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Originally Posted by nhalden
Any tips on where I should be looking to live for accepting a new fairly high paying job in the Sorrento Valley area?
I like walkable, urban, fun areas with lots of high rises so I was thinking maybe the north end of downtown like Hillcrest? That still seems like a pretty long commute though. Especially since my preferred method of commute is bicycle (right now I do about 10miles each way).
Pacific beach also seems like a cool area, but is it too far and separated from the bigger downtown areas like gaslamp / little italy? How realistic is it to live near pacific beach if I'd want to be going out in gaslamp etc?
Are there any up and coming areas in the middle with lots of development happening?
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Okay, first off downtown ends at the 5. Not a big issue, but locals will look at you weird if you include Hillcrest in downtown.
I would keep in mind you need to cross four major valleys between Hillcrest and Sorrento Valley with very few connections across them, so expect to go further out of you way and spend a lot more time going up and down than you'd think looking at it on the map. I don't know anyone who's ever done it, most people would look at you like you're crazy for even trying. PB is only slightly better, although after the Mid-Coast trolley extension opens up next year it should be much more doable.
PB has no high rises FYI, Hillcrest only has a few. Both are urban and walkable though. PB can also get noisy at night, it's the 20-somethings' party district (gaslamp tends to skew slightly older). Either one is an easy 15 minute drive or less to gaslamp, but would make for a long and unpleasant walk. Again, the Mid-Coast Trolley extension will change a bit of that for PB.
Based on your likes, I think you might prefer Banker's Hill if you want a walkable connection to downtown that isn't physically in downtown (make sure you're okay with airport noise though!). You can also look at UTC, tons of high rise development there and it's only ~2 miles from Sorrento Valley, and it will have a direct connection to downtown after the Mid-Coast Trolley extension opens (walkability leaves something to be desired though in my experience). Finally North Park is urban and walkable, has a lot of mid-rise development, and you can take the BRT on the 15 straight to Sorrento Valley.