SAN DIEGO - A new high rise in Downtown San Diego gets the green light despite having very few parking spaces.
The 37-story building on Island Avenue near Sixth Avenue will have about 434 units consisting of one to three bedroom options, but only 52 parking spaces. Brian Schoenfisch, Deputy Director of the Urban Division for the City of San Diego, tells NBC 7 that design is intentional.
"This project is really situated to take advantage of all the recent infrastructure investments the city has made in downtown San Diego when it comes to mobility infrastructure," Schoenfisch said.
The plan is to encourage residents of this new building to take public transit to work, but there will be a bike storage room for those who want to use two wheel transportation. While some downtown business owners are concerned about how the massive project will affect traffic, some residents welcome the new development.
The project is currently in the appeal period... but no objections have been raised yet. Once permitted, construction would take a little over two years.
A rendering of the proposed 37-story residential tower on Island Ave in Downtown San Diego.Photo: City of San Diego