Downtown San Diego Real Estate

Condos, Town Homes and Lofts For Sale

Urban living in the Downtown San Diego community has exploded.  Downtown San Diego condos, town houses, and lofts are a welcome option for professionals who want an alternative to traditional suburban living.  Prices of real estate for sale in downtown San Diego are high, but have come down in recent years. There are numerous high rise-condominiums and luxury apartments in the Gaslamp, along the Marina District, near the ballpark in East Village, and in Little Italy. Many condominiums have ocean views of San Diego Bay, Coronado, and the Pacific Ocean.

Recent development of downtown San Diego real estate has turned the city into a thriving residential neighborhood.  Residents enjoy the activity, culture, and good fun that comes with living in the best city in the United States.

Much of the success of the San Diego revitalization over the past 20 years is a result of the planning efforts of the Center City Development Corporation.  The CCDC is a a not-for-profit corporation established by the San Diego City government in 1975 to help facilitate downtown San Diego redevelopment projects.

At the Center of Downtown San Diego is the Gaslamp District.  The original Gaslamp hot spot is the restaurant/nightclub called Croce’s, owned by the surviving relatives of the famous musician Jim Croce.  At the time Croce’s was developed (802 5th Ave, San Diego, CA), downtown San Diego was a pretty rough place.  Liquor shops and tatoo parlors were the primary establishments.   The risk that the Croce family took really paid off for them and for the entire community.  If music can change the world, it certainly did help to change the city of San Diego.  Other restaurants and nightclubs soon moved in, and continue to move in at an unbelievably rapid pace.  The Gaslamp has become a tourist attraction, like Disney Land only without the cartoon characters.

Another early development in the Gaslamp District was the large shopping mall called Horton Plaza.  The Horton Plaza retail establishments include Macy’s, Nordstrom, and the entire range of smaller national franchises and specialty shops.  Recent remodeling plans call for completely refacing the shopping complex to make it more open and inviting to the public.

Also near Downtown are the restaurants, shops, and communities of Point Loma, Hillcrest and North Park where Spanish bungalows and Craftsman style houses remind us of an earlier era.

Downtown San Diego has become the premier dining and entertainment district in San Diego and Southern California. More than 70 restaurants in downtown San Diego offer dining experiences from that range from inexpensive to extravagant.  There are coffee houses, sushi bars, tapas bars, seafood bistros, steakhouses, and many trendy restaurants with chefs who create cutting-edge California cuisine.  Nightclubs are packed with party-goers throughout the week, with Thursday nights being one of the most popular times of the week for locals to cut loose with dancing and socializing.  The music selection is outstanding, with live shows throughout the week.  Just park and start walking.  You’ll soon discover why San Diego is called “America’s Finest City.”

If you are interested in ocean-view condominiums in suburban San Diego, you may want to consider Del Mar condos, or beachfront condos in Solana Beach.