Downtown San Diego Lifestyle Information

This section features all of our blog + vlog posts related to Downtown San Diego Lifestyle including posts about parks, restaurants, shops and much more.

Learn more about lifestyle in downtown San Diego by visiting our detailed guide to Downtown San Diego living. There you will find information, pictures, videos and lots of insight into each of the different neighborhoods that make up downtown San Diego as well as individual guides for each downtown San Diego condo building.

Downtown San Diego Tallest Condo Buildings

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What are the tallest residential condo buildings in downtown San Diego? The tallest downtown San Diego residential condo buildings are: Electra (Columbia District) 43 floors 475 feet Pinnacle Marina Tower (Marina District) 36 floors 450 feet Pacific Gate (Columbia District) 41 floors 449 feet Harbor Club (Marina District) 41 floors 424 feet The Grande (Columbia … Read more

Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

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Located in the Embarcadero Marina Park South in Downtown San Diego, Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is a $45 million outdoor concert and events venue has quickly become a San Diego landmark. This incredible location offers breathtaking bay and skyline views making it a world class outdoor venue. The Shell has a flexible seating capacity ... Read more

Children’s Park Downtown San Diego

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The Children's park located in downtown San Diego Marina District will receive a much needed $8 million makeover in 2021. This exciting project is scheduled to break ground in January 2021 with an estimated completion time of 9 to 12 months after it starts. The new plan calls for a forest themed play structure, a ... Read more

Waterfront Park Downtown San Diego

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This incredible project is now complete and opened to the public on May 10th, 2014. The project's final cost was $49.4 million. The waterfront park covers 8 acres of prime space in the Columbia (Waterfront) District. The parking lots surrounding the historic County Administration Building were transformed into 8 acres of green space with children's ... Read more

Ruocco Park Downtown San Diego

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The Ruocco Park in Downtown San Diego is located on 3.3 acres along the San Diego Waterfront, next to Seaport Village, west of Pacific Highway and South of Harbor Drive. It is placed where the former Harbor Seafood Mart and parking lot where located. Ruocco Park is an open green space that integrates the use ... Read more
Pacific Gate Restaurant Animae by Brian Malarkey

Brian MalarkeyRestaurant at Pacific Gate

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The group behind Little Italy’s Herb & Wood, is creating a new restaurant on the downtown San Diego waterfront that is set to open by the end of 2018. Called Animae, it will anchor the 15,000-square-foot ground floor space of Pacific Gate by Bosa. It is being described as a “contemporary Asian American restaurant that … Read more

Seaport San Diego Downtown

Seaport San Diego (Seaport Village) Redevelopment

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Called Seaport San Diego, the $1.6 billion project, backed in part by San Diego’s famed Jacobs family, was selected by the Port of San Diego in November 2016 to redevelop 70 acres — 39 land acres and 31 water acres. Seaport Village is located right next to the Marina and Columbia (Waterfront) Districts so this ... Read more
Horton Plaza Park

Horton Plaza Park Expansion

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Estimated to be completed by the summer of 2015 (plans got delayed several times), the 1.5 acre Horton Plaza park will cost an estimated $8 million. Westfield, the owners of the Horton Plaza mall right next to the park would then maintain the park for the next 25 years so it won’t burden the city … Read more

San Diego Convention Center Rooftop Park

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Upon completion of the San Diego Convention Center’s Phase III Expansion Project, attendees and locals will be able to enjoy festivals, community events, public art, relaxing gardens and spectacular views atop the convention center in a brand new five-acre rooftop park. The 5 acre park will add to the variety of green spaces available in ... Read more