San Diego real estate
San Diego combines the charm of its Spanish heritage with the dynamic energy of the world's 37th largest economy. Within 18 incorporated cities, the county offers first rate business services, excellent transportation, major league sports, diverse cultural offerings with resort town scenery and an active outdoor lifestyle. Residential communities within the county vary as richly as the people who've chosen to settle there. San Diego neighborhoods and master-planned areas offer myriad architectural options: city homes, seaside cottages, high-rise condominiums, vintage Victorians, magnificent estates or spacious equestrian ranches.
The terrain of the area varies from beaches, bays, lakes and rivers to canyons, valleys, desert and mountains. This is nature's greatest playground. More than 1,200,000 acres of San Diego County are designated as recreational land. Mild weather, the Pacific Ocean and exceptional natural harbors provide terrific possibilities for outdoor living. Southern California is the largest marine sport-fishing center in the world with some 700 varieties of game fish in its waters. The near perfect climate is ideal for year-round tennis, golf, racquetball, volleyball, biking, running, hang-gliding and surfing. So pick your sport or favorite outdoor recreation - the opportunities are limitless.
A shopper's paradise, San Diego County presents modern regional shopping malls, unique village- and resort-boutiques or historical district sites offering exciting and unusual goods. San Diego is a mecca for serious shoppers. From the upscale Paladion Center in downtown San Diego where the serious shopper can find Gucci, Pucci, and Fiorucci to the more visitor-oriented Seaport Village perfect for finding those momentos of San Diego. Horton Plaza is a stunning example of state-of-the-art urban redevelopment where you can find everything from cookies to crystal, linen to lingerie. Two of the largest regional malls are Mission Valley and Fashion Valley, located ten minutes north of downtown San Diego. Further to the north, in the seaside community of La Jolla, shoppers will find an extravagant array of designer boutiques and charming small shops.
San Diego is fortunate to have a vibrant entertainment and arts community.
Numerous theatres present classic and contemporary drama, touring Broadway
musicals and regional theatre on a year-round basis. San Diego is the home to
Southern California's longest-established opera company where, during the
season, stars of international caliber perform. The
San Diego symphony performs
both a traditional winter season and a lighter summer pops festival under the
stars at Embarcadero Marina Park.
San Diego is a city noted for fine dining opportunities. Some areas noted for their high concentration of good restaurants are : The Downtown Gaslamp District with award winning Italian and Period eateries; La Jolla with romantic ocean view dining spots. Old Town with its quaint, historic buildings is a terrific to looking for Mexican food. Just north of San Diego is the upscale community of Del Mar. A pedestrian paradise, it's just a short walk from Del Mar's beautiful beaches to its main street with world-class restaurants and shops.
San Diego County is noted for its dynamic approach in meeting the educational challenges of our time, with a broad spectrum of educational choices available in its public schools and an excellent selection of private schools. Colleges and universities provide the best education possible, and the local business community supports those educational opportunities by hiring local graduates.
At the forefront of medical technology, San Diego's health care system is characterized by quality treatment, cost effectiveness and easy access to a wide variety of health care facilities. There are 23 general hospitals located within the county, and no region is without facilities that provide general and emergency care.
Museums celebrating such varied subjects as contemporary art, aerospace, natural history and oceanography are located throughout the region. History buffs, scholars, and the casual observer will find an abundant treasury of significant historic sites to explore amidst the nearly 2,300 square miles which comprise San Diego, California's oldest county.
Blessed with a near-perfect climate, San Diego is truly one of
the most sports-oriented cities in the nation. Almost every conceivable sport
(Except those that require ice or snow) can be played here, including
golf, tennis, fishing, bicycling,
running, swimming, surfing, parasailing, board sailing, racquetball, backpacking
and more.
Professional sports teams are represented by the Padres (baseball), the Chargers (football) and the Sockers (indoor soccer). Equine aficionados can get their fix during the racing season at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club or the Rancho Santa Fe Polo Club.
San Diego is about a 2 1/2-hour drive from downtown Los Angeles via freeway rout Interstate 5, which stretches from Canada to the Mexican border. Interstate 8 serves drivers from Yuma, Arizona and beyond from the coast. Interstate 15 provides access from Riverside County, Nevada and the Inter-mountain West
San Diego International Airport Lindbergh Field near downtown is currently served by most major airlines including Aeromexico, Air L.A., Alaska Airlines, America West, American, Continental, Delta, Mark Air, Morris Air, Northwest, Reno Air, Sky West, Southwest, TWA, United, USAir and USAir express.
Amtrak passenger trains provide service to and from Los Angeles. Greyhound and Trailways bus service also connect to L.A. and other destinations.
Excellent freeways and side streets make travel by car or bus easy throughout the county. San Diego Transit Corporation buses serve the metro area and the San Diego Trolley serves the downtown area as well as providing access to the Mexican border town of Tijuana and San Diego's East County. Taxi service, rental cars and tours are readily available.
You're going to love it here. San Diego County is the perfect place to call home. Clean air and water, comfortable neighborhoods that accommodate a broad diversity of lifestyles and a population of well-educated, highly motivated residents combine to create the superior quality of life that has been attained, appreciated and preserved.
BOB SCHWARTZ, CRS,GRI, Broker --- Making dreams come true for over 25 years!
|
