Advice on 5bdrms in Carmel Country Highlands

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Eugene][quote]Living in UC, she can literally come home at lunch and spend 45-50 mins at home and get back to her pkg space at UCSD before her “hour” is up![/quote]

At lunch, yes, assuming she lives near the Regents exit and works in the south end of the campus. In the evenings, IIRC the Gilman onramp is metered, 5 south from Genesee to Gilman is congested, and 5 to 52 ramp is stop and go, so it can take a while to get home. For the same money I’d rather commute to Carmel Valley from UCSD than to UC.

But for them at least it makes sense to look at this option. For most engineering types who work in the triangle or in Sorrento Valley, rush hour commute to UC is quite horrible. And even a regular hour commute is not pleasant. I recall checking out a house on Scripps Street a couple of years ago. It took me 15 minutes to get there door-to-door (3 miles as the crow flies). During rush hour, that could be 30+ minutes.[/quote]

Eugene, I know the red lights on those wide UTC intersections are long and they turn red again fairly fast. That’s why I stated a 5-10 mins commute to/from SFR’s in UC. But you’re right, the buyer would have to work on the south end of the campus to get to/from in this time frame.

Do you know any details about funneling those throngs of young workers with families onto the 56 westbound in the morning?? Is it two vehicles per green (blinking light) on the fwy entrance ramp(s)? If so, what is the time frame to UCSD from Carmel Country Ranch (new development), in your estimation??

[an]

BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.

yellowS2K, have you looked at Sorrento Valley (92121)? You can get 2900 sq-ft houses for low to mid 700s. If you’re OK w/ UC school, then you’d be perfectly happen w/ Mira Mesa’s school. In term of commute, Sorrento Valley would be a breeze ~4 miles door to North Parking as well. However, you would only need to hop onto the freeway and exit in the next exit. If the freeway gets congested, you always have a local road option: http://goo.gl/maps/gZs3. This road doesn’t have a lot of lights either, so it should be a breeze. I live about 5 minutes east and it took me ~15 minutes door to North Parking, so from Sorrento Valley, you should have have issue with getting there w/in 10 minutes.

[an]

BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.

yellowS2K, have you looked at Sorrento Valley (92121)? You can get 2900 sq-ft houses for low to mid 700s. If you’re OK w/ UC school, then you’d be perfectly happen w/ Mira Mesa’s school. In term of commute, Sorrento Valley would be a breeze ~4 miles door to North Parking as well. However, you would only need to hop onto the freeway and exit in the next exit. If the freeway gets congested, you always have a local road option: http://goo.gl/maps/gZs3. This road doesn’t have a lot of lights either, so it should be a breeze. I live about 5 minutes east and it took me ~15 minutes door to North Parking, so from Sorrento Valley, you should have have issue with getting there w/in 10 minutes.

[an]

BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.

yellowS2K, have you looked at Sorrento Valley (92121)? You can get 2900 sq-ft houses for low to mid 700s. If you’re OK w/ UC school, then you’d be perfectly happen w/ Mira Mesa’s school. In term of commute, Sorrento Valley would be a breeze ~4 miles door to North Parking as well. However, you would only need to hop onto the freeway and exit in the next exit. If the freeway gets congested, you always have a local road option: http://goo.gl/maps/gZs3. This road doesn’t have a lot of lights either, so it should be a breeze. I live about 5 minutes east and it took me ~15 minutes door to North Parking, so from Sorrento Valley, you should have have issue with getting there w/in 10 minutes.

[an]

BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.

yellowS2K, have you looked at Sorrento Valley (92121)? You can get 2900 sq-ft houses for low to mid 700s. If you’re OK w/ UC school, then you’d be perfectly happen w/ Mira Mesa’s school. In term of commute, Sorrento Valley would be a breeze ~4 miles door to North Parking as well. However, you would only need to hop onto the freeway and exit in the next exit. If the freeway gets congested, you always have a local road option: http://goo.gl/maps/gZs3. This road doesn’t have a lot of lights either, so it should be a breeze. I live about 5 minutes east and it took me ~15 minutes door to North Parking, so from Sorrento Valley, you should have have issue with getting there w/in 10 minutes.

[an]

BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.

yellowS2K, have you looked at Sorrento Valley (92121)? You can get 2900 sq-ft houses for low to mid 700s. If you’re OK w/ UC school, then you’d be perfectly happen w/ Mira Mesa’s school. In term of commute, Sorrento Valley would be a breeze ~4 miles door to North Parking as well. However, you would only need to hop onto the freeway and exit in the next exit. If the freeway gets congested, you always have a local road option: http://goo.gl/maps/gZs3. This road doesn’t have a lot of lights either, so it should be a breeze. I live about 5 minutes east and it took me ~15 minutes door to North Parking, so from Sorrento Valley, you should have have issue with getting there w/in 10 minutes.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.[/quote]

Yes, I am, AN, but am concerned about fwy congestion (trapped and no way out) vs. surface st stop and go. I’m surmising a portion of the SFR population of 92122 is retired and thus not clogging the (southern) surface sts of 92122 at rush hour, whereas the population of 92130 is clogging both the fwy and relevant surface sts to and from (am/pm).

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.[/quote]

Yes, I am, AN, but am concerned about fwy congestion (trapped and no way out) vs. surface st stop and go. I’m surmising a portion of the SFR population of 92122 is retired and thus not clogging the (southern) surface sts of 92122 at rush hour, whereas the population of 92130 is clogging both the fwy and relevant surface sts to and from (am/pm).

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.[/quote]

Yes, I am, AN, but am concerned about fwy congestion (trapped and no way out) vs. surface st stop and go. I’m surmising a portion of the SFR population of 92122 is retired and thus not clogging the (southern) surface sts of 92122 at rush hour, whereas the population of 92130 is clogging both the fwy and relevant surface sts to and from (am/pm).

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.[/quote]

Yes, I am, AN, but am concerned about fwy congestion (trapped and no way out) vs. surface st stop and go. I’m surmising a portion of the SFR population of 92122 is retired and thus not clogging the (southern) surface sts of 92122 at rush hour, whereas the population of 92130 is clogging both the fwy and relevant surface sts to and from (am/pm).

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]BG, are you aware that Torrey Hills area would be more ideal than UC with relative distance and traffic to UCSD? According to Google map, going from Torrey Hills to UCSD’s North parking will be ~4-4.5 miles (mostly freeway and you get the benefit of using the bypass), while going from west end of UC, it’s already at 5 miles. If you go from east end of UC, it’s closer to 8 miles. Also, in the morning, traffic goes North and in the evening, traffic goes South. While, the bypass is usually clear until you pass the Carmel Mountain Exit. So, just talking strictly distance and commute, Torrey Hills is a better area.[/quote]

Yes, I am, AN, but am concerned about fwy congestion (trapped and no way out) vs. surface st stop and go. I’m surmising a portion of the SFR population of 92122 is retired and thus not clogging the (southern) surface sts of 92122 at rush hour, whereas the population of 92130 is clogging both the fwy and relevant surface sts to and from (am/pm).

[sdrealtor]

Bullshit! By the time she walks out the office door, gets to the car, navigates surface streets, pulls in the driveway and walks in the door we are still talking a very likely 30 minutes in teh car round trip. Then she runs in the door, throws a sandwich together and shovels it down her throat in another 10 minutes only to hug those kids and say Mommy loves you before running out the door. Sounds wonderful to me. Or she can live in a wonderful commnity surrounded by her peers and actually enjoy a nice lunch with her co-workers only to return home refreshed and ready for the kdis at the end of the day.

Its all perspective.

[sdrealtor]

Bullshit! By the time she walks out the office door, gets to the car, navigates surface streets, pulls in the driveway and walks in the door we are still talking a very likely 30 minutes in teh car round trip. Then she runs in the door, throws a sandwich together and shovels it down her throat in another 10 minutes only to hug those kids and say Mommy loves you before running out the door. Sounds wonderful to me. Or she can live in a wonderful commnity surrounded by her peers and actually enjoy a nice lunch with her co-workers only to return home refreshed and ready for the kdis at the end of the day.

Its all perspective.

[sdrealtor]

Bullshit! By the time she walks out the office door, gets to the car, navigates surface streets, pulls in the driveway and walks in the door we are still talking a very likely 30 minutes in teh car round trip. Then she runs in the door, throws a sandwich together and shovels it down her throat in another 10 minutes only to hug those kids and say Mommy loves you before running out the door. Sounds wonderful to me. Or she can live in a wonderful commnity surrounded by her peers and actually enjoy a nice lunch with her co-workers only to return home refreshed and ready for the kdis at the end of the day.

Its all perspective.

[sdrealtor]

Bullshit! By the time she walks out the office door, gets to the car, navigates surface streets, pulls in the driveway and walks in the door we are still talking a very likely 30 minutes in teh car round trip. Then she runs in the door, throws a sandwich together and shovels it down her throat in another 10 minutes only to hug those kids and say Mommy loves you before running out the door. Sounds wonderful to me. Or she can live in a wonderful commnity surrounded by her peers and actually enjoy a nice lunch with her co-workers only to return home refreshed and ready for the kdis at the end of the day.

Its all perspective.

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