SAN DIEGO | Boom Rundown, Vol. 2 - Page 336

kpexpress · #**6701** Posted **Sep 12, 2011, 7:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by tyleraf

CCDC finally updated their interactive map and I saw this!! 11th & Broadway Has anyone ever heard of the proposal on 11th & Broadway?

I'm not a fan of twin's either. These are a distant contrast to some of MC's previous work..... Nice to see something more contemporary in that area, in keeping with contrasts these would contrast well to the pasty stucco and painted concrete of Vantage Point, 1050 B (Cutri) and Smart Corner.

mello · #**6702** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 1:57 AM**

I'm down with 11th and Broadway, looks great. So I just drove through Denver today, in Colorado Springs now visiting family. First time driving in the metro area and it looks like Denver has a significantly larger amount of high rises outside of their downtown than San Diego. This area is quite flat and obviously not coastal so its real estate is not restricted yet they have more verticality then the SD metro.

Why is it that San Diego is so afraid of height outside of downtown? I just don't get it. Denver is a smaller metro and has more stuff, I think for a metro area of our size our amount of mid and highrises outside of DT is really pathetic, do you guys agree. SD is way too low rise

Derek · #**6703** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 5:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by mello

I'm down with 11th and Broadway, looks great. So I just drove through Denver today, in Colorado Springs now visiting family. First time driving in the metro area and it looks like Denver has a significantly larger amount of high rises outside of their downtown than San Diego. This area is quite flat and obviously not coastal so its real estate is not restricted yet they have more verticality then the SD metro.

Why is it that San Diego is so afraid of height outside of downtown? I just don't get it. Denver is a smaller metro and has more stuff, I think for a metro area of our size our amount of mid and highrises outside of DT is really pathetic, do you guys agree. SD is way too low rise

It's because 90% (so it seems) of the people in San Diego doesn't support high density, or pretty much any kind of growth for that matter....among many other things wrong with this city.

eburress · #**6704** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 6:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by mello

I'm down with 11th and Broadway, looks great. So I just drove through Denver today, in Colorado Springs now visiting family. First time driving in the metro area and it looks like Denver has a significantly larger amount of high rises outside of their downtown than San Diego. This area is quite flat and obviously not coastal so its real estate is not restricted yet they have more verticality then the SD metro.

Why is it that San Diego is so afraid of height outside of downtown? I just don't get it. Denver is a smaller metro and has more stuff, I think for a metro area of our size our amount of mid and highrises outside of DT is really pathetic, do you guys agree. SD is way too low rise

Aren't there still parts of SD in which buildings' height is limited by an ordinance?

kpexpress · #**6705** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 7:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by mello

I'm down with 11th and Broadway, looks great. So I just drove through Denver today, in Colorado Springs now visiting family. First time driving in the metro area and it looks like Denver has a significantly larger amount of high rises outside of their downtown than San Diego. This area is quite flat and obviously not coastal so its real estate is not restricted yet they have more verticality then the SD metro.

Why is it that San Diego is so afraid of height outside of downtown? I just don't get it. Denver is a smaller metro and has more stuff, I think for a metro area of our size our amount of mid and highrises outside of DT is really pathetic, do you guys agree. SD is way too low rise

I think we are very much a poli-centric city. This bothers me. UTC, Mission Valley, Sorrento Valley, Downtown, etc. They all compete for willing investors to build projects. Density and height are not similar by the way.... I understand that market factors and personal preferences do spur growth and density outside of downtown, I just think that downtown should be the most advantageous place to develop. There should be more incentives and streamlined procedures to encourage developers to invest their money in downtown and not Mission Valley.

As for height.... I think the height restriction on downtown SD has done the city wonders in terms of aesthetics. It has helped to broaden the cluster of highrises rather evenly - aside from the gaslamp quarter. Many feel the skyline is 'squaty', I like this cause it spreads the density farther than just along the B street corridor. If not, we would have a LA-style Bunker Hill effect along B street.

staplesla · #**6706** Posted **Sep 17, 2011, 1:39 AM**

Some pics regarding the Seaport Village old police headquarters project.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/photos...rters-project/

kpexpress · #**6707** Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 3:54 PM**

A new point loma!

Dale · #**6708** Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 3:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by staplesla

Some pics regarding the Seaport Village old police headquarters project.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/photos...rters-project/

Hasn't this project been planned for more than twenty years ?

Derek · #**6709** Posted **Sep 19, 2011, 4:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by kpexpress

A new point loma!

Details? It looks like a good idea...

tyleraf · #**6710** Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 2:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by kpexpress

A new point loma!

Any ideas on the height? Also any other renders?

HurricaneHugo · #**6711** Posted **Sep 20, 2011, 7:34 PM**

I can't tell what streets are those.

tyleraf · #**6712** Posted **Sep 21, 2011, 3:03 AM**

Harbor Dr is the front steet in the project. The project is right past Liberty Station

dl3000 · #**6713** Posted **Sep 22, 2011, 3:30 AM**

Is that Harbor Drive and Nimitz?

HurricaneHugo · #**6714** Posted **Sep 22, 2011, 11:25 PM**

Somebody should do this with San Diego's skyline:

http://i.imgur.com/w58l5.jpg

Leo the Dog · #**6715** Posted **Sep 23, 2011, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by HurricaneHugo

Somebody should do this with San Diego's skyline:

http://i.imgur.com/w58l5.jpg

That's awesome!

202_Cyclist · #**6716** Posted **Sep 26, 2011, 3:42 PM**

Trolley extension takes a step forward

La Jolla Light
9/25/2011

"Federal officials have given a nod to the project that will bring the San Diego Trolley Blue Line from the Old Town Transit Center north to UCSD and Westfield UTC.

Called the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, the 11-mile trolley extension will serve eight stations along the route.

With the Federal Transit Administration’s approval to move the project into preliminary Engineering, it is officially in the pipeline and eligible to receive federal New Starts funding, according to a press release.
SANDAG Executive Director Gary Gallegos said, “We are advancing environmental and design efforts to deliver this project as fast as possible...”

http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/09/...-step-forward/

HurricaneHugo · #**6717** Posted **Sep 26, 2011, 9:25 PM**

I thought it was further along than that...

kpexpress · #**6718** Posted **Sep 30, 2011, 9:33 PM**

Has anyone seen the changes that have been made to 13th and Market? Looks a lot better. And what I hear is that 15th and Market (behind Albertson's) is coming up too.

HurricaneHugo · #**6719** Posted **Oct 7, 2011, 6:38 PM**

Interesting...CCDC says completion date of July 2013 for Leeding Edge (16th and G)

I can only hope so.

Imagine if we get Library Tower, Cosmopolitan Square, 15th and Island, 1st and Island, and this all built...

HurricaneHugo · #**6720** Posted **Oct 7, 2011, 6:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by kpexpress

Has anyone seen the changes that have been made to 13th and Market? Looks a lot better. And what I hear is that 15th and Market (behind Albertson's) is coming up too.

Not tall enough.

By 15th and Market do you mean this?

It says Market St between 14-15th streets.