City Heights Urban Village

The award-winning City Heights Urban Village has re-created the core of the City Heights community, establishing a pedestrian-friendly town square with important City facilities and centers of learning. The project resulted from an unprecedented collaboration among the City of San Diego, CityLink Investment Corporation, and Price Charities, as well as several other public and private entities. The Urban Village covers 10 city blocks within the City Heights Redevelopment Project Area and includes: a police substation, a community gymnasium, an elementary school, a library, a community service center, a recreation center, a continuing education center, a retail center, affordable townhomes, and an office center.

City Heights Square

This master-planned redevelopment project located on University Avenue bounded by 43rd Street, Fairmount Avenue, and Polk Avenue, is comprised of four distinct but complementary elements. Combined, the development represents an investment of more than $75 million to further revitalize the City Heights Redevelopment Project Area and bring needed resources to it. The redevelopment project is also considered a complementary phase to the award-winning City Heights Urban Village. Project elements include:

• Senior Housing
  This project consists of 151 units of affordable, supportive housing for low- and very low-income seniors. Residents have access to onsite support servies, including access to daily meals. The Redevelopment Agency contributed a total of $9.1 million to the project. The City Heights Square Senior Housing project held its grand opening in August 2007.

• La Maestra Community Health Centers
  This project includes a new three-story medical office building with underground parking, a community clinic, and private commercial space. Construction was completed in summer 2010.

• Commercial/Residential
  The commercial/residential portion of City Heights Square occupies an approximately 61,922-square-foot site on University Avenue between 43rd Street and Fairmount Avenue. Price Charities constructed the mixed-use project with 92 residential apartment units, 20,500 square feet of retail space, two levels of subterranean parking, and 54 covered surface-level spaces. The estimated total project cost is approximately $38 million. Construction was completed in November 2011.

• Pocket Park
  The Redevelopment Agency has funded land acquisition and improvements for a 5,348-square-foot pocket park (PDF) in the City Heights Square block. The design phase for the park is currently underway.

International Gateway of the Americas/Las Américas

The International Gateway of the Americas, or Las Américas, is a mixed-use entertainment and cultural village along the American side of the United States–Mexico border that has dramatically revitalized the San Ysidro community and border crossing. Once fully completed, the International Gateway of the Americas would create a world-class gateway between the cities of San Diego and Tijuana. The project plans include new customs facilities, a pedestrian bridge, retail stores, offices, hotel and entertainment areas, and housing in the San Ysidro Redevelopment Project Area. The retail component of the project, which boasts 100 outlet shops and public amenities, is nearly 560,000 square feet. The public/private partnership necessitates the collaboration of local, state, and federal governments from both sides of the border.

North Park Theatre

A cornerstone of the community since 1928, the North Park Theatre has been rehabilitated to once again become a live performance venue. The renovation included interior restoration and expansion, retail and office space, a new theatre entrance and marquee. The project also features a 388-space public parking structure to support traffic to the theatre and surrounding North Park business corridor. Located in the North Park Redevelopment Project Area, the theatre opened in fall 2005, and the parking structure was completed in February 2006.

Naval Training Center (Liberty Station)

The redevelopment of the former Naval Training Center has become a model for addressing areas affected by military base closings. The 328-acre mixed-use redevelopment project has transformed the former base into a vibrant community featuring residential neighborhoods, a 46-acre waterfront park, shops and restaurants, museums and galleries, a nine-hole golf course, a business center, hotels, state-of-the-art schools and a 16-acre outdoor promenade. The project is a partnership between the City of San Diego, the Redevelopment Agency, Corky McMillin Companies, and the Naval Training Center Foundation.

Mercado del Barrio

The Redevelopment Agency has partnered with a private developer to construct the Mercado del Barrio project. As the centerpiece of the Barrio Logan Redevelopment Project Area, this project will transform two vacant city blocks adjacent to Chicano Park and the San Diego–Coronado Bay Bridge with: affordable housing; commercial space for general retail, service, and restaurant uses; public art and gathering areas; and infrastructure improvements. The project will highlight the culture of Barrio Logan and meet or exceed the United States Green Building Council's requirements for LEED certification. Construction began in March 2011 and will be completed by the end of 2012.