Demolition on the Navy Broadway complex is almost complete which means construction is soon to start on Doug Manchester’s seaside masterpiece aptly named Pacific Gateway. When complete, this 17 acre mixed-use development will include the U.S. Navy’s headquarters, four office buildings totaling approx. 320,000 SF, exterior deck spaces, an athletic center, a 1.9 acre park and over 320,000 SF of retail and cultural amenities.

Sure to change the experience of locals and tourists alike, Pacific Gateway will re-imagine the Marina district and invigorate an otherwise sleepy side of downtown San Diego. Should the city of San Diego be sagacious enough to expand its dated convention center and keep tourist income pouring into the city, it will benefit from Pacific Gateway’s two planned hotels: one glass walled, 11-story luxury boutique with 260 rooms; and a larger, 28-story convention hotel with 1,090 rooms.

Retailers are already salivating at the chance to occupy space in the new development, as the Marina district is adjacent to the harbor and its weekly cruise ship tourists, and the airport. The eight block development is scheduled to open all at once, in grand style, at its scheduled completion in 2020.