CA Restaurant Assoc. names new president
Michael Mitchell, general manager and operating partner of The Oceanaire Seafood Room, has been named the president of the San Diego County chapter of California Restaurant Association (CRA).
Mitchell, whose tenure began in September, has been an active member of the CRA for the last 20 years and has previously served on the San Diego County chapter’s board of directors and education committee.
He has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the San Diego restaurant industry and to establishing the city’s reputation as one of the great dining destinations of North America.
As president, Mitchell will lead the 60-member board in promoting the San Diego restaurant industry at the local, state and national levels of government, organizing educational industry lectures, promoting local restaurants and participating in community and philanthropic events on an ongoing basis.
Solara Lofts honored at 2007 SAM Awards
Solara Lofts received the top award for Best Model Home Interior Design for an attached home with an average sales price of $500,001 and over at the countywide 2007 SAM Awards held at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina in September.
Unique among its competitors, Solar Lofts began its sales process just prior to completion of the midrise tower, as opposed to a year or more previous.
The SAM Awards program is sponsored by the San Diego County Building Industry Association and its Sales and Marketing Council. The acronym stands for sales, advertising and marketing.
The SAM Awards is the building industry’s annual awards program to honor the county’s most outstanding projects.
Solara Lofts was also recently named on of the Best Selling Attached Projects for the First Quarter of 2007 by the Building Industry Association’s Builder magazine in the June 2007 issue, based on weekly sales rates. It was one of only two downtown projects to be recognized.
Solara Lofts is located at 1551 Fourth Ave. in Cortez Hill, on the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Cedar Street.
A development of Skandia, Solara Lofts is not ready for move-ins. Prices range from the mid-$200,000s to more than $1 million.
For more information, visit the onsite sales office, visit the website SolaraLofts.com or call (619) 231-2400.