Downtown San Diego offers a wide range of real estate opportunities because of the expansion that it has experienced in recent years. Evidence to this vibrancy is the construction of over twelve thousand housing units in recent years and hotels, condominiums and shopping centers have replaced old buildings. This real estate boom has been accompanied by various businesses setting up shop in downtown San Diego, all indicators point to further vibrancy that real estate investors, homeowners and buyers can take advantage of for bigger returns.

Neighborhoods and notable sites

There are eight neighborhoods that make up Downtown San Diego; these include Columbia, Core, Cortex Hill, East Village, Gaslamp Quarter, Horton Plaza, Little Italy and Marina. Across these neighborhoods are various sites that have contributed to the vibrancy of the area. One notable site is the Seaport Village shopping center, which boasts of open air eating and specialty shops. Another notable site is the Gaslamp District, which is composed of Victorian style structures that are lined with restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and antique stores. In Horton Plaza, there is the San Diego Zoo and a number of museums, which have made Horton Plaza the most visited neighborhood in Downtown San Diego.

Apart from notable and historical sites, there are also quite number of major hotels in Downtown San Diego like the Marriot Hotel, the Pan Pacific Embassy Suites and the Hyatt Regency. The transportation infrastructure located in Downtown San Diego include train stations, an airport and trolley stations which interconnect San Diego to other areas.

Prices of homes

When of purchasing a house in Downtown San Diego, you can expect to pay as an average of two hundred seventy thousand dollars for smaller houses and as much as three million for high priced large houses. Specific prices of an attached house range from two hundred seventy-nine thousand dollar for a one-bedroom house to three hundred ninety-five thousand dollars for a two-bedroom house. For detached houses, you can expect to pay around seven hundred thousand dollars for a three-bedroom house and one two million dollars for a four-bedroom house. There are currently a number of detached homes and around six hundred condominium units available in downtown San Diego. Given the vibrant real estate environment in Downtown San Diego, it can be expected that players in the real estate business are going to take advantage of the opportunities available there.