Downtown San Diego is booming! Words like – "cosmopolitan," "renaissance" and "revitalization" are now being used to describe the urban core. There are currently more than 100 redevelopment projects completed, underway or in the pipeline. Downtown San Diego has always been the regional center for government, finance, business and law – but it is quickly becoming a 24-hour center for living, working, shopping, recreation, arts, culture and entertainment. There are currently 75 residential projects underway which will bring approximately 9,000 new units to Downtown over the next five years. There are numerous retail, commercial office and hotel developments on the horizon as well.

Each of Downtown's 8 distinct neighborhoods has blossomed into its own unique shape and character. Downtown's East Village is home to the largest redevelopment project in the City's history - the Ballpark Redevelopment project. This 26-block redevelopment project consists of hotels, retail, office buildings and residential all surrounding a new 46,000-seat ballpark for the San Diego Padres baseball club.

For a comprehensive look at the Downtown redevelopment projects, call the Centre City Development Corporation at (619) 533-7100 or visit them on the web at www.ccdc.com. There, you'll be able to learn about the history of redevelopment in San Diego, download the latest housing guide and obtain up-to-date information on all redevelopment projects.

The Centre City Development Corporation is the public, non-profit corporation created by the City of San Diego to staff and implement Downtown redevelopment projects and programs. Formed in 1975, the corporation serves on behalf of the Redevelopment Agency as the catalyst for public-private partnerships to facilitate redevelopment projects adopted pursuant to redevelopment law. Through an operating agreement, CCDC is the Agency's representative in the development of retail, residential, office, hotel, cultural, educational and public improvement projects.

For current information on issues, projects, infrastructure and public facilities please visit the News Desk and read the latest edition of Downtown Now! – the Partnership's monthly e-newsletter.

With 1,500 acres of prime land along a beautiful waterfront in one of the most desirable year-round climates on earth – it is clear that Downtown San Diego is poised to become "America's Finest Downtown."