The full city block facing San Diego Bay at 2045 Pacific Highway in Little Italy is on track to become the neighborhood's largest and likely nicest office building with a developer seeking approval of a 9-story project that will also include ground-floor stores.
San Diego’s building department is overwhelmed by permit applications and grossly understaffed to meet demand, using antiquated technology and redundant processes to authorize new housing.
After gaining support during local reviews earlier this year, a project to divide a lot on Fay Avenue in La Jolla to build two new houses got the approval of a San Diego hearing officer Oct. 19.