SAN DIEGO CIVIC CENTER

A place for the people.

Gerding Edlen Development's proposal is to replace the aging downtown San Diego Civic Center complex with a more fiscally sound, pedestrian-friendly, citizen-centric and environmentally oriented civic heart. Along with a new city hall building and adjacent council chambers, plans for the four-block site call for several sustainably designed high-rise residential and office towers, a fire station, refurbished theatre, and a multitude of pedestrian-oriented public gathering spaces including plazas, paseos, promenades and courtyards. We will create an ecologically sustainable mixed-use project that meets or exceeds U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum rating while delivering tremendous economic benefit to the City.

Under our proposal, a new 34-story City Hall building, on the block bounded by First and Second Avenues and B and C Streets, will be the centerpiece of the complex and comprise the first phase of development. A future phase of mixed-use development on the block bounded by First and Second Avenues, and A and B Streets, will contain for-lease housing or a hotel, along with retail and office space. In order to make this second phase a reality, the Parkade, currently an inefficient use of space, would have to be removed. This moves parking underground, creating a catalyst for active streetscapes and a more pedestrian, family-friendly environment.

The final block for redevelopment, bounded by First and Front Avenues and A and B Streets, will be home to the City’s new Fire Station One with the remainder of the site housing a mixed-use tower with market-rate and affordable housing and office space. This project will create more than just a center for local government, but also a place for and about the people of San Diego.

www.gerdingedlen.com/civiccenter

Project Details

Four Buildings: 2,854,786 SF [not including parking]

Parking: 3-4 level underground multi-block garage [approximately 4,100 spaces]

City Hall: 1,025,478 SF [includes 831,461 SF of City offices, 174,955 SF for City expansion, 19,060 SF of retail]

Office Space: 766,322 SF

Retail: 141,041 SF [16 stores]

For-Rent Housing: 965 units [20% affordable and workforce housing]

Fire Station: 34,000 SF

Open Space: 99,259 SF [2.2 acres], expands to 3.3 acres during Theatre and festival events