Gaslamp 2025 Condo Market Report

The Gaslamp District condo market remained a relatively small but active segment of Downtown San Diego real estate during 2025. Best known for its historic architecture, restaurants, nightlife, entertainment venues, and proximity to Petco Park and the Convention Center, the Gaslamp Quarter also offers a limited selection of residential properties for buyers who want to live in the center of downtown activity.

Sales during 2025 were concentrated primarily at Gaslamp City Square, Trellis, and the Hard Rock Hotel, giving the neighborhood a very different sales profile from larger downtown districts such as East Village or Marina.

A total of 25 Gaslamp District residences closed during 2025, representing approximately $12.45 million in total sales volume. The average selling price was approximately $498,000, while the median sale price was $520,000.

On a price-per-square-foot basis, properties sold for an average of approximately $680 per square foot, with a median of $686 per square foot.

2025 Gaslamp District Condo Market Statistics

The Gaslamp continued to offer a broad range of price points in 2025, from compact Hard Rock Hotel residences in the low-$200,000s to larger conventional condos approaching $800,000.

Key 2025 market figures:

  • Total sales: 25
  • Total sales volume: $12,449,992
  • Average selling price: $498,000
  • Median selling price: $520,000
  • Average price per square foot: $680
  • Median price per square foot: $686
  • Lowest selling price: $230,000
  • Highest selling price: $800,000
  • Price-per-square-foot range: $534–$821

Unlike 2024, when Hard Rock Hotel transactions represented a particularly large share of activity, the 2025 sales were more evenly distributed among conventional condos and hotel-condo residences. As a result, the median selling price moved back above $500,000 and provides a somewhat more representative indication of the broader Gaslamp market.

Gaslamp City Square Remained a Primary Residential Option

Gaslamp City Square continued to be one of the neighborhood’s main choices for buyers looking for a conventional Downtown San Diego condominium.

One-bedroom residences generally sold between approximately $400,000 and $535,000, while two-bedroom homes ranged from approximately $520,000 to just over $700,000.

Two of the stronger sales were units that closed for $695,000 and $703,000, both at approximately the upper-$600s per square foot.

Most Gaslamp City Square sales fell within a relatively narrow value range of approximately $615 to $730 per square foot, depending on size, floor plan, condition, and location within the building.

For buyers who want to live directly in the Gaslamp Quarter while maintaining a more traditional condominium lifestyle, Gaslamp City Square continued to represent one of the neighborhood’s principal options.

Trellis Remained One of the Most Active Gaslamp Buildings

Trellis also recorded a healthy number of sales during 2025 across studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom floor plans.

Smaller residences sold from approximately $345,000 to $400,000, while one-bedroom homes reached approximately $575,000.

Two-bedroom residences generally sold between $525,000 and $665,000.

Most of the building’s larger residences traded around the mid-$600s to low-$700s per square foot. Smaller units naturally produced somewhat stronger figures, including a studio that sold for $400,000, or approximately $821 per square foot.

That transaction represented the highest price per square foot among the 2025 Gaslamp sales.

As with previous years, the Trellis results demonstrate how smaller residences can achieve substantially higher price-per-square-foot figures even when their overall selling prices remain below those of larger condos.

Hard Rock Hotel Activity Slowed Compared With 2024

The Hard Rock Hotel represented a much smaller share of Gaslamp sales during 2025 than it did the previous year.

Several compact residences sold between approximately $230,000 and $290,000, with most measuring between roughly 338 and 431 square feet.

These residences produced price-per-square-foot values generally ranging from the mid-$500s into the low-$700s.

One notable exception was a much larger Hard Rock residence measuring approximately 994 square feet. That unit sold for $800,000, or approximately $805 per square foot, and represented the highest selling price in the Gaslamp District during 2025.

Because that residence is substantially larger than the typical Hard Rock unit, it is not directly comparable to the compact hotel-condo floor plans that make up most sales in the building.

Conventional Condos Dominated the Middle and Upper Price Ranges

Outside of the Hard Rock Hotel, most traditional Gaslamp residences sold between approximately $400,000 and $700,000 during 2025.

One-bedroom condos generally occupied the $400,000 to high-$500,000 range, while two-bedroom residences commonly sold from the low-$500,000s through approximately $700,000.

This provides a more useful picture of the conventional Gaslamp condo market than the neighborhood-wide low and high figures alone.

The substantial difference between property types also explains why Gaslamp values should be interpreted building by building rather than relying too heavily on a single neighborhood average.

What the 2025 Gaslamp District Condo Sales Tell Us

Overall, the Gaslamp District condo market in Downtown San Diego recorded 25 closed sales totaling approximately $12.45 million during 2025.

The median selling price of $520,000 and median value of approximately $686 per square foot provide useful benchmarks for the neighborhood, particularly when compared with the unusually Hard Rock-heavy sales mix seen during 2024.

At the same time, the range from $534 to $821 per square foot illustrates the differences between compact hotel-condo residences and more traditional one- and two-bedroom condominiums.

For buyers and sellers evaluating Gaslamp District condos for sale in San Diego, the most meaningful comparisons continue to be recent transactions within the same building and similar floor plans. Residence size, building type, ownership structure, condition, floor level, parking, amenities, and intended use can all materially affect value.

Gaslamp 2025 Sold CONDOS

AddressBedsBathsSquare FootageYear BuiltList PriceSold PriceClose of EscrowDays On MarketPrice per Square FootBuildingNeighborhood
207 5Th Ave 442114312008$230,000 $230,000 12/31/2576$534 Hard RockGaslamp
207 5Th Avenue 604113382008$249,000 $246,000 11/26/255$728 Hard RockGaslamp
207 5Th Avenue 838114312008$289,000 $257,000 11/18/25120$596 Hard RockGaslamp
207 5th 1058114312008$298,000 $285,000 1/24/2548$661 Hard RockGaslamp
207 5th Ave 1158114312008$299,000 $290,000 7/8/2585$673 Hard RockGaslamp
530 K St 308014412005$299,999 $345,000 9/12/2510$782 TrellisGaslamp
530 K Street 418014872005$425,000 $400,000 10/21/2545$821 TrellisGaslamp
445 Island Ave 406115472006$415,000 $400,000 8/28/2584$731 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
445 Island Ave 702116812006$499,900 $485,000 8/1/2535$712 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
445 Island Avenue 321118072006$495,000 $495,000 10/20/25118$613 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
445 Island Avenue 713118092006$525,000 $500,000 5/5/2573$618 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
445 Island Avenue 707118072006$499,900 $510,000 7/11/2563$632 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
445 Island 714218462006$530,000 $520,000 12/30/2512$615 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
530 K Street 820217842005$549,900 $525,000 9/26/2596$670 TrellisGaslamp
445 Island Avenue 614218462006$534,900 $530,000 4/15/2523$626 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
450 J St 3091117772004$539,999 $535,000 4/29/2530$689 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
530 K Street 411218032005$565,000 $550,000 9/24/2553$685 TrellisGaslamp
530 K St 510118232005$579,900 $574,992 1/3/2581$699 TrellisGaslamp
530 K St 715229372005$599,000 $599,000 6/4/254$639 TrellisGaslamp
530 K St 414229392005$659,000 $655,000 1/22/2517$698 TrellisGaslamp
530 K St 912229492005$659,000 $655,000 6/2/2529$690 TrellisGaslamp
530 K St 602229492005$655,000 $665,000 3/25/2521$701 TrellisGaslamp
450 J St 6251221,0132004$699,000 $695,000 6/10/2580$686 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
450 J St 5291221,0202004$700,000 $703,000 1/22/252$689 Gaslamp City SquareGaslamp
207 5Th Ave 1101119942008$850,000 $800,000 5/22/2558$805 Hard RockGaslamp

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