Makers Quarter™ is both a place and a collective ethos inspired by the Maker Movement, which provides a creative environment to inspire entrepreneurs and artists to challenge convention and achieve new heights in innovation. This five-block development in downtown San Diego will become a community with the conscious development of lifestyle, residential, and business properties, designed to reflect the artistic integrity of the neighborhood.

The Makers Quarter Master Plan is anchored by layers of open space and a set of key planning principles: Establish, enhance, and promote linkages; Create a new employment hub; Foster a walkable and healthy lifestyle; and Create an authentic, dense, and sustainable place. The overall development calls for more than 1 million square feet of office space, 700,000 square feet of residential space, and 250,000 square feet of retail space. It also allots more than 60,000 square feet of open, public space.

Following the Master Plan, BNIM is providing design services for Blocks A, C, and D, and is working on the renovation of the historic Coliseum. Block B is being designed by Joseph Wong Design Associates (JWDA) and Carrier Johnson + CULTURE is designing Block F. Block E, a park area, is a Civic San Diego project by the Office of James Burnett.

Block A

35 stories

572,000 SF gross floor area

90,000 SF of retail/grocer and entertainment space

231,400 SF of office space

250 residential units

Block C

20 stories

748,000 SF gross floor area

48,000 SF of retail space

700,000 SF of office space

Block D

6 stories

53,325 SF gross floor area

8,935 SF of retail space

44,390 SF total of office space