 24 apartments are located at Union and Ash. The developer is Sebastian Mariscal. For more info, call (619) 501-6731 or click on www.ms-31.com.

Broadway@Kettner. Available: December 2005. The 10 apartments, attached to office space, are located on the southeast corner of Broadway and Kettner. The developer is Lankford & Associates. For more info, click on lankfordandassociates.com.

Broadway Lofts. Available: December 2003. The 73 apartments on the northeast corner of Fifth and Broadway are not yet priced. The developer is Watt Commercial. For more info, call (310) 314-2430 or click on wattcommercial.com.

Camden Tuscany. Opened: January 2003. The 163 apartments, located on Kettner Boulevard between Cedar and Date, are priced between $1,300 and $3,700 per month. The developer and builder is Camden Development. For more info, call (619) 255-4000 or click on camdenliving.com.

Columbia Lofts. Opened: February 2001. The 21 apartments at 1805 Columbia St. are priced between $1,200 and $1,575 per month. The developer is Moe Siry and the builder is Siry Investments. For more information, call (619) 255-0526.

Cortez Hill Family Center. Available: First phase, December 2002; second phase, March 2004. The 45 units at 1449 Ninth Ave. are open to homeless families. The developer is City of San Diego and the builder is Rehab, Phillips National. New construction is to be determined. For more info, call (619) 533-5420.

Entrada. Available: May 2004. The 177 apartments on Island between 13th and 14th are priced between $700 and $1,200 per month. The developer is SAS/Southland Downtown. For more info, call Jim Rivard at (509) 990-9145.

Essex Lofts. Opened: September 2002. The 36 apartments at 1910 State St. are priced between $800 and $2,200 per month. The developer and builder are Ted Smith and Lloyd Russell. For more info, call (619) 702-9404.

Gaslamp Square. Available: July 2004. The 208 luxury units are located on the block bounded by Fifth, Sixth, Island and J. The developer is Champion Development Group. For more info, call (310) 312-8020.

The Heritage. Opened: September 2002. The 230 apartments at 1471 Eighth Ave. are priced between $1,200 and $2,085 per month. The developer and builder is Forest City Residential West. For more info, call (619) 239-0064.

Island Village Apartments. Available: Now. The 280 furnished studios on the block bounded by Market, 12th, Island and 13th are priced between $526 and $631 per month. The developer is Barone Galasso and Associates. For more info, call (619) 232-2100 or click on islandvillageapts.com.

Laurel Bay Apartments. Available: June 2003. The 150 units are located at Fourth, Fifth, Laurel and Kalmia. The developer is Simpson Housing Limited Partnership and the builder is GWC Contractors. For more info, click on laurelbayapartments.com.

Les Lofts. Available: December 2003. The 10 apartments, located at 744 Seventh Ave., are not yet priced. The developer is Amos Shechtman. For more info, call (619) 296-1262.

Market Square Manor. Available: May 2003. The 200 units for very low-income seniors located at 525 14th St. average $350 per month. The developers are Chelsea Investment Corp. and Senior Community Centers of San Diego and the builder is Wermers. For more info, e-mail paul.downey@servingseniors.org or click on servingseniors.org.

The Mills at Cortez Hill. Available: August 2003. The 133 apartments on the block bounded by Sixth, Seventh and Cedar are not yet priced. The developer is Skandia Real Estate Group. For more info, call (858) 350-0353 or click on skandiarealestate.com.

900 F Street Apartments. Opened: May 2002. The 115 units, 86 of which are restricted to low income, are located on Ninth between E and F. The developer is 900 F Street Partners. For more info, call Protea Holdings at (619) 233-4787.

Northblock Lofts. Available: March 2004. The 97 apartments on F between Sixth and Seventh are not yet priced. The developer is OliverMcMillan and the builder is Taylor Ball. For more info, call (619) 321-1111 or click on olivermcmillan.com.

On Broadway. Opened: January 2003. The 33 loft units at 402 Broadway and 1014 Fifth Ave. are priced around $1,200 per month. The developer is CIM Group and the builder is Swinerton Builders. For more info, call (323) 860-4900 or click on cimgroup.com.

101 Market. Opened: May 2002. The 149 apartments at 101 Market St. are priced between $1,180 and $2,700. The developer is MGI/SAS Downtown Marina LLC and the builder is Lusardi Construction. For more info, call (619) 557-8335.

Palermo. Available: June 2004. The 225 units on the full block bounded by First and Front, Beech and Cedar are priced between $1,200 and $2,100 per month. The developers are Barone Galasso and Associates Inc. and Essex Property Trust. For more info, call (619) 232-2100.

Pipitone Building. Available: September 2003. The 12 apartments are located at 822 Sixth Ave. The developer is Michael Mihos. For more info, call (619) 239-3049.

Porta d’Italia Appartamenti. Available: January 2004. The 200 units located at Grape between India and Columbia are not yet priced. The developer is Sandcor Harborside LLC (Intracorp). For more info, call (619) 544-6964.

Portico Apartments. Available: October 2004. The 84 units on the northeast corner of Ash and India are not yet priced. The developer is Sandcor Harborside, LLC (Intracorp). For more info, call (619) 544-6964.

Second Avenue Apartments. Opened: March 2002. The 24 units at 1525 Second Ave. are priced between $895 and $1,695. The developer is Moe Siry and the builder is Siry Investments. For more info, call (619) 255-0526.

Six@529. Available: March 2004. The six apartments are located at 529 13th St. The developer is Mark Rhodes. For more info, call (619) 295-9468 or click on www.california-architechts.com.

Titan. Available: May 2003. The 21 apartments are located on the west side of State between Fir and Grape. The developer is Jonathan Segal. For more info, call (858) 454-7220.

Village Hotel. The 41 SROs on 15th Street between J and K are priced between $140 and $160 per week. The developer is Bell Hotel LLC. For more info, call (858) 450-6800.

Villa Harvey Mandel Apartments. Available: August 2003. The 90 low-income units on the south side of Imperial between 16th and 17th are priced between $300 and $500 per month. The developer is Father Joe’s Villages and the builder is Sundt Corp. For more info, call (619) 687-1000.

Villa Renata. Available: May 2004. The 12 apartments at 2041 Columbia St. are not yet priced. The developer is JDB Properties. For more info, call (619) 239-2449.

YMCA. Opened: Fall 2002. The 260 SRO units, 52 of which will be income restricted, are located at 500 W. Broadway between India and Columbia streets. They are priced at $597 per month for restricted rooms, while other rooms are $45 a day and $175 per week. The developer is Barone Galasso & Associates and the builder is Taylor Ball. For more info, call (619) 234-5252.

Sale And Rental Units Expected to Start Construction In 2004:

Bosa Santa Fe. The 241 condos on the southeast corner of Ash and Pacific Highway will be constructed in a 44-story tower. The developer is Bosa Development. For more info, call (619) 239-2339, e-mail sales@bosadev.com or click on discoverysandiego.com.

Catholic Charities Mixed Use. The 24 apartments at 9th and F will be available for rent in March 2005. The developer is Catholic Charities.

Carnation Block Condos. The 236 condos on the southwest corner of 11th and J will be available December 2006. The developer is Levin/Menzies.

Columbo Ventures. The 10 apartments at 1918 Columbia will be available for rent in October 2004. The developer is Columbo Venture LLC.

Cortez Park Lofts. The 179 apartments on Date between 8th and 9th will be available for rent in March 2005. The developer is OliverMcMillan. For more info, call (619) 321-1111 or click on olivermcmillan.com.

Diamond Terrace. The 112 condos at the corner of 9th Avenue and J Street will be on sale December 2004. The developer is Intracorp. For more info, call (619) 702-2354.

8th & Ash. The 57 condos at Eighth and Ash will be available for sale in September 2005. The developer is FMA Development. For more info, call (408) 448-9246.

G Lofts West & East. The 301 apartments for rent will be located on G between Seventh and Eighth and 10th and 11th. The west building will be completed April 2005 and the east building will be completed July 2005. The developer is OliverMcMillan. For more info, call (619) 321-1111 or click on olivermcmillan.com.

India/A Condos. The residential condos on the southeast corner of India and A are in the preliminary design stage. The developer is Jalmar Development.

Island Court. The 400-500 apartments on Market between Ninth and 11th will be available for rent in December 2004. The developer is East Village Developers (JMI/Stone). For more info, call (619) 525-2632.

Kettner and Cedar Condos. A 17-story condominium tower, with 138 units, has been proposed for construction at Kettner Boulevard and Cedar Street. The tower, with parking garage, is expected to be completed by summer of 2006. The developer will be Lambert Development.

KUSI Mixed Use. The 30 condos on the block bound by Island, First, J and Second will be part of a 170-room hotel and 65,000 square feet of office space. The building is expected to be open in December of 2006. The developer is McKinnon Broadcasting. For more info, call (619) 238-5466.

Market Street Lofts. The 34 apartments on the northeast corner of Market and Seventh are in the preliminary design stage. They are expected to be available for purchase in December 2004. Oliver-McMillan is the developer. For more info, call (619) 321-1111 or click on olivermcmillan.com.

Neuhaus Ateliers. The 17 apartments, which will be located on the west side of 11th between F and G streets, will be available for rent in March 2004. The developer in Graham Downes. For more info, call (619) 234-2565 or click on blokhaus.com.

Ninth/Broadway Housing. The 398 units, restricted to low-income families, are located on the southeast corner of Broadway and Ninth. They are expected to be available September 2004. The developer is Bud Fisher.

Parkloft (Phase II). The 180 condos on the block bounded by Market, Island, Eighth and Ninth are developed by Douglas Wilson Cos. and are in the preliminary design stage. For more info, call (619) 230-1705, e-mail poconnell@parkloft.com or click on parkloft.com.

P1 Residential. The residential units are located on the southeast corner of Island and 10th. The developer is CCDC. For more info, click on ccdc.com.

Residential Hi-Rises on Pacific Highway. The 271 condos on the east side of Pacific Highway between E and F streets will be available to purchase in July 2006. The developer is Bosa Development. For more info, call (619) 239-2339, e-mail sales@bosadev.com or click on discoverysandiego.com.

Sixth/Market Condominiums. The 170 units on the south side of Market between Sixth and Seventh are in the preliminary design stage. The developer is Blumenthal.

Smart Corner. The 300 condos on the block bounded by Broadway, C, 11th and 12th will be completed June 2005. The developer is Lankford & Associates. For more info, click on lankfordandassociates.com.

Southblock Lofts. The 62 apartments on the southeast corner of Sixth and G will be available for rent in December 2004. The developer is OliverMcMillan. For more info, call (619) 321-1111 or click on olivermcmillan.com.

10th/G Haus. The 42 apartments at 10th and G will be available for rent April 2004. The developer is Graham Downes. For more info, call (619) 234-2565 or click on blokhaus.com.

13th/Market Residential. The affordable residential condos are located on the southeast corner of 13th and Market. The developer is CCDC. For more info, click on ccdc.com.