The upward price momentum on the downtown San Diego condominium market continued for the fist three quarters of 2013 with inventory rising and prices leveling off towards the end of the year.
In 2013 there were 907 MLS registered property sales in downtown San Diego. Please note that this only includes the downtown market (92101 zip code) and the figures represented here are only for MLS registered sales which might not include new construction condo sales, for sale by owner transactions and other re sale units not posted into the MLS by the selling brokerage. However, as most Real Estate sales today happen thru cooperating brokers on the MLS these figures are a great representation of the current state of the downtown San Diego Real Estate market.
The average selling price for a downtown San Diego condo in 2013 was $534,915 (up from 470,852 in 2012 and $425,850 in 2011).
The average selling price per square foot for a downtown San Diego condo in 2013 was $468 per foot (up from $400 in 2012 $366 in 2011).
Selling prices for downtown San Diego condos in 2013 ranged between $124,000 (for a studio residence at Smart Corner) to $3,400,000 (for a 3 bedroom 5 bath condo at The Metropolitan luxury high rise building).
Pricing per square foot ranged from $215 for a studio residence in an entry level building (Element on the East Village) to $1,0312 per foot for a high floor residence at The Pinnacle luxury condo building.
On average downtown San Diego condo sellers in 2013 received 98% of their asking price just like in 2012.
**Also of Interest**
Downtown San Diego 2011 Condo Sales Report.
Downtown San Diego 2012 Condo Sales Report.
Building with the least Sales
There were several buildings with just 1 condo sale in 2013. Amongst them are Symphony Terrace and several Bankers Hill smaller residential complexes.
Building with the most Sales
The building with the most sales in 2012 was The Mark with 37 condo sales.
This was followed by The Grande with 35 condo sales and Icon with 31 condo sales each respectively.
Lowest & Highest Priced Buildings (Average pricing per Square Foot)
Lowest Average Price per Foot
- Element = $271 / foot
- Bay Vu = $281 / foot
- Samuel Fox Lofts = 283 / foot
Highest Average Price per foot
- The Metropolitan = $830/foot
- The Pinnacle = $702 / foot
- Harbor Club = $695 / foot
Neighborhood with the least Sales
The neighborhood with the least sales in 2013 was Bankers Hill with 54 sales followed by the Gaslamp District with 45 sales. This last is not surprising as the Gaslamp only has 3 residential buildings.
Neighborhood with the most Sales
The neighborhood with the most sales in 2013 was the East Village District with 264 condo sales. This was followed by the Marina District with 174 condo sales.
Lowest & Highest Priced Neighborhoods (Average pricing per Square Foot)
Lowest Average Price per Foot
- Bankers Hill = $383 / foot
- Cortez Hill = $395 / foot
- Little Italy = $439 / foot
Highest Average Price per foot
- Columbia = $551 / foot
- Gaslamp = $527 / foot
- Marina = $510 / foot
Downtown San Diego Condo Sales by Building
Continue browsing below for a detailed information regarding condo sales in downtown San Diego by building. Data includes average sales price by building, average pricing per foot by building and more.
| Building | # Sales in Building | Average Selling Price | Average Price per Sq Ft |
| 235 Market | 3 | $384,667 | $374 |
| 350 Ash | 5 | $357,100 | $410 |
| 7 on Kettner | 1 | $595,000 | $355 |
| Acqua Vista | 25 | $330,260 | $406 |
| Aloft | 4 | $327,975 | $417 |
| Alta | 17 | $556,088 | $593 |
| Aperture | 8 | $511,575 | $494 |
| Aria | 15 | $465,707 | $411 |
| Atria | 9 | $323,778 | $421 |
| Bay Vu | 1 | $403,000 | $281 |
| Bayside | 21 | $1,112,733 | $613 |
| Bella Via | 3 | $441,033 | $475 |
| Breeza | 15 | $563,167 | $508 |
| Brittany Tower | 5 | $526,380 | $295 |
| Casiola | 2 | $358,500 | $320 |
| CityFront Terrace | 26 | $601,477 | $523 |
| Citywalk | 6 | $551,750 | $394 |
| Columbia and Fir | 1 | $520,000 | $477 |
| Columbia Place | 2 | $384,600 | $400 |
| Cortez Blu | 9 | $468,389 | $394 |
| Crown Bay | 4 | $385,438 | $483 |
| Curlew | 2 | $354,000 | $409 |
| Cypress Hills | 3 | $620,000 | $425 |
| Detached Home | 3 | $776,667 | $360 |
| Diamond terrace | 9 | $400,889 | $471 |
| Discovery | 20 | $493,563 | $412 |
| Doma | 14 | $585,182 | $428 |
| Ecco Lofts | 1 | $355,000 | $448 |
| El Cortez | 8 | $354,750 | $398 |
| Electra | 18 | $743,944 | $563 |
| Element | 9 | $205,689 | $271 |
| Fahrenheit | 4 | $458,250 | $413 |
| Front-Hawthorn Q | 1 | $599,000 | $330 |
| Gaslamp City Squ | 19 | $329,364 | $434 |
| Harbor Club | 14 | $1,111,857 | $695 |
| Harbor Villas | 2 | $305,250 | $291 |
| Hard Rock | 17 | $245,496 | $659 |
| Hawthorn Place | 3 | $409,000 | $406 |
| Heritage House | 3 | $318,600 | $310 |
| Horizons | 14 | $645,507 | $496 |
| Icon | 31 | $448,806 | $492 |
| Jacaranda Studios | 1 | $1,888,000 | $526 |
| La Vita | 25 | $468,200 | $497 |
| Laurel Bay | 14 | $364,082 | $436 |
| Lofts at 777 | 2 | $340,250 | $453 |
| Lusso Lofts | 2 | $287,500 | $394 |
| M2i | 15 | $440,900 | $417 |
| Marina Park | 11 | $436,364 | $361 |
| Marston Point | 1 | $510,000 | $334 |
| Marston Row Ho | 1 | $895,000 | $400 |
| Meridian | 11 | $1,193,718 | $512 |
| Metrome | 15 | $283,000 | $350 |
| Moto Villas | 2 | $271,250 | $373 |
| Nexus | 11 | $318,082 | $410 |
| Pacific Terrace | 3 | $348,967 | $379 |
| Palermo | 15 | $297,208 | $402 |
| Park @ 10th | 2 | $380,000 | $331 |
| Park & Ivy | 1 | $662,000 | $365 |
| Park Blvd | 11 | $359,327 | $399 |
| Park Loft | 9 | $667,078 | $415 |
| Park Place | 14 | $729,750 | $515 |
| Park Row | 7 | $412,714 | $400 |
| Park Terrace | 21 | $315,257 | $424 |
| Park View | 6 | $320,750 | $330 |
| Porta D’ Italia | 10 | $289,515 | $431 |
| Portico | 8 | $346,113 | $407 |
| Porto Siena | 9 | $426,211 | $434 |
| Prado Terrace | 1 | $230,000 | $354 |
| Renaissance | 30 | $760,935 | $515 |
| Samuel Fox Lofts | 2 | $470,000 | $283 |
| Sapphire Tower | 15 | $1,270,733 | $616 |
| Smart Corner | 28 | $284,161 | $387 |
| Solara Lofts | 12 | $392,396 | $433 |
| Symphony Terrace | 1 | $280,000 | $416 |
| The Grande | 35 | $826,379 | $554 |
| The Legend | 18 | $634,414 | $558 |
| The Lodge | 7 | $537,414 | $467 |
| The Mark | 37 | $611,132 | $555 |
| The Metropolitan | 2 | $2,350,000 | $830 |
| The Mills | 13 | $308,200 | $355 |
| The Pinnacle | 14 | $1,006,357 | $702 |
| The Titan | 1 | $203,000 | $345 |
| The Waterfront | 1 | $405,000 | $470 |
| Titan | 3 | $241,467 | $343 |
| Trellis | 5 | $437,050 | $575 |
| Treo | 32 | $483,922 | $469 |
| Union square | 21 | $305,826 | $301 |
| Villa Bay View | 6 | $414,000 | $337 |
| Villa Portofino | 2 | $447,000 | $388 |
| Village Walk | 9 | $513,333 | $400 |
| Watermark | 8 | $675,188 | $428 |
| Grand Total | 907 | $534,915 | $468 |
*Source: San Diego MLS – Data deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Downtown San Diego Condo Sales by Neighborhood
Browse below for a detailed information regarding condo sales in downtown San Diego by neighborhood. Data includes average sales price by neighborhood, average pricing per foot by neighborhood and more.
| Neighborhood | # Sales in Neighborhood | Average of SP$ | Average of SP$/SqFt |
| Bankers Hill | 54 | $458,338 | $383 |
| Columbia / Waterfront | 121 | $828,332 | $551 |
| Cortez Hill | 89 | $408,900 | $395 |
| East Village | 264 | $448,197 | $450 |
| Gaslamp | 45 | $317,947 | $527 |
| Little Italy | 160 | $421,339 | $439 |
| Marina | 174 | $711,217 | $510 |
| Grand Total | 907 | $534,915 | $468 |
*Source: San Diego MLS – Data deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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