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There is only one person at my kids’ school who knows where I went to college. It is certainly not something that comes up in everyday “soccer mom” conversation. Why would it?

Harvard made it to the second round in March madness in both 2013 and 2014. 🙂
Jeremy Lin played basketball at Harvard a few years back, too.
Not so bad…

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I attended an Ivy for undergrad. This was the mid-1990s.

You see, there is this beautiful thing called “need based financial aid.” Because my family was poor, I graduated with only about $12K in debt. I think we had to pay about $1000-2000 per year toward expenses, as well. I did have to get a job (work-study, probably about 6-8 hrs/week) and that gave me my pocket change/spending money.

If I had gone there more recently, I would have graduated with ZERO debt, as families who make under a certain amount ($50K, I think) have to contribute zero now.

I would have no hesitation about sending my kids there (although it is far too early to know if they will have the aptitude or interest in attending), but unless our financial circumstances change for the worse, I doubt they will be receiving any need-based financial aid.

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I’ve seen this thread for a couple of years, but for the first time I actually looked on a map to see where these were. I am very surprised to learn that they are EAST of 67. My friend grew up just a few blocks away and that area is considered Lakeside.

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Hmmm, I would like to sign, but I’m assuming you have to live within the city of San Diego.

In 4S Ranch we are surrounded by the city of San Diego on 3 sides, but technically we are outside the city limits. So, I don’t think I am technically eligible to sign.

I commute past the intersection of El Camino Real and Del Mar Heights on most days, so I am not too enthusiastic about the project. (Traffic!)

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Well, it’s a nice spot. They should have great views of the entire San Dieguito lagoon, but hopefully they’re high enough above El Camino Real and 5 to not have much noise.

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Often I post things, go searching, and find the answer to my own question.

http://goo.gl/maps/6hfHI

Here it is on the satellite view. From El Camino you can now see several homes being framed on these lots.

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. accidental dual post

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I think this (very tongue-in-cheek) article is appropriate to the topic at hand:

http://gawker.com/we-must-build-a-new-new-york-city-somewhere-warm-1516648532

The author proposes about bulldozing San Diego to make room for a new New York:

“Don’t think of it as “San Diego”—think of it as “an area that will soon be bulldozed to make way for New New York City.” Gone will be the sprawling detritus of lesser America. In its place we will painstakingly construct a jumbled super-urban metropolis that spreads for hundreds of square miles in all (sunny) directions, like a high-rise-laden squid that has made its inky escape from the Northeast, bringing along all of its charms and none of its fucking ice.”

Very silly.
Viva la sprawl!

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And here’s another in Carmel Valley. Very easy for the kids on these cul de sacs to walk to school.

google maps link

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Here’s a link to a map that I just found. I don’t know the date of the map but it seems quite up to date.

It includes all the projects in this recent discussion:
One Paseo
Del Sur Town Center
Merge 56
Civita
Carroll Canyon
The Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch
and many, many more

http://www.retailinsite.net/downloads/SDcounty_New-Devs.pdf

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I’m not sure exactly what you are looking for in terms of projects, but there is a big new commercial development going in at the eastern edge of Del Sur (on Camino Del Sur). It’s supposed to have a Target. At one point it was supposedly going to have some housing, but I’m not sure if that is still the case.

http://www.sgpa.com/projects/del-sur-town-center/

And here’s an article about “Merge 56”, a development being proposed for site just south of Camino del Sur/I-56. (Very odd location).
http://www.delmartimes.net/news/2014/aug/11/scoping-meeting-held-for-planned-new-development/

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Wow, 600K or less… in Southern CA that cuts out a large portion of the market.

Also, I notice that they mention “all of Southern California”, but the locations they mention are all Ventura County, LA County, OC, and the Inland Empire. No mention of any San Diego locations.

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So funny! I’m more like the first poster, and I assumed it meant something like, “It’s not very nice, but you can be proud to be owning something (anything) rather than continuing to rent.”

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[quote=bearishgurl][quote=FlyerInHi]San Gabriel is a big area, I suppose. I have a friend in Hacienda Heights. Her parents paid something like $700k a few years ago. Probably about $900k now.

For comparison, Clairemont Mesa, fairly ocean close and centrally located in San Diego doesn’t compare, value wise.[/quote]

What do you mean by the italicized statement, FIH? Do you think Hacienda Heights RE is a better value for what you get in comparison with Clairemont Mesa (SD)? I do and I also feel it is certainly a much nicer area than Clairemont and would compare its housing stock to Del Cerro or Pt Loma Woods in SD, NOT Clairemont or Mission Village.[/quote]

I have never been to Hacienda Heights and know nothing about it. However, the original poster stated that his friend’s parents bought a house for $700K and that it is now worth $900K. AFAIK, there is nothing that expensive in Clairemont Mesa (SD). Since this is true, how is this even a relevant comparison? Homes in Hacienda Heights ($700-900K) are nicer than homes in Clairemont SD ($500-600K). Yes, one would hope so!

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Del Sur is a community with lots of new/ongoing development. It is not particularly near a freeway (no freeway views or freeway noise), but it is close enough to be convenient (about 5 miles from either I-15 or SR-56). I agree that both of these freeways are pretty congested, but still do-able. San Dieguito Rd provides an alternate route to the west.

From what I understand, the land was owned by Black Mountain Ranch group for 25 years or so prior to development starting, so BG is correct about that part.

Total aside, but I have to mention it… a few days ago I remarked that the “Deer Crossing” signs on Paseo del Sur were probably a bit unnecessary at this point, given all the development in the last few years. Less than 24 hrs later, I was jogging in the area and saw deer tracks at several spots.
(Personally, I love living in 4S/Del Sur.)

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