{"id":323806,"date":"2023-05-03T13:57:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=323806"},"modified":"2023-05-03T13:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:57:14","slug":"downtown-news-and-events-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/downtown-news-and-events-may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown news and events – May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Housing<\/h3>\n

Historic Gaslamp affordable housing building sold<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Urban Property Group (UPG),<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> a real estate services firm specializing in urban and coastal commercial property, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>is proud to announce the sale of the mixed-use building known as the Lincoln Hotel for $2.55 million. The property, located at 534-536 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>el <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ave., is a historically designated Marker Number 60 in the Gaslamp Quarter.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The building, featuring four stories and approximately 14,503 square feet, is currently occupied by El Cabron Restaurant on the ground floor and 41 affordable housing units on the upper floors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lincoln Hotel Partnership sold the property with representation by Bill Shrader of UPG to t<\/span><\/span>he buyer, Cyrus and Emilia Investments, which plans to renovate the affordable housing component of the property.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Plans for new city hall, redevelopment move forward<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As part of Mayor Gloria\u2019s Civic Center Revitalization effort, the city council voted 8-to-1 to let development teams present their plans for five blocks of Downtown real estate where the civic center and other key city buildings currently sit. After the city council declared the area \u2018surplus land,\u2019 the city blocks can now be sold or leased under the state\u2019s Surplus Land Act. The vote also secured funding to hire consultants about building a new city hall. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Gloria is pursuing a two-pronged approach to the redevelopment, with the redevelopment of the old city hall partially funding the construction of a new city hall on an adjoining piece of land. If all goes well, this would add many units of low-income housing in the center of the city and new facilities for city workers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Construction starts on affordable housing project sponsored by county<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\"kettner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Construction started a few weeks ago by BRIDGE Housing Corp. on a county-sponsored affordable housing project \u2014 Kettner Crossing \u2014 that will offer 63 units (six studios, three two-bedrooms, and 55 one-bedrooms) at the downtown San Diego site. The target population: seniors age 55 and older earning 30 to 50% of the Area Median Income, which is currently $31,250 to $52,050 for a household of two.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Serving Seniors will provide a resident services coordinator to offer residents with case management, medical case management and enrichment programs offered on site (nutrition and cooking).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The project will include an 8th floor deck with a community room, BBQ area, library and shared laundry, and on the ground floor, a leasing office, resident services office and bike storage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Large block industrial leasing sees pullback in San Diego<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Diego\u2019s industrial market saw three leases greater than 50,000 square feet signed during the first quarter of 2023, an acute slowdown from the 10 signed in fourth quarter 2022 and the 12 signed during the first quarter 2022. That\u2019s according to JLL\u2019s Industrial Insight report by Logan Hood, JLL Research Analyst.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Logistics companies accounted for 46% of total leasing volume in Q1, highlighted by RL Jones\u2019 relocation within the Otay Mesa submarket where 44% of market-wide leasing volume was concentrated.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Although large block leasing had a leisurely start to the year, the back half of 2023 is expected to pick up with 51 tenant requirements larger than 50,000 square feet actively engaged in the market, according to JLL.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Government updates<\/h3>\n

San Diego County restaurants can apply for $5k grants<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The California Restaurant Foundation is offering $5,000 grants to San Diego County restaurants that require upgrades to kitchen appliances or their website. The Restaurant Care Resilience Fund is a partnership with the California food industry trade group and California utility companies, Southern California Gas, Pacific Gas & Electric, and San Diego Gas & Electric. The fund totals $2.1 million and will award larger grants to 366 restaurants across California. Eligible restaurants must have less than $3 million in annual revenue and be a customer of SDG&E. Priority will be given to restaurants owned by women and people of color.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To apply, visit the California Restaurant Foundation\u2019s website at <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>restaurantscare.org\/resilience<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FCC grant will promote internet connectivity program for low income households<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) will expand its collaborative efforts to help more families with low income access affordable, quality and reliable broadband internet service with help from a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) grant.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SDHC will receive more than $230,000. The grant supports awareness, outreach and assistance for households to apply for the FCC\u2019s Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides eligible households with a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service and a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With the FCC grant, SDHC\u2019s objective is to reach out to approximately 120,000 households in the City of San Diego that are eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Public input sought on Alternative to Incarceration report<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The County wants to hear from you on a new report with recommendations for programs and services to redirect people contacted for low level charges away from jails when there is not a threat to public safety. There are a number of other ways to comment including via <\/span><\/span><\/span>comment card<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> or through public comment on the report during the May 23 Board of Supervisors meeting when the final report will be presented to the Board.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This comes after the release of SANDAG\u2019s \u201cA Data-Driven Approach to Protecting Public Safety.\u201d Several recommendations were made including: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n