La Jolla boards hear hotel plan for Prospect Street By Ashley Mackin Solomon June 12, 2025 at 4:10 p.m. The team that opened the Orli Hotel in a former B&B on Draper Avenue now...
New ‘high-luxury’ mixed-use complex proposed for Pearl Street in La Jolla By Ashley Mackin Solomon June 10, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. The 20,925-square-foot, two-story project would feature five residential units and an ADU, plus a restaurant...
These San Diego luxury homes have been for sale for a year, or longer By Phillip Molnar June 6, 2025 at 3:17 a.m. San Diego County homes costing $6 million and up are taking an average 633 days...
‘Look out for a slowdown’: San Diego home sales slump despite more listings By Phillip Molnar May 21, 2025 at 8:32 p.m. In a normal market, more homes listed for sale equal more transactions. That's not happening...
New North Tower at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla set to open June 1 By Paul Sisson May 14, 2025 at 10:12 a.m. Seven-story structure is second half of $1.1 billion two-tower construction project.
San Diego rents falling in some areas By Phillip Molnar May 13, 2025 at 10:04 a.m. The most expensive markets have seen rent reductions and less expensive areas, like National City,...
Zillow forecasts San Diego home values to drop for the first time in years By Phillip Molnar May 8, 2025 at 6:27 a.m. Zillow predicts San Diego County home values will drop 1.1% in a year
San Diego’s unpopular ADU incentive ‘has been exploited’ by developers, needs ‘guardrails,’ planners say By David Garrick May 2, 2025 at 3:34 a.m. City planners want bigger fixes for San Diego's bonus ADU program than Mayor Todd Gloria...
Shores opposes six-home Cielo Mar plan; next stop: S.D. Planning Commission By Ashley Mackin Solomon April 26, 2025 at 8:03 a.m. The proposal would consolidate three parcels on La Jolla Shores Drive and subdivide them into...
Prolific local architect’s house going on the market with his grandson representing it By Noah Lyons April 29, 2025 at 12:08 p.m. The La Jolla Shores home of the late Dale Naegle, who designed the famed 'Mushroom...
San Diego home prices are rising, but will it last? By Phillip Molnar April 18, 2025 at 2:33 p.m. The county's median home price was $886,500 in February, up 4.1% in a year
La Jolla development reviewers give thumbs down to revised Wrelton Drive home plan By Ashley Mackin Solomon February 12, 2025 at 5:32 p.m. The proposed remodeling of a fire-damaged house still draws local concerns, as does absence of...
Plans for home development on vacant La Jolla lot get S.D. hearing officer’s approval By Ashley Mackin Solomon February 12, 2025 at 2:20 p.m. The proposal calls for a 4,792-square-foot two-story house with an attached garage at the southwest...
San Diego needs more money to enforce vacation rentals so it’s raising licensing fees By Lori Weisberg February 12, 2025 at 11:56 a.m. Hosts who rent out their entire homes for at least 90 days out of the...
Planned La Jolla food hall draws ‘tons’ of interest from possible tenants, proponent says By Noah Lyons January 30, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. The former U.S. Bank building at 7733 Girard Ave. could have up to seven restaurants
San Diego City Council will reconsider key ADU incentive in unexpected shift from pro-housing stance By David Garrick January 31, 2025 at 2:46 p.m. Council unanimously agreed not only to nix the controversial 'Footnote 7' zoning loophole but...
S.D. council upholds Planning Commission approval of Adelante Townhomes in La Jolla By Ashley Mackin Solomon January 28, 2025 at 4:23 p.m. An appeal of the 13-unit townhouse building with ground-floor retail proposed for Bird Rock had...
San Diego on track for its slowest-ever home sales year By Phillip Molnar January 21, 2025 at 1:50 p.m. High mortgage rates and prices have led to low home sales in San Diego County
S.D. hearing officer OKs Bird Rock home development, despite fears that it will be a short-term rental By Ashley Mackin Solomon January 17, 2025 at 12:25 p.m. The project would tear down a house on Calumet Avenue and replace it with one...
La Jolla development committee sees revised plans for Wrelton Drive ‘eyesore’ By Ashley Mackin Solomon January 16, 2025 at 12:57 p.m. The project for a three-story, 4,800-square-foot house is back following comments from local planners and...
La Jolla planning group s six-house Cielo Mar development By Ashley Mackin Solomon January 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Nearby residents still have concerns about the project, which a local architect calls the largest...
Proposed Shores house raises concerns at review committee hearing By Noah Lyons December 22, 2024 at 8:01 a.m. The project calls for a 6,527-square-foot home with a 4,992-square-foot basement
La Jolla planners replacing Shores house with one six times the size By Ashley Mackin Solomon December 6, 2024 at 1:40 p.m. The project also would include six parking spaces and a front-yard pool
San Diego home sales pick up; single-family home price nears $1 million By Phillip Molnar December 6, 2024 at 3:19 p.m. There were 2,372 San Diego County home sales in October, a 19% jump from September
San Diego, Southern California to see modest rent hikes by 2026, study says By Jeff Collins November 29, 2024 at 12:21 p.m. Average rent will rise $133 per month in San Diego County over two years, and...
La Jolla reviewers hear size and view concerns over proposed Country Club-area home By Ashley Mackin Solomon November 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. A plan for Encelia Drive would replace a 3,500-square-foot house with an 11,043-square-foot house
San Diego home buyers in a ‘holding pattern’? Home sales plunge By Phillip Molnar November 9, 2024 at 12:29 p.m. In San Diego County, it was the lowest sales month for a September in records...
Are San Diego’s homes listed too high? One study thinks so By Phillip Molnar October 24, 2024 at 10:54 a.m. San Diego County homes are taking longer to sell and 34 percent of current listings...
Opulent La Jolla oceanside mansion goes for sale for a record $108M. Can anyone afford it? By Phillip Molnar October 23, 2024 at 3:58 p.m. The Sand Castle mansion at 1900 Spindrift Drive could smash previous San Diego sale records.
Four La Jolla residential projects to return to permit reviewers By Ashley Mackin Solomon October 11, 2024 at 7:12 p.m. Two proposals in the Country Club area and one each in the Barber Tract and...
‘Every week seems like a different market’: San Diego home price drops, down $20K from peak By Phillip Molnar October 9, 2024 at 11:11 a.m. There were 2,564 home sales in August, which is up from record lows in January...
Project with 5 mansions approved for La Jolla By Phillip Molnar September 19, 2024 at 11:26 p.m. The homes will be on the Foxhill Estate, once owned by newspaper family the Copleys
Plans submitted for 5 mansions on Foxhill site in La Jolla By Phillip Molnar September 10, 2024 at 6:57 a.m. The new development would be on the Foxhill Estate, a storied property.
More homes for sale as San Diego housing market picks up By Phillip Molnar September 5, 2024 at 2:21 p.m. The number of home listings in San Diego County hit their highest point of the...
La Jolla Shores residential land sells for $35 million By Phillip Molnar August 28, 2024 at 5:50 p.m. The sale at 8303 La Jolla Shores Drive ties the record for biggest sale in...
The ‘most unaffordable housing market in history’? San Diego No. 2 in nation for rising home prices By Phillip Molnar August 29, 2024 at 5:16 p.m. S&P Case-Shiller Indices reports San Diego is No.2 in rising home prices
S.D. Planning Commission OKs project to demolish and replace La Casa de los Amigos By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 8, 2024 at 7:27 p.m. Some elements will remain, but the century-old historic house is said to be 'compromised' by...
La Jolla planners hold out hope for redevelopment of Chase Bank property By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 2, 2024 at 5:02 p.m. LJA votes to ask Chase, which bought the building it occupies on Girard Avenue in...
Historical Resources Board designates ‘complicated’ La Jolla Shores house as historic By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 27, 2024 at 3:01 p.m. It is deemed representative of the work of master architects Robert Mosher and Roy Drew,...
Area rental vacancy rates show increase and prices drop, housing survey says By City News Service July 26, 2024 at 2:55 p.m. Average rent fell about 7% over a year countywide and about 3% in the city...
What loophole? San Diego’s elected leaders think short-term rental rules are working By Lori Weisberg July 26, 2024 at 3:01 p.m. Despite complaints that a loophole in current regulations is allowing apartment buildings to be transformed...
UCSD opens new seven-story building just off campus in La Jolla By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 25, 2024 at 6:15 p.m. Photo gallery: The formerly titled La Jolla Innovation Center, now called the 8980 Building, will...
San Diego aims to take private property in La Jolla for Coastal Rail Trail By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 25, 2024 at 9:33 a.m. The city intends to carry out eminent domain to use two parcels on Gilman Drive.
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines resort sells for $165 million By The San Diego Union Tribune July 24, 2024 at 5:20 p.m. Purchase by L.A.-based investment firm is San Diego's single biggest hotel deal so far this...
UC San Diego gets OK to build historic 6,000-bed housing village By Gary Robbins July 19, 2024 at 4:02 a.m. The school got permission from University of California regents Thursday to build one of the...
Foxhill estate in La Jolla listed for short-term rentals By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 15, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. The mansion that recently was part of La Jolla’s most expensive property sale is available...
UC San Diego poised to super-size dorms to ease chronic housing shortage By Gary Robbins July 15, 2024 at 9:19 a.m. Chancellor Pradeep Khosla will ask UC Regents this week to let him spend $2 billion...
San Diego OK’d more new homes in 2023 than any year in decades By David Garrick July 13, 2024 at 9:23 p.m. Officials say the surge in approved units shows incentives are working, but the city remains...
La Jolla’s Balling Building marks 100 years of retail in The Village By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 7, 2024 at 8:01 a.m. The building on Silverado Street, which also has two apartments on the second floor, has...
La Jolla Shores duplex renovation wins award for historic preservation By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 5, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. The project on El Paseo Grande is honored for preserving the building’s signature features and...
‘Tearing down history’: Duplex development proposed for Cave Street worries local historian By Ashley Mackin Solomon June 29, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Landmark Committee leader Seonaid McArthur is dismayed by the possible effects on neighborhood character and...
Local group’s redevelopment plan for Chase Bank building in La Jolla is off after Chase buys it By Ashley Mackin Solomon June 28, 2024 at 2:23 p.m. The Girard Avenue property was to have been converted into a commercial-residential project.
La Jolla permit committee approves Bird Rock and Country Club projects By Ashley Mackin Solomon June 21, 2024 at 1:03 p.m. Unlike its previous meeting — when all three proposals that went before the La Jolla...
Bishop’s School still seeking ‘a good match’ for former Jack in the Box site By Ashley Mackin Solomon June 20, 2024 at 2:47 p.m. Location on Pearl Street in La Jolla remains unleased and fenced off, drawing some residents'...
La Jolla Shores review committee s renovation, reconstruction and wall projects By Ashley Mackin-Solomon May 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Concern from a neighbor about a planned second story was the only thing that prevented...
$35 million for property including Foxhill estate is biggest-ever La Jolla residential sale By Phillip Molnar May 3, 2024 at 12:09 a.m. The 32-acre property including the Foxhill estate, formerly owned by developer Doug Manchester, sold for...
La Jolla Shores committee gives OK to two home projects, asks a third to return By Ashley Mackin-Solomon April 22, 2024 at 3:01 p.m. Two of the three projects that went before the La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee...
Proposal for new accessory dwelling unit gets approval from La Jolla reviewers By Tyler Faurot April 13, 2024 at 9:01 p.m. The La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee gave its approval to a proposal for an...
Legal settlement could end 6% real estate commissions and reduce San Diego home prices By Phillip Molnar March 17, 2024 at 8:01 p.m. San Diego County homeowners could see a drop in the cost to sell properties after...
Proponents of planned Bird Rock cafe renovation say infrastructure concerns ‘did not fall on deaf ears’ By Ashley Mackin-Solomon March 13, 2024 at 11:42 p.m. The owners of a Bird Rock restaurant property eyed for renovation as a sidewalk cafe...
Application to redevelop Red Roost and Red Rest property is suspended due to inactivity By Ashley Mackin-Solomon March 11, 2024 at 8:44 p.m. Plans to redevelop the historic Red Roost and Red Rest cottages property in La Jolla...
La Jolla Christian Fellowship expansion gets Community Planning Association backing By Ashley Mackin-Solomon March 9, 2024 at 11:48 p.m. The role of parking in a plan to expand the La Jolla Christian Fellowship education...
Home of the week: 8794 Dunaway Dr. La Jolla, 92037 By La Jolla Light February 23, 2024 at 7:51 p.m. 3BR | 2BAFantastic opportunity to own in La Jolla Shores. Beautiful single level home with...
Plans for sidewalk cafe in long-vacant Bird Rock restaurant space get mixed response from La Jolla boards By Ashley Mackin-Solomon February 16, 2024 at 7:04 p.m. Plans to renovate the exterior of a former Bird Rock cafe with the hope of...
‘That is brutal’: Proposal for Windansea townhouse development meets with criticism from La Jolla committee By Ashley Mackin-Solomon February 15, 2024 at 2:06 a.m. “Cookie cutter” was among the adjectives that of the La Jolla Development Permit Review...
La Jolla preservationists ‘fear’ San Diego initiative that may loosen historic-protection rules for buildings By Ashley Mackin-Solomon January 22, 2024 at 3:01 p.m. San Diego's historic-protection rules for homes and other buildings, often criticized as playing a role...
La Jolla has two of the five priciest San Diego County home sales of 2023 By Phillip Molnar January 13, 2024 at 6:34 p.m. the caviar. La Jolla had two of San Diego County's five most expensive home...
Carrizo Lots four-home development gets approval from La Jolla DPR Committee on third hearing By Ashley Mackin-Solomon January 11, 2024 at 8:48 p.m. Armed with new renderings and plans for stormwater control, the applicant team behind a proposed...
Long-vacant La Jolla lot is eyed for renovation into sidewalk cafe By Ashley Mackin-Solomon January 6, 2024 at 5:19 p.m. A long-empty commercial space in Bird Rock may get new life if a planned remodel...
Two La Jolla Shores home projects on large lots get permit reviewers’ OK By Ashley Mackin-Solomon December 27, 2023 at 1:38 a.m. Two development projects on large hillside lots got the La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee's...
Water worries continue to bog down Carrizo Lots project in La Jolla’s Country Club area By Ashley Mackin-Solomon December 23, 2023 at 2:19 a.m. Despite plans to focus on the details of the houses, discussion of water issues associated...
Multiple meetings are planned to review ‘huge’ Country Club-area home-build project in La Jolla By Ashley Mackin-Solomon December 14, 2023 at 8:33 p.m. A four-home project planned for the Country Club area went before the La Jolla Development...
San Diego OKs sweeping package of new incentives to build housing By David Garrick December 13, 2023 at 10:37 p.m. The city of San Diego took an aggressive step toward addressing the local housing shortage...
Local agent Patty Cohen is honored by La Jolla Real Estate Brokers Association By La Jolla Light December 11, 2023 at 6:01 p.m. La Jolla agent Patty Cohen of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties was recently presented with...
La Jolla planners look to close debate over Coast Walk with vote of for home project By Ashley Mackin-Solomon December 8, 2023 at 7:39 p.m. Looking to conclude the matter for the time being, the La Jolla Community Planning Association...
More La Jolla businesses are facing rent increases, spelling big trouble for some By Ashley Mackin-Solomon December 3, 2023 at 4:01 p.m. While new businesses continue to open across La Jolla, others are struggling with rent issues,...
San Diego housing production must triple if the city is to meet its state-mandated goal, new report says By David Garrick December 1, 2023 at 7:04 p.m. San Diego is falling far short of its goals for production of new housing, despite...
Rejected San Diego housing package will return to City Council in December with changes By David Garrick November 22, 2023 at 7:10 p.m. A controversial package of housing measures rejected by the San Diego City Council last week...
Home of the Week – 5383 Chelsea St #204, La Jolla By La Jolla Light November 16, 2023 at 4:42 p.m. Open House Sat 1-4 PM2 BD | 2 BA | 1,385 SF | $1,665,000HEART OF...
Ex-San Diegan has a tailor-made homecoming in Windansea By Caron Golden November 16, 2023 at 1:47 a.m. Sometimes the old adage “You can’t go home again” is simply untrue. At least it...
Home of the Week, 5383 Chelsea St #204, La Jolla By La Jolla Light November 15, 2023 at 12:13 a.m. JUST LISTED!Open House Sat 1-4 PM2 BD | 2 BA | 1,385 SF | $1,665,000HEART...
Package of housing incentives faces revisions after S.D. council rejects it amid debate over low-income homes By David Garrick November 14, 2023 at 11:08 p.m. A wide-ranging package of housing incentives faces likely revisions after the San Diego City Council...
Bird Rock council decides not to take a position on Adelante Townhomes project By Ashley Mackin-Solomon November 9, 2023 at 5:28 p.m. The year-long local debate on a controversial, revised plan to build a 13-unit townhome building...
La Jolla planners Coast Walk home project with an unconventional condition By Ashley Mackin-Solomon November 4, 2023 at 3:05 p.m. The La Jolla Community Planning Association took an unusual route in approving a home project...
La Jolla home of famed late oceanographer Walter Munk to be listed on San Diego historic By Ashley Mackin-Solomon October 27, 2023 at 11:25 p.m. More than two years after the La Jolla home of famed late oceanographer Walter Munk...
La Jolla committee s home remodel on Coast Walk after continued discussion of property lines By Ashley Mackin-Solomon October 19, 2023 at 8:43 p.m. Looking to wrap up a conversation that started the week before, the La Jolla Development...
Home of the Week, 1796 Soledad, La Jolla By La Jolla Light October 17, 2023 at 10:55 p.m. 6 BD | 9 BA | 7,770 sqftThe epitome of La Jolla luxury! This meticulously...
Defining public right of way on Coast Walk draws debate By Ashley Mackin-Solomon October 13, 2023 at 11:54 p.m. An argument over property lines and who can do what and where broke out during...
Redevelopment plan for Chase Bank property gets approval from La Jolla PDO Committee By Ashley Mackin-Solomon October 10, 2023 at 10:20 p.m. A plan to redevelop the property where Chase Bank sits in La Jolla's Village cleared...
Bird Rock home project gets Community Planning Association approval despite privacy concerns over decks By Ashley Mackin-Solomon October 8, 2023 at 4:01 p.m. Despite lingering concerns about the roof deck and decks planned for the second floor next...
Debate about structure spacing is revived as La Jolla planners OK Muirlands-area home development By Ashley Mackin-Solomon October 7, 2023 at 9:01 p.m. A sporadic issue that comes up during some project reviews was revisited during the La...
Bird Rock council still stuck on Adelante Townhomes decision By Ashley Mackin-Solomon October 6, 2023 at 4:24 p.m. After another nearly two-hour hearing on the proposed Adelante Townhomes project, the Bird Rock Community...
Home of the Week, 5550 La Jolla Hermosa, La Jolla By La Jolla Light September 28, 2023 at 5:53 p.m. 5 BD | 4.5 BA | 2,959 Sq.Ft.This modern coastal craftsman offers a harmonious blend...
Home of the Week – 5727 Baja Mar, La Jolla By La Jolla Light September 20, 2023 at 9:53 p.m. 5 Beds | 7.5 Baths | 9,176 SF | $14,300,000Newly remodeled and expanded, this custom...
With retail added, Adelante Townhomes proposal goes back to Bird Rock council, with no decision By Ashley Mackin-Solomon September 7, 2023 at 9:25 p.m. The developer's reversal of a controversial decision to exclude ground-floor retail in the proposed Adelante...
Home of the Week – 1720 Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla By La Jolla Light September 6, 2023 at 9:09 p.m. 3+ BD/3 BA | 3,125 SF | 0.91 Acre LotUnparalleled ocean views from La Jolla...
Home of the Week, 1937 Paseo Dorado, La Jolla By La Jolla Light August 30, 2023 at 11:02 p.m. 3 BD | 4 BA | 2,793 SF | 6,800 SF Lot• Amazing location next...
Home of the Week, 6729 Avenida Andorra, La Jolla By La Jolla Light August 16, 2023 at 11:23 p.m. 4 BD | 2.5 BA | 2,665 SF$3,600,000Spectacular single-level, mid-century modern home in Muirlands West...
Home of the Week, 5383 Chelsea St #302, La Jolla By La Jolla Light August 9, 2023 at 10:44 p.m. Open House Sat & Sun 12pm - 3pm2 BD | 2 BA | 1,342 SF...
Rental of the Week, 520 Marine St, La Jolla By La Jolla Light August 9, 2023 at 10:34 p.m. 3 BD | 3 BALa Jolla Village Rental, Steps to the Beach, Surfing, Schools, Shops...