Civic Center Complex

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View video of a community presentation to learn more about the alternatives studied for housing downtown employees.

Civic Center Complex Overview

San Diego's Civic Center Complex provides workspace for 1,000 of the City's 3,000 downtown employees, and the City currently spends $13 million annually to lease private office space for the other 2,000 workers. These leases expire soon (2013 and 2014) and are substantially below current market rates. In addition, the Civic Center Complex, including City Hall, is in need of an estimated $125 million in renovations, including seismic retrofitting and removal of hazardous materials such as asbestos. As a result, Centre City Development Corporation, on behalf of the City of San Diego, is exploring multiple alternatives, including the possible redevelopment of downtown's Civic Center. If the project is deemed financially feasible and provides a cost savings to taxpayers, one result could be a public/private partnership, such as Horton Plaza and PETCO Park, to create new and more efficient city administration facilities and the opportunity for high-density, urban mixed-use development. See the project fact sheet to learn more and view proposals from the two finalist developers.