Yah, the same thing that keeps San jose low-rise too. Lots of wonderful jet engine noise also. Maybe some day they'll relocate the airport to Miramar
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Or a developer with some balls or gravitas decides to challenge the FAA/City who ever enforces these silly rules. I think the lot behind Petco Park that JMI owns is very far from the flight path and a 750 footer there could get done, or 1st and Island is way south and BOSA could push for a 700 foot plus.
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Personally, I think San Diego's skyline is awesome!
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Might have been posted here before but I just found the Ballpark Village "Workzone Cam".
http://www.workzonecam.com/projects/...ge/workzonecam |
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I love our skyline, and while it would be nice to have some tall guys, I think our dense all around 500 feet makes us unique.
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So what is your take on the entire convention center mess. Looks like Briggs is in bed with John Moores and JMI to push his agenda of an annex so Moores can build his huge 1600 room twin 500 footer hotel. He is going to fight and block any effort for a contiguous expansion. He also wants to up the hotel tax which is the one thing I agree with and will cover the cities share of annex and stadium over the years because it will go in to general fund.
I'm not sure if just an annex would be built alone or if it would need to be tied to a stadium? What have you guys heard? At this point I just want something to get done and those huge parking lots behind PETCO and the bus depot to go away so sick of that giant black hole in downtown. I don't see any other way the 4 sq. block bus depot goes anywhere in the next 25 years. Also having the entire Qualcomm property to build an SDSU extension and housing would be pretty huge it could give you synergy with what the city is trying to do at Grantville. Speaking of Grantville any renderings of what that would look like yet? |
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I don't trust Corey Briggs. He sells himself as a watchdog for the community, but he seems to be tied to certain developers and agendas himself. I don't think anybody is really clear who he's working for. |
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San Diego's is like 30 smaller buildings with good density |
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The one opinion I want to add is the idea of 'public access to the bay' is a crock of BS. There are plenty of places along the bay to provide access. Just look at the land near the airport where the car rental agencies used to be located. Make that a massive park for the public and leave the 'convention strip' alone and build out to drive convention business. The idea of including access at each point along the bay, this 'mixed access' if you will, only dilutes each section to not be the best it can be. Have focus areas instead. Quote:
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Staying on topic, I've never been to San Diego, but it's on my to do list! My friend has nothing but good words about it. |
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A lot of people don't know about those areas because the historic buildings were built at a time when LA had a 150ft height limit.. But it's there :) Very gritty and NYC in the 70s. |
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