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Location, location, location? Ha! Views, views, views

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Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Realty West CalBRE #01458572

Occasionally I have the opportunity to show Clients some properties in downtown San Diego. One of my favorite properties in the downtown area is The Grande. It has twin towers, and in honor and memory of the heroes of 9/11 and the Twin Towers of New York City, I offer some views from our meager substitute.

What I most like about The Grande is that they are located right on Harbor Boulevard, so they have a view of San Diego Bay, the Coronado Bridge and Coronado Island, the San Diego International Airport, the Cruise Ship Terminal, and the historic Santa Fe Railroad Depot on the east side.

The Grande in San Diego

Figure 1. The Grande South Tower


Waterfall welcome to The Grande

Figure 2. Waterfall welcome to The Grande


America Plaza and the old Santa Fe Depot

Figure 3.  America Plaza at left, also known as "the screwdriver building,"
San Diego's tallest building by seven feet. At the bottom left is the historic
Santa Fe Railroad Depot, still in use by Amtrak, San Diego Trolley, and the
Coaster. In the distance at the center right are the two Hyatt towers.
View from the 15th floor.


The Grande swimming pool

Figure 4. One of the swimming pools at The Grande. View from the 15th floor.


Cruise ship terminal

Figure 5. Cruise ship terminal with one in port. After being
cruise ship-less for almost a decade due to some weird
government regulations, one can often now find up to
four ships in port at any one time. Across the bay is the
Coronado Island Naval Station. View from the 15th floor.


Amtrak and San Diego Trolley

Figure 6. Amtrak and San Diego Trolley at the historic
Santa Fe Railroad Depot. From here one can catch the Trolley
to the border at Tijuana and two different routes to East
San Diego County, as well as Old Town San Diego State Park
California's most visited state park. View from the 15th floor.

Comments (8)

Patrick Lambert
ALLY Real Estate - Waikoloa, HI
Hawaii Real Estate Expert

Yeah, here on my rock in the middle of the South Pacific it's all about view for most people.

Sep 11, 2008 03:23 PM
Chris Canzano
Villa Realty Group, Inc. - Cape Coral, FL
Billion Dollar Broker - Cape Coral, FL

WOW, very impressive pictures.  Looks like a great location and opportunity!  Best of luck with it!

Sep 11, 2008 03:55 PM
Sharon Parisi
United Real Estate Dallas - Dallas, TX
Dallas Homes

This looks like a fantastic property!  Thanks for the tour!

Sep 11, 2008 04:07 PM
Steve Hall
RE/MAX United - San Marcos, CA
Make the Call to Hankins and Hall

Jim,  Very nice photo tour.  I was lucky enough to visit friends on the 4th of July to watch the fireworks over the bay.  We watched from the 27th floor and it was amazing.

Sep 16, 2008 12:23 PM
Marian Gregor-Ann
Keller Williams - Ann Arbor, MI
Arbor area Real Estate

Hi Jim, The trolley shots are cool. We could use more mass transit (actually any mass transit) here in Ann Arbor, MI. During the time that Henry Ford was making automobiles available to the public he also bought up the trolley lines. Clever, eh?

Dec 18, 2008 09:36 AM
Golden Estate Management
Golden Estate Property Management - Los Angeles, CA

I actually used to live at the Grande in Downtown San Diego. It was by far one of my favorite places to live. I now live in Los Angeles but I sometimes wish I can move back. Thank you for sharing your blog with us! Have a great day and Happy Holidays!

Dec 22, 2008 08:57 AM
Erol Kartal
Schaumburg, IL

Nice pics, Jim. I have yet to vist San Diego. At first glance I thought that Amtrak train was in the middle of a busy street. :-)

Jan 01, 2009 06:17 AM
Maggie Baumbach
Search Homes for Sale in Maryland at HelpShop.com - Reisterstown, MD

These are some neat photos. I particularly like the cruise ship one, it shows just how gigantic those things are!  The Grande definitely seems grand.

Jan 10, 2009 03:15 PM