~$525K
- Sales in this range481
- Typical home1 bed · 1 bath
- Median size822 sq ft
- Median $ / sq ft$638
Studios, one-bedroom and smaller two-bedroom condos, most of them in East Village, Cortez Hill and Little Italy.
Areas · Downtown San Diego, 92101
Downtown
Downtown San Diego Real Estate
The city's high-rise heart, from the Little Italy, Columbia and Marina towers on the bay to East Village and the Gaslamp.
The neighborhood
Downtown San Diego runs from the bay east to Interstate 5: Little Italy, Columbia and Marina on the water, the Gaslamp Quarter, East Village, Cortez Hill and the office Core. It is the city's high-rise neighborhood, and its waterfront towers are some of San Diego's most expensive condos.
Nearly every home here is a condo: 403 of the 404 sales from January 1 to November 10, 2026 were condos or townhomes. Buildings range from converted Gaslamp lofts and mid-rises in East Village to the towers along Pacific Highway, Harbor Drive and Front Street.
We use the City's Downtown community plan area as the outline, Little Italy included, and the City's own Downtown neighborhoods map for the seven areas. Downtown shares zip code 92101 with Bankers Hill, so every number on this page is placed by map location, not by zip.
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The market · Jan 1 – Nov 10, 2026
Downtown, by the numbers.
404Homes sold, Jan 1 – Nov 10, 2026427 by this date in 2025
$685KMedian sale price$703K by this date in 2025
$688Median price per sq ft$700 by this date in 2025
39Median days on market33 by this date in 2025
| 2026 so far | Sales | Median price | $ / sq ft | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1M and up | 113▼ 4 | $1,445,818▲ 3% | $962▲ 1% | 35+8 days |
| Columbia | 50▼ 1 | $1,385,000▲ 1% | $902Same | 26−23 days |
| Marina | 80▼ 7 | $829,500▼ 5% | $694▼ 3% | 33−1 day |
| East Village | 132▼ 12 | $597,000▼ 2% | $644▼ 4% | 48+14 days |
Jan 1 – Nov 10, 2026. Small lines = change from the same dates in 2025.
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| Closed sales, Downtown | Sales | Median price | $ / sq ft | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes · 2026 | 404 | $685,000 | $688 | 39 |
| All homes · same dates 2025 | 427 | $703,000 | $700 | 33 |
| All homes · 2025 | 482 | $720,250 | $700 | 34 |
| $1M and up · 2026 | 113 | $1,445,818 | $962 | 35 |
| $1M and up · same dates 2025 | 117 | $1,410,000 | $950 | 27 |
| $1M and up · 2025 | 133 | $1,425,000 | $968 | 29 |
| Columbia · 2026 | 50 | $1,385,000 | $902 | 26 |
| Columbia · same dates 2025 | 51 | $1,375,000 | $898 | 49 |
| Columbia · 2025 | 53 | $1,410,000 | $905 | 42 |
| Marina · 2026 | 80 | $829,500 | $694 | 33 |
| Marina · same dates 2025 | 87 | $875,000 | $715 | 34 |
| Marina · 2025 | 97 | $869,900 | $714 | 34 |
| East Village · 2026 | 132 | $597,000 | $644 | 48 |
| East Village · same dates 2025 | 144 | $606,500 | $669 | 34 |
| East Village · 2025 | 162 | $606,500 | $668 | 40 |
The median sale price from January 1 to November 10, 2026 was $685K, against $703K for the same dates in 2025. Downtown is a market of buildings: the towers of Columbia, Little Italy and Marina set the top end, and 113 sales from January 1 to November 10, 2026 closed at $1 million or more, at a median of $1.45M.
Compass was the #1 brokerage in Downtown San Diego in 2025, with 23.0% of closed residential sales volume in Downtown (buyer and seller sides combined). Source: San Diego MLS, 2025, closed residential sales volume, inside the City's Downtown community plan area (Little Italy included), placed by map location.
Source: San Diego MLS, closed residential sales, Jan 1 – Nov 10, 2026 vs. Jan 1 – Nov 10, 2025, and full-year 2025. Closed residential sales inside the City of San Diego's Downtown community plan area, Little Italy included, placed by map location (zip 92101); sales the MLS records without a usable map location are left out. Houses, condos and townhomes; two-to-four-unit income properties (a separate MLS category), manufactured homes and timeshares are not included. "2026" = January 1 – November 10, 2026; "same dates 2025" = January 1 – November 10, 2025; "2025" = the full year. "$1M and up" = sales of $1,000,000 or more. Columbia, Marina and East Village as drawn on the City's Downtown neighborhoods map (see below). "Days" is median days on market.
What your budget buys here.
Based on all 886 sales here from January 1, 2025 through November 10, 2026. Downtown is a condo market, so price follows the building, the floor and the view more than the block.
~$972K
- Sales in this range297
- Typical home2 bed · 2 bath
- Median size1,295 sq ft
- Median $ / sq ft$754
Two-bedroom condos, typically about 1,300 square feet, most of them in Marina, East Village and Little Italy.
~$1.91M
- Sales in this range108
- Typical home2 bed · 2 bath
- Median size1,713 sq ft
- Median $ / sq ft$1,156
Larger condos and the upper floors of the waterfront towers: most of these sales were in Columbia, Little Italy and Marina.
Source: San Diego MLS, closed residential sales, Jan 1, 2025 – Nov 10, 2026, placed by map location (Downtown community plan area, Little Italy included); the same sales as the market numbers above. Medians; $ / sq ft leaves out listings with under 400 sq ft recorded. Area names follow the City's Downtown neighborhoods map, described below.
The parts of Downtown.
We use the City of San Diego's own Downtown neighborhoods map for the seven areas: the same areas, in the same order, as the numbered map below. Little Italy is drawn the same way as on its own page, which goes one level deeper.
Columbia
West of Union St · toward the bayThe waterfront high-rises along Pacific Highway, Kettner Boulevard and West E Street, around the Santa Fe Depot. Downtown's highest-priced area: median sale since January 2025 about $1.39M (103 sales), with 69 of them at $1 million or more.
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South of Columbia to the bayMarina Park, Seaport Village and the towers along Harbor Drive and Front Street. Median sale since January 2025 about $865K (177 sales), with 64 of them at $1 million or more.
Get Marina homes ›Gaslamp Quarter
Horton Plaza and Fourth to Sixth avenuesDowntown's historic restaurant and nightlife district, from Broadway down toward the Convention Center, with loft and condo buildings above the street. Median sale since January 2025 about $520K (55 sales).
Get Gaslamp Quarter homes ›East Village
East of the Gaslamp to I-5The largest part of Downtown and the one with the most sales: newer mid- and high-rise buildings around Petco Park, the Central Library and City College. Median sale since January 2025 about $605K (294 sales).
Get East Village homes ›Cortez Hill
North of the Core, up to I-5A hilltop of condo towers and older low-rise buildings north of A Street, with views over Downtown and the bay. Median sale since January 2025 about $610K (95 sales).
Get Cortez Hill homes ›Core
Broadway, A, B and C streetsDowntown's office and civic center, between Union Street and Eighth Avenue. Few homes sell here, so we don't report a median for it.
Get Core homes ›Little Italy
North of Ash St · bay to I-5India Street's restaurants, Piazza della Famiglia and the condo towers along Pacific Highway and Kettner Boulevard. Median sale since January 2025 about $833K (162 sales), with 67 of them at $1 million or more. The same outline as our Little Italy page.
Get Little Italy homes › The Little Italy page ›Small markets
Downtown, block by block.
One median hides a lot. Here is how each part of Downtown has actually sold, area by area. Tap an area on the map or read the list.
Columbia
$1.39M median, Jan 1 – Nov 10, 202650 salesTypical range $786K–$1.9M$902 / sq ft26 days2025: 53 sales, median $1.41M, $905 / sq ft
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$830K median, Jan 1 – Nov 10, 202680 salesTypical range $619K–$1.1M$694 / sq ft33 days2025: 97 sales, median $870K, $714 / sq ft
Get Marina homes ›Gaslamp Quarter
$457K median, Jan 1 – Nov 10, 202625 salesTypical range $260K–$665K$639 / sq ft56 days2025: 30 sales, median $532K, $686 / sq ft
Get Gaslamp homes ›East Village
$597K median, Jan 1 – Nov 10, 2026132 salesTypical range $450K–$799K$644 / sq ft48 days2025: 162 sales, median $606K, $668 / sq ft
Get East Village homes ›Cortez Hill
$565K median, Jan 1 – Nov 10, 202636 salesTypical range $426K–$701K$601 / sq ft32 days2025: 59 sales, median $615K, $626 / sq ft
Get Cortez Hill homes ›Little Italy
$680K median, Jan 1 – Nov 10, 202681 salesTypical range $540K–$1.2M$744 / sq ft38 days2025: 81 sales, median $900K, $820 / sq ft
Get Little Italy homes ›
Source: San Diego MLS, closed sales of houses, condos and townhomes. "Jan 1 – Nov 10, 2026" = Jan 1 – Nov 10, 2026; map shading uses Jan 2025 – Nov 2026. Medians. Typical range = the middle half of sales (25th to 75th percentile). "Days" = median days on market. Areas with fewer than 5 sales in a period show "too few sales to report." Area outlines are approximate; see below.
How we drew these areas
- 1. Columbia — West of Union Street to the waterfront: Pacific Highway, Kettner, India and Columbia streets around the Santa Fe Depot. Source: City of San Diego "Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods" map, "Columbia".
- 2. Marina — From the Columbia and Gaslamp blocks down to the bay: Marina Park, Seaport Village and the high-rises along Harbor Drive, Pacific Highway and Front Street. Source: City of San Diego "Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods" map, "Marina".
- 3. Gaslamp Quarter — From Broadway down to the Convention Center: Horton Plaza and the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenue blocks of the historic district. Source: City of San Diego "Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods" map, "Horton Plaza/Gaslamp Quarter".
- 4. East Village — The largest part of Downtown: east of the Core and the Gaslamp to the I-5 edge, around Petco Park, the Central Library and City College. Source: City of San Diego "Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods" map, "East Village".
- 5. Cortez Hill — The hill north of the Core, from Ash and A streets up to I-5, east of Front Street. Source: City of San Diego "Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods" map, "Cortez".
- 6. Core — The office and civic center around Broadway and A, B and C streets, between Union Street and Eighth Avenue. Source: City of San Diego "Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods" map, "Civic/Core".
- 7. Little Italy — North of Ash Street, from the bay to I-5: India Street, Piazza della Famiglia and the towers along Pacific Highway and Kettner Boulevard. It has its own page. Source: City of San Diego Little Italy Business Improvement District, plus the "Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods" map's Little Italy blocks.
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Life Downtown
High-rises, and the bay.
- 01
The towers
Of the 108 Downtown sales of $1.5 million or more from January 1, 2025 through November 10, 2026, 17 were at 1388 Kettner Blvd in Little Italy, 16 at 888 W E St in Columbia, 9 at 1325 Pacific Highway in Little Italy and 8 at 1205 Pacific Highway in Columbia. The highest price in that time was $4.9 million, at 888 W E St in Columbia in October 2026.
- 02
The waterfront
Seaport Village, the USS Midway Museum and the bayfront promenade line Downtown's west and south edges, next to the Columbia and Marina towers.
- 03
Gaslamp Quarter
Downtown's historic district, with restaurants and nightlife along Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues.
- 04
Petco Park
Home of the San Diego Padres, in East Village, with the Central Library a block away.
- 05
Getting around
The Santa Fe Depot in Columbia serves Amtrak, the Coaster and the trolley, and San Diego International Airport is just north of Little Italy.
Questions
Buying and owning Downtown.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change and depend on the parcel — we confirm details with the City and the right professionals on every deal.
Is Little Italy part of Downtown?
Yes. Little Italy is one of the neighborhoods of the City's Downtown community plan area, with Columbia, Marina, the Gaslamp Quarter, East Village, Cortez Hill and the Core. It is counted in every Downtown number on this page, and it also has its own page on our site with more detail.
Source: City of San Diego, Downtown Community Plan and "Downtown San Diego Neighborhoods" map; City Little Italy Business Improvement District boundary.Does the 30-foot coastal height limit apply Downtown?
No. The voter-approved Coastal Height Limit caps buildings at 30 feet in the coastal zone, but it expressly does not apply to the land bounded by National City on the south, San Diego Bay on the west and Laurel Street on the north. Downtown sits inside that area, south of Laurel Street, so heights here are set by the Centre City Planned District instead. That is why Downtown can have high-rises right on the bay.
Source: SDMC §132.0505(a), (b)(1) and (d).Why do some new condos come without a parking space?
Downtown, the City requires no minimum parking for new homes: the maximum is one space per unit, and any spaces a new building does provide must be unbundled, meaning sold or leased separately from the homes. That's why some newer Downtown condos are sold without a deeded space. Older buildings follow the rules they were approved under.
Source: SDMC §156.0313(a), Table 156-0313-A and §156.0313(a)(2)(A).Can I rent my condo as a short-term vacation rental?
Only with a City license. Any stay of less than one month counts as short-term residential occupancy and needs one. Renting the whole home for more than 20 days a year takes a Tier Three license, with a two-night minimum stay. Tier Three licenses can't exceed 1% of the City's housing units outside Mission Beach. They are issued by lottery when demand is high, and a host may hold only one license.
Licenses are not transferable, so a license does not come with the condo when you buy it. Check your building's association rules too.
Source: SDMC §510.0102 (definitions); §510.0103; §510.0104(a), (d), (e); §510.0106(c), (e).
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