If you haven't been paying attention to what is going on in Mission Valley let me help you.

SDSU was awarded the redevelopment of Qualcomm stadium (RIP Chargers) and will be expanding their campus presence, creating a new stadium, hotel, student housing, and 95k SF of retail as well as creating a public open space park.

Civita, the sustainable "city within a city" has completed phase one including housing, experiential retail and restaurants, and a 14.3 acre park. The development is pushing forward with phase 2 of its retail development.

Finally, Hines is redeveloping the Riverwalk golf course as a forward thinking, mixed-use community with over 90k square feet of retail, a 50 acre river park and 4000+ homes.

The fact that all of these developments are directly accessible from the trolley line, which itself is expanding into UTC, will truly connect San Diego neighborhoods in a way employers find beneficial. From an employers standpoint Mission Valley was viewed as an accessible, yet unattractive submarket between downtown and UTC. These new developments will strengthen the area opportunity for a greater live/work atmosphere, as well as a recruiting hub.