Downtown San Diego site where Ritz-Carlton was planned will soon be up for sale

A notice inviting housing developers and other interested parties to submit ideas for transforming the high-profile block will likely be issued the first week of May, said San Diego Economic Development Director Christina Bibler. The council action marks a major turning point for a site that was long touted for bringing to San Diego its first Ritz-Carlton hotel. “That would have been a great hotel to have downtown in what is a premier location,” McGrory said. I think most hotel guys I know would not be interested in any kind of mixed-income housing project. Betsy Brennan, president and CEO of the Downtown San Diego Partnership, says she strongly believes downtown can support higher density, well-designed affordable housing.