A CITY IN metamorphosis
D OWNTOWN SAN DIEGO — ever a city center thrumming with excitement, activity and innovation — is in the midst of what, perhaps, is the most significant transformation of its long history. Over the past few years, massive new development and redevelopment projects have been underway, auguring a seismic shift in the downtown commercial culture. Taken as a whole, these sizeable projects promise to usher in a new economic model in the city, one that’s guided by the rising star of life sciences research, development and practice. This new life science/biotech imprint will likely supplant the city center’s long history as a hub for finance and government. That older identity was especially relevant a few decades ago, when the multi-
Life sciences and biotech-targeted real estate development aims to transform San Diego’s core
BY BRUCE FARR
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IN YOUR CORNER ISSUE 11 | 2022
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