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S A N D I EG O S C E N E 6 SAN DIEGO SCENE Planning Commission Approves 23-Acre Grantville Project The San Diego Planning Commission has approved a 23acre redevelopment project that will bring close to 1,000 multiple-family units, a number of retail stores and a 5.3-acre river park to what developers said has been an eyesore in Grantville for several years. The project, called Riverbend, will go to the San Diego City Council in late September for the final approval needed to change the land use designation from its current industrial use to residential mixed-use. Urban Housing Partners, the development team, said the project will be built in phases starting in 2014 with complete buildout expected by 2019. “The Riverbend vision is to take what is now an eyesore for the Grantville community and turn it into a smart growth project that will provide a much better use for the S A N D I E G O M E T R O . C O M | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 2 | 2 7 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y 1 9 8 5 - 2 0 1 2 community,” said Sherman Harmer, principal of Urban Housing Partners. Located east of Mission Gorge Road at its intersection with Old Cliffs Road, the proposed 23-acre project site has been owned by the same families for more than 40 years. During this time, the San Diego River-adjacent land has been used for auto storage, trailer sales, concrete mixing and trucking and recreational vehicle sales yards. Harmer said Riverbend will infuse more than $23 million into the local economy from mitigation and impact fees. The community park will create the only public access point to the river east of Qualcomm Stadium and will be maintained in perpetuity by the Riverbend Homeowers Association, which will relieve the city of San Diego from a significant park maintenance expense, according to Urban Housing Partners.
Brookwood Financial Partners Acquires Bernardo Executive Center Brookwood Financial Partners LLC has acquired the Bernardo Executive Center, a multi-tenant office property in Rancho Bernardo. It is the company’s second acquisition in the San Diego area in the last 10 months. In October 2011, Brookwood acquired Mission Valley Crossroads, a 139,727-square-foot office building in Mission Valley. Constructed in 1984, Bernardo Executive Center has 173,244 rentable square feet ande is 78 percent leased. It consists of two two-story office buildings and one three-story office building. TA/Western LLC was the seller, represented by CB Richard Ellis. Helen Griffith Bernardo Executive Center S A N D I EG O S C E N E Helen Griffith to Head Downtown Charter High School Downtown Charter High, scheduled to open in August 2013 on the sixth and seventh floors of the new San Diego Central Library, will get its first executive director next year. She is Helen V. Griffith, the founding principal of Millennial Tech Middle School, which recorded a 40point growth in student achievement gains in the 2010- 2011 academic year. Downtown Charter High is an educational partnership between the San Diego Public Library Foundation, city of San Diego and the San Diego Unified School District. “Dr. Griffith is an excellent educator and administrator who brings great experience, academic insight and energy to Downtown Charter High,” said Bill Kowba, superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District. “This new school is an innovative educational partnership and under her leadership, will be a rewarding endeavor for everyone involved — particularly the students.” Griffith’s career in education spans nearly 14 years. During her career she has specialized in the coaching and mentoring experiences of transformational principals in urban schools. 2 7 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y 1 9 8 5 - 2 0 1 2 | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 2 | S A N D I E G O M E T R O . C O M 7
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Brookwood Financial Partners<br />
Acquires Bernardo Executive Center<br />
Brookwood Financial Partners LLC has acquired the Bernardo<br />
Executive Center, a multi-tenant office property in Rancho<br />
Bernardo. It is the company’s second acquisition in the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
area in the last 10 months. In October 2011, Brookwood acquired<br />
Mission Valley Crossroads, a 139,727-square-foot office building<br />
in Mission Valley. Constructed in 1984, Bernardo Executive Center<br />
has 173,244 rentable square feet ande is 78 percent leased. It<br />
consists of two two-story office buildings and one three-story office<br />
building. TA/Western LLC was the seller, represented by CB<br />
Richard Ellis.<br />
Helen Griffith<br />
Bernardo Executive Center<br />
S A N D I EG O S C E N E<br />
Helen Griffith to Head Downtown<br />
Charter High School<br />
Downtown Charter High, scheduled to open in August<br />
2013 on the sixth and seventh floors of the new <strong>San</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> Central Library, will get its first executive director<br />
next year. She is Helen V. Griffith, the founding principal<br />
of Millennial Tech Middle School, which recorded a 40point<br />
growth in student achievement gains in the 2010-<br />
2011 academic year. Downtown Charter High is an<br />
educational partnership between the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Public<br />
Library Foundation, city of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> and the <strong>San</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> Unified School District. “Dr. Griffith is an excellent<br />
educator and administrator who brings great experience,<br />
academic insight and energy to Downtown Charter<br />
High,” said Bill Kowba, superintendent of the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
Unified School District. “This new school is an innovative<br />
educational partnership and under her leadership,<br />
will be a rewarding endeavor for everyone involved —<br />
particularly the students.” Griffith’s career in education<br />
spans nearly 14 years. During her career she has specialized<br />
in the coaching and mentoring experiences of transformational<br />
principals in urban schools.<br />
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