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Bustamante. Half of the real estate built there now is
being constructed by outside developers. The medical
tourism industry is a contributing factor as well as the
fact that locals are ditching their single-family houses
for condos in the city.
Sharlinee Ceniceros Toscano, founder of the local
all-female architecture firm Se Hace Arquitectura,
agrees that there is definitely a push for more " vertical
housing " in Tijuana as a result, which many
people consider better than living in single-family
homes because it lets them live closer to retail and
other commercial areas in the city.
Toscano says it will be challenging to ensure that
there are enough public spaces and for people " to
learn how to live in vertical, but I guess it's a good
thing for Tijuana. "
Bridging the Divide
Barrio Logan, a vibrant San Diego neighborhood and
one of 14 California Cultural Districts, has long been
known as a " hotspot for Chicano art, culture, and
authentic Mexican food, " says developer Héctor Perez
of Los Patios Build. Perez has joined forces with Alexander
Alemany, CEO of developer Hub & Spoke Communities,
to build Los Patios, a 40-unit residential
project at 1776 National Avenue in the neighborhood
adjacent to downtown San Diego.
" I think what this project will do is significantly
activate the pedestrian uses along National Avenue
and serve as a bridge between locals and downtowners, "
Perez says.
The nearly $12 million, 29,500-square-foot (2,740
sq m) project features loft, double-height units, each
with its own outdoor patio, built around a central
courtyard. The units also have plenty of natural light
and ventilation. The project's parapet walls extend
beyond the normal handrail height and become
decorative. The project also includes two commercial
spaces facing National Avenue that will house two
restaurants-El Pez, a Mexican fusion sushi bar, and
Café Madeleine, a Latin-inspired French café.
" Both Hector and I are Hispanic developers, and
we're very proud of the project and what it represents
for the Latino community here in San Diego and at
Barrio Logan, " Alemany says.
The developers broke ground in September 2020,
and the project is scheduled to be completed later
this year. Residents will be able to take in views of
Chicano Park, which has the largest collection of
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outdoor murals nationwide and is a National Historic
Landmark, and the Coronado Bridge to the south.
Locals will also be able to see the vastness of Balboa
Park, which houses the famous San Diego Zoo and is
the largest urban cultural park nationwide to the east,
and San Diego Bay, with its USS Midway Museum, to
the west, and views of downtown San Diego to the
north.
Innovation 2.0
An increasing number of development projects are
also heading downtown. Pete Garcia and his partner,
David Malmuth, began working on the I.D.E.A. DisSeveral
units with
algae growing in the
ECOncrete Tide Pool
in the Port of San
Diego. ECOncrete is
an incubator that is
focusing on deploying
a pilot to replace
traditional riprap with
modular tide pools
along the coast.
ECONCRETE AND PORT OF SAN DIEGO
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