Hillcrest, 5th Avenue - the hair salon and residents of this pretty art-deco building, north of the All Saints Episcopal church, got evicted to allow for a big building of luxury apartments.

The San Diego Experience

"Build, baby, build"

The unique character of the 52 neighborhoods was the pride of the city until 2010

Urbanization now replaces character

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Airbnb Introduced "No Zoning" to the USA and the World

"Anything Created Pre-Internet, Like Zoning, is Outdated and Useless" ...Brian Chesky, Airbnb founder and CEO

In 2023, San Diego effectively ended traditional single-family-only zoning by implementing state laws (SB 9) and local, aggressive Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) bonus programs.

Older, smaller, and historic buildings are being torn down to make way for high-rise luxury apartments and ADUs/Granny Flats fill single family home lots.

Land is now worth more and the cost of housing has skyrocketed. Gentrification (building new) is eliminating affordable housing and retail spaces, not creating more.

GOLDEN HILL, 20th St & Broadway, An area of beautifully restored vintage homes, now has The MINN, 91 units on land zoned for 15. Ms. Kelly Moden, builder and the mayor's hand-picked volunteer director of the SD Housing Commission, got the permit easily.

San Diego's mayor modified the state's ADU law (maximum 4 units), saying ADUs provide "affordable housing, to allow unlimited stacked and packed Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) behind homes, without any off-street parking provided, and no regard for impact on the neighbors.

This 23-story high rise and parking garage will replace the buildings on the north side of the street, to the left of the cyclist.

The City brags that it's the fastest in the state for permits; the result is urban ugliness in lovely residential areas

BEFORE 2020: 5th Ave

AFTER 2025: 5th Ave

• The new apartment buildings are not "affordable housing."

• But they generate more tax revenue for the city.

• San Diego's new apartments are not affordable to 70% of locals.

• Source: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

BUCOLIC PACIFIC BEACH - Turquoise St. won't look like this in a few years, if the builder wins their fight against the city and gets a permit using density bonus laws, to build 240'h.

The City of San Diego is one of the most desirable places in the USA to live and vacation.

The state put the pressure on the city, more building permits! More taxes! More density!

The result is luxury units only 30% of the population can afford spending 33% of their income.

Well-connected and deep-pocketed builder, Carmel Partners/Kalonymus of SFO and LA, has purchased multiple properties on Turquoise St, east and west of the veterinarian, with plans to go big.