SAN DIEGO | Boom Rundown, Vol. 3

[superfishy]

Thanks for the updates!

[Build_SD_Maxwell]

Crane up at the Perry's Cafe site in OldTown

8 stories, 223 units

https://buildsd.org/projects/perrys-cafe

[Streamliner]

Nice, I did some work on that project. It's kind of bland, but will add some good density right by Old Town. I really like that are retaining the mid-century building at the center.

[Build_SD_Maxwell]

https://strongtownsoceanside.substack.com/p/sb79-and-oceanside

StrongTowns Oceanside made a good writeup on their SB79 Plan. and how it is not great . . .



As you can see, they completely exempted their Downtown. and did many exemptions all around.

The BuildSD San Diego SB79 Plan article should be out soon, like a day or 2. I will ink once up.

[SDfan]

NASCAR put out a simulation video of the Coronado race track. Cool shot at the 2:14 mark of the Banker's Hill skyline.

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2026/06/19/nascar-2026-naval-base-coronado-scene-preview/

[Build_SD_Maxwell]

Hello, we got our first and perhaps most important SB 79 writeup out. On Solana Beach. Solana Beach per the letter of SB 79 should apply, however for a unexplained reason SANDAG has omitted Solana Beach from their Sb79 map. This is something that they need to correct ASAP.

https://buildsd.org/legislation/sb79-solanabch

Here is our SB 79 Map for Solana Beach too.

[mello]

I was just at Civita and this is the first time I can remember that zero construction is going on at the site. Still a good 70 acres of flat graded land all ready to go and nothing... Is this a bad sign? Does Sudberry feel like too many units are flooding in to central SD right now that they want to hold off?

Regarding Solana Beach don't hold your breath. The only thing I can see there are some apartments being built at the Coaster station parking lot.

[aekrid]

Columbia and A enters final phase. Crane dismantling in progress.

[SDfan]

Very light NAVWAR updates:

https://timesofsandiego.com/community/20...uld-see-buildings-up-to-30-stories-tall/

[Streamliner]

Originally Posted by SDfan

Very light NAVWAR updates:

https://timesofsandiego.com/community/20...uld-see-buildings-up-to-30-stories-tall/

Regarding the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command site, Geisen pointed out that the facilities are “just gigantic open warehouses,” which he added are currently occupied only on the ground floor. Noted Geisen: “What we’re trying to replace is 1.7 million square feet of office space. We’re going to take about 645,000 square feet of that and move it off that facility to other bases in San Diego.” He added, “We have five alternatives for what we want to do with that property.”

Reacting to potential building height projections, one resident commented they were “horrified” that such heights were being considered in an area adjacent to the Interstate-5 freeway that some claim is already overburdened by limited ingress and egress off Rosecrans Street.

Some residents were surprised to find out the site is owned by the Navy and not the city of San Diego.

Several residents expressed concerns that a redevelopment of this magnitude, combined with the future proposed redevelopment of the old Midway Sports Arena, will lead to traffic congestion and over-densification of surrounding communities, including excessively long wait times accessing the freeway during peak hours.

This area needed to be rebuilt decades ago. What's another decade or two.

[Streamliner]

Originally Posted by mello

I was just at Civita and this is the first time I can remember that zero construction is going on at the site. Still a good 70 acres of flat graded land all ready to go and nothing... Is this a bad sign? Does Sudberry feel like too many units are flooding in to central SD right now that they want to hold off?

Regarding Solana Beach don't hold your breath. The only thing I can see there are some apartments being built at the Coaster station parking lot.

Re: Civita - I remember looking at townhouses here back in 2012. I agree it's taking way too long. The Riverwalk project will also drag out. The only massive project that went quickly that I can think of recently is 3Roots up near Mira Mesa.

Re: Solana Beach - I was at the Cedros Design District a couple weeks ago and I couldn't help but thinking what an amazing Main Street it is, but that it could use scattered 2-3-story apartments here and there, with shops at the bottom floor.

[FoldingBoxes]

Originally Posted by Streamliner

This area needed to be rebuilt decades ago. What's another decade or two.

The combined forces of Mission Hills and Point Loma "we got ours" groups will try to get this pushed back, and back, and back. Meanwhile, passenger jets fly over their heads every 10 minutes.

[Build_SD_Maxwell]

Our SB 79 Deconstructed for San Diego is out!!!!!

This was a truly massive project, so please check it out.
Lots of details on how San Diego will implement Sb 79 come July. We are working on more cities implementations as we speak, and to the Sandag Sb79 map


https://buildsd.org/legislation/sb79-sandiego

And of course the map to go along with it

[Build_SD_Maxwell]

new development just broke ground in San Carlos,
https://www.insidesandiego.org/san-carlos-affordable-housing-project-breaks-ground-44-new-homes



https://chworks.org/property/navajo/

[Jhanson312]

Originally Posted by Build_SD_Maxwell

Our SB 79 Deconstructed for San Diego is out!!!!!

This was a truly massive project, so please check it out.
Lots of details on how San Diego will implement Sb 79 come July. We are working on more cities implementations as we speak, and to the Sandag Sb79 map


https://buildsd.org/legislation/sb79-sandiego

And of course the map to go along with it

Wow… That’s a much better implementation than I was expecting! Still hard to believe SB-79 was passed.

[mello]

Was just at Mission Valley mall, the shuttered Macy's Home store, brown structure on Camino de la Reina, and the adjacent parking lot to the west of it are the biggest no brainer for apartments. That giant section of parking lot never gets used and the mall is trying to revitalize so why not add residents on site? Trolley stop right across street. UCSD students would lease there for sure.

[SDfan]

Originally Posted by mello

Was just at Mission Valley mall, the shuttered Macy's Home store, brown structure on Camino de la Reina, and the adjacent parking lot to the west of it are the biggest no brainer for apartments. That giant section of parking lot never gets used and the mall is trying to revitalize so why not add residents on site? Trolley stop right across street. UCSD students would lease there for sure.

Agreed. And from what I understand the new mall owners are going to develop housing on the site, but they're focused on the retail remodel part first.

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/...509-3e5d65ed-532a-41a3-81f9-360ecc19af0b

And great SB 79 updates, build SD. I felt like the city was passing the buck to SANDAG to force their hand on the bus stop criteria so the city could save face with the NIMBYs. Looks like it worked (for now).

[SDfan]

Originally Posted by Streamliner

This area needed to be rebuilt decades ago. What's another decade or two.

It's annoying af. And Manchester does not have a great track record this century. Look at the Navy Broadway complex redevelopment--that started in the mid-2000's and Manchester had to sell most of their long term lease to IQHQ to build RaDD, and Manchester's last parcel is still a hole in the ground (the proposed hotel on Broadway). So I'm very, very skeptical.

[SDfan]

Originally Posted by SemperVigilans

What is the lore about Mastadon bones and Vantage Point? Sounds fascinating.

I can't find an article, but back in the late 2000's when they were starting construction on Vantage Pointe they found mastodon bones and it stalled construction for a very long time. I think the bones ended up at the Nat, but I don't remember exactly.