Major Projects

City Heights Urban Village
The award-winning City Heights Urban Village has recreated 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 Corp., and Price Charities, as well as several other public and private entities. Already completed are a police substation and community gymnasium, elementary school, library, community service center, recreation center, continuing education center, and retail center. Still under construction are townhomes and an office center.. The urban village covers 10 City blocks within the City Heights Redevelopment Project Area.

Las Americas
The International Gateway of the Americas is a mixed-use entertainment and cultural village along the American side of the U.S. - Mexico border that has dramatically revitalized the San Ysidro community and border crossing. The International Gateway of the Americas will 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. Recently, the retail component of the project, which now boasts 100 outlet shops and public amenities, was expanded to 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 393-space public parking structure to support traffic to the theatre and surrounding North Park business corridor. The theatre opened in Fall 2005 and the parking structure is still under construction.

Naval Training Center
The redevelopment of the former Naval Training Center is becoming a model for future military base closings. The 328-acre mixed-use redevelopment project will transform 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, Corky McMillin Companies and the NTC Foundation. The residential component is complete and construction has begun on the commercial and park districts.

Redevelopment Agency Affordable Housing Program
The Redevelopment Agency Affordable Housing Program is a collaboration of the Redevelopment Agency (which includes the City's Community and Economic Development Department, the Centre City Development Corporation and the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation) and the San Diego Housing Commission. The goal of the program, which uses Redevelopment tax revenue as incentives to developers, is to increase the City's affordable housing inventory for very low- and low-income households, to assist people with moderate-income levels achieve homeownership and, on a case-by-case basis, to acquire and rehabilitate existing properties. The City continues to accept proposals for residential or mixed-use developments; housing that is all low-income or is mixed-income; multi- or single-family dwelling units or a combination thereof; and rental or for-sale units. To date, six affordable housing developments have been approved, representing a combined total of 638 units, 456 of which are affordable. These six projects are located throughout the City and will receive redevelopment subsidies of more than $25.8 million combined. There are nine additional projects under review, representing 1,181 new housing units, 735 of which are earmarked as affordable housing. These projects represent potential redevelopment subsidies of more than $52 million combined.