Otay Mesa Freeway Interchange Recently Completed - Good News For South Bay Commuters!

 

Starting this Saturday, commuters will be able to use the connectors in Otay Mesa on southbound SR-125 to eastbound SR-905 and eastbound SR-11.  San Diego to Open New Otay Mesa Freeway Interchange   

Will North Park's Woolworth's ever be renovated? | San Diego Reader

 

The San Diego Reader has an interesting article and case study about the challenges developers can face with a historic property that has had its re-development stalled several times over.  North Park Re-Development

San Diego Apartment Market - Historically High Rents

 

The most recent apartment market data from Costar shows some of the highest apartment rents ever going into the 4th quarter of 2021.

                                         San Diego Apartment Metrics

Replacing a Pier With A New Public Open Space

 

The Sunday Morning journalists have reported on the New Urban Public Park & Open Space , a remarkable case study in repurposing an urban land use.  Little Island is a new public space and performance venue constructed on top of concrete pilings shaped like tulips. Barry Diller and his wife, fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg, gifted the $260 million project to the City of New York.

New San Diego Apartments Are Being Built to Higher Density With Limited Parking

 

Local apartment developers are tapping into the City of San Diego's new higher-density apartment regulations.

Central San Diego Neighborhoods Are Pushing Back on Permissive Granny Flat Regulations

 

The San Diego Union-Tribune has an article about San Diego Granny Flats and community members that think the development standards need to be more carefully considered. 

Economy is Poised For Rebound

60 Minutes interviewed Jerome Powell, the Head of the Federal Reserve, on the state of the economy as of April 2021.  

Economy Poised For Rebound

Shopping Center Conversions In Highest and Best Use

 

Converting retail space into Amazon fulfillment centers.

San Diego Apartment Owners May Have to Deal With Another CDC Eviction Moratorium Extension

 

CDC Is Expected To Extend The Eviction Moratorium

20% of US Consumers Working From Home Full Time

 

About 20% of US consumers are working from home full time and a lot of these folks are getting ready to move.  CNBC article:  Remote Workplace

City of San Diego Rank Falls - A Sign of The Times

 

The Times of San Diego has posted up the most recent city rankings in terms of livability, cost of housing, commute times, and other factors that impact the quality of life. San Diego Ranking Falls  A year in lock-down with Covid-19 has caused many urban high-tech workers that have shifted to working remotely to relocate to more affordable communities.  The high cost of housing and slow job growth during the pandemic has caused San Diego's rank to fall. 

The full city ranking report is located here: City Ranking Report