A quick look at some of the large ongoing construction projects around the county, as well as developments that have yet to break ground. Projects are listed by estimated total cost.
UCSD Jacobs Medical Center
Location: La Jolla
Size: 245 beds, 10 stories, 509,500 square feet
Developer/Owner: UC San Diego Health Systems
Contractors: Kitchell; Cannon Design
Cost: $670 million
Status: Broke ground in April 2012. Lower level to third floor scheduled to open in 2015, remaining floors estimated to open June 2016.
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San Vicente Dam
Location: Lakeside
Size: Raising the height of the dam from 220 feet to 337 feet to increase water storage by an additional 152,000 acre-feet. Project is the tallest dam raise in the United States.
Developer/Owner: San Diego County Water Authority
Contractors: Shimmick Construction Co.- Obayashi Corp. joint venture
Cost: $140.2 million for dam raise; $449.2 million overall cost for suite of projects
Status: 10 feet of roller-compacted concrete remaining as of press time, to be followed by remaining dam work. Estimated completion in spring 2013.
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U.S. Federal Courthouse
Location: Downtown San Diego
Size: 16 stories, 467,000 square feet
Developer/Owner: U.S. General Services Administration
Contractor(s): Hensel Phelps Construction; Richard Meier & Partners
Cost: $300 million
Status: Completion set for December 2012
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Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility
Location: La Jolla
Size: 5 stories, 196,000 square feet, on 3.3 acres
Developer/Owner: UC San Diego Health Systems
Contractor(s): McCarthy Building Companies Inc.; ZGF Architects LLP; KPFF; IBE Consulting Engineers; Integrated Engineering Consultants; Spurlock Poirier; RFD
Cost: $120 million
Status: Estimated completion in August 2013
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FBI Field Office
Location: Sorrento Mesa
Size: Six stories, 248,882 rentable square feet on 11.2 acres
Developer/Owner: U.S. General Services Administration; The Molasky Group, Las Vegas
Contractor(s): HGA Architects
Cost: $100 million
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Fat City Hotel
Location: Downtown San Diego
Size: 362 rooms, 62,809 square feet
Developer/Owner: Frank Fat Properties LP, GLJ Partners
Contractor(s): Gene Fong Associates (architect)
Cost: $40 million
Status: San Diego Planning Commission denied an appeal by Unite Now to stop construction in June. Construction estimated to begin early 2013.
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North Embarcadero Visionary Plan
Location: Downtown San Diego
Size: A 150-foot wide esplanade on Harbor Drive from Navy Pier to B Street Pier, and a portion of West Broadway.
Developer/Owner: Port of San Diego; city of San Diego
Contractor(s): USS Cal Builders; Project Design Consultants; Civitas; Spurlock Poirier Landscape Architects; Joseph Wong Design Associates; Leni Schwendinger Light Projects LTD
Cost: $28.6 million
Status: Estimated completion of Phase 1 in summer 2013
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Horton Plaza Park
Location: Downtown San Diego
Size: One full city block on Broadway and Fourth Avenue, approximately 60,000 square feet.
Developer/Owner: The Westfield Group; city of San Diego
Contractor(s): Walker Macy (architect)
Cost: $8.3 million
Status: Demolition of old Robinsons-May building estimated to begin at year’s end, completion of project expected in 2013.
-Compiled by Marie Tutko.
