From above article:
The most significant of those is that developers of residential projects would need to make one-fourth of all units affordable to households earning less than the area’s median income plus 20 percent.

Developers could only avoid that requirement by building an equal number of low-income units in a separate project within 1 mile, or by contributing the value of such units to the city’s affordable housing construction fund.

Are they trying to shut down the business of building and selling condos? Does anyone know the current limits?

This isn't something new, all projects including single family home subdivisions have this requirement.

So it looks like CivicSD made an administrative error and will hold another hearing to formally reflect the changes made to the contract agreement, even though a contract was already approved:

7th and Market summary:

http://civicsd.com/images/stories/Se...ic_Hearing.pdf

Hope that clears things up for you guys..

Updated Drawings

7th and Market (Cisterra)(Ritz/Whole Foods): http://civicsd.com/images/stories/7t...16_reduced.pdf
7th and Island (Hilton Canopy): http://civicsd.com/images/stories/7t...16_reduced.pdf
14th and K (Modera): http://civicsd.com/images/stories/Mo...16_reduced.pdf

Apologies for not including pictures since they are embedded in .pdf format.

7th & Market
 

Hello all, I'm new here from Chicago and excited to follow and join this forum. TFD, does this mean that the proposal has the green light? Still trying to decipher the SD approval processes. Thanks.

This actually confuses me more. I don't think this is why the city council put-off approval.

The CivicSD document describes a procedural step to re-approve because of an error having to do with the water system. The UT article, however, links the city-council's decision to their effort to put more oversight on CivicSD, not a delay because of the water system. Those are two separate issues. CivicSD can re-approve the project, but it still needs city council approval because that's a city-owned parcel, so as I read all this we are still in the same holding pattern - waiting for the city council to give the green light.

The one thing I don't get, though - the CivicSD document says the city council approved the project's WSA (water system assessment) on 20-September. That's the same day the UT reports the city delayed approval of the project as a whole. So why would the city approve the WSA part but stall on the overall project ?

My two cents:
Still like the overall aesthetics of the ritz project - the rendering for the ritz condos shows a doorman. I don't think I've ever seen a condo building in SD with a doorman :)

The modera project is on part of the land the Chargers would need for their stadium. The fact this project is going through the process of consideration by CivicSD instead of waiting until after November shows how slim the chances are of the stadium being successful at the ballot box.

Not a huge fan of the design of the canopy Hilton, maybe it's the renderings that aren't very good but something about it seems awkward.

Is that ballpark storage going to be there forever? It seems odd it's right in the middle of all this development, has anyone ever heard of any plans for that ?

I like the ballpark storage, its a good looking building, adds a bit of an industrial edge to the neighborhood.

Interesting..

https://i.redd.it/b7i1qbaqnbnx.png

Nice pics
 

oh so damn gud!!

BallPark Village
 

Pics from 9.15.2016

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I'm kind of jealous of Tijuana's cool new projects:

Tijuana condo boom: The new San Diego?
San Diego Union-Tribune
Philip Molnar
September 30, 2016

http://www.trbimg.com/img-57e30e26/t...to/550/550x309

Article:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...921-story.html

I need to consider getting Mexican citizenship (mother is Mexican). If I can get a 3 bedroom condo 15th floor or higher for less than 300k... Well, hola.

I wonder what the earthquake and safety standards are like in these buildings though? That would be my biggest reservation.

Definitely nowhere near as good as our standards are. I took a recent sailing trip with my dad (he lives in Mexico) and I saw a lot of poor construction even in the new high rises (some leaned into each other). Buyer beware.

Then there's San Francisco:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/condo-owne...homes-worth-0/

It's pretty impressive how much construction is going on in TJ. I noticed a few new buildings when I went to a recent Xolos game. TJ is also building a much-needed BRT route along the busiest corridor in the city.

Proposed Shelter Island boat launch remodel

https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net...67&oe=58685A04

https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net...5a&oe=587A406D

Seaport redevelopment: Many questions remain
By Roger Showley

Full article: San Diego Union-Tribune

Yes, TJ is doing great, but L.A. gets even more.
They will double their skyscraper over the next 4 years.

I wished we would see a construction boom like that.

^ Very true. I work in DTLA for a few weeks every year and half of it seems like a giant construction zone. LA is a global city, though, so they are probably attracting a lot more international investment than we'll ever see. Regardless, our city (and county) has definitely dropped the ball when it comes to addressing the housing shortage.

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