Ray Huard

NATIONAL CITY – Wakeland Housing Development Corp, in partnership with the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Family Housing Corporation, is building a $77.1 million affordable housing project in National City that will have 94 apartments. Union Tower at 2312 F Ave. will include a four-story building and a seven-story building on a […]

SAN DIEGO & IRVINE – JLM Real Estate, led by CEO and founder Jason Lee, has expanded into Orange County, opening a 1,700-square-foot office near Irvine Spectrum Center. Lee said the Irvine office would initially have a staff of four, with plans to quickly double the size of the staff and ultimately expand to about […]

CHULA VISTA – A $70 million apartment building would be a first for downtown Chula Vista, billed as luxury housing for “active seniors.” Due to open in November with 142 apartments, Casa Estilo is also a bit different with a marketing campaign directed, in part, at well-heeled Tijuana residents who own businesses on this side […]

LA MESA – A $20 million, four-story La Mesa apartment building, with plans for a ground-floor coffee shop, is meant to provide what developer CityMark is billing as “luxury living” for middle income tenants in a neighborhood that has historically been home to smaller projects. Under construction by CityMark at the corner of Wilson Street […]

SAN DIEGO – Pacific Terrace Hotel in Pacific Beach has completed a $3 million renovation that took two years. The boutique hotel, a part of the Bartell Hotels chain, promises “sophisticated barefoot luxury” with the new look, which General Manager Sandra Kauffman said gives it an airy, contemporary feel with a brighter color palette of […]

RANCHO SANTA FE – The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe has completed a four-year, $42 million renovation of the 100-year-old resort with the opening of its Residences & Villas Collection comprised of two single-family homes and three villas. “In this next chapter of the resort, we wanted to build upon what has made The Inn […]

NATIONAL CITY – An $85 million National City apartment project, Kimball Highland East and West – is nearing completion. Built by Community HousingWorks as affordable housing for low-income seniors and families, the apartment buildings are part of an overall complex that will include a senior center on the ground floor of one of the apartment […]

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Vacancy rates for life science space is at record highs in some sections of San Diego County, especially downtown, but it won’t stay there. Commercial real estate brokers said that the market will rebound slowly, and there are bright spots in an otherwise gloomy picture. Brian StarckExecutive Vice ChairCushman & Wakefield […]

SAN DIEGO – Industrious, a coworking company, plans to open its second San Diego office in UTC. In an unusual twist of sorts, Industrious executive Peri Demestihas said the drive by many companies to get their workers back in the office has been a primary factor in the demand for Industrious’ coworking space. Peri DemestihasHead […]

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego architectural firm of Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects expanded its Northern California presence with the acquisition of CAS Architects, based in Mountain View. Jeana Kim RengerEVP & Managing PartnerFerguson Pape Baldwin Architects “What we’re thinking is the marriage of our two companies will hopefully bring greater opportunities and we’ll be […]