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        San Luis Obispo, Ca
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        San Luis Obispo, Ca
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        Escondido, Ca
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        Escondido, Ca
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        Point Loma, Ca
        Now Leasing
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        El Cajon, Ca
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        Reno, Nv
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        Escondido, Ca
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         Temecula, Ca
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        San Luis Obispo, Ca
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        San Marcos, Ca
        Sold
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        Lake Elsinore, Ca
        Sold
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      • Caserra Near Downtown Vista
        Vista, Ca
        Coming Soon
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        San Marcos, Ca
        Coming Soon
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        San Diego, Ca
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        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Coming Soon
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        Temecula, Ca
        Sold
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      • 530 B San Diego
      • The Cherry Hills Project
        Menifee, Ca
         
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        San Marcos, Ca
        Now Leasing
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        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Now Leasing
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        San Marcos, Ca
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        San Marcos, Ca
        Sold
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  • 07
    May

    Vista planners OK 141 apartments on Santa Fe after smaller plan scrapped

    April 29th, 2026 THE COAST NEWS By Leo Place VISTA – The Vista Planning Commission signed off on a new plan last week for a five-story, 141-unit apartment project...

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  • 01
    Apr

    Former hotel remade into six-story apartment building in Point Loma

    March 31, 2026 PENINSULA BEACON By Dave Schwab POINT LOMA – The tallest building in Point Loma is now a six-story former hotel transformed into 127 apartment units. The...

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  • 09
    Jan

    Two Point Loma Residential Conversions are Traveling on Different Tracks

    December 8, 2025 SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE By Tyler Faurot SAN DIEGO – The Celeste apartments in the the former Consulate Hotel and set for completion in March, while the...

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  • 16
    Dec

    Ambient Communities Building $100M Apartment Complex

    December 15, 2025 SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL By Ray Huard SAN DIEGO – Ambient Communities, based in Encinitas, is building a $100 million South County apartment complex. Overlooking Otay...

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  • 21
    Nov

    Vacant Point Loma Hotel Redeveloped as Apartments

    November 20, 2025 SAN DIEGO BUSINESS TRIBUNE By Ray Huard SAN DIEGO – A former Point Loma hotel that closed in 2019 and has been vacant ever since is...

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  • 04
    Feb

    Old, shuttered Point Loma hotel sells for $17.4M

    February 4, 2025 THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE By Phillip Molnar A 1970s hotel near Liberty Station that fell on hard times has sold for $17.4 million to make way...

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  • 07
    Nov

    Downtown San Diego office tower sells well below prior price

    November 7, 2024 COSTAR News Lou Hirsh Downtown San Diego office tower sells well below prior price Transaction marks neighborhood’s second recent deal, reflects national trend A downtown San...

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  • 29
    Oct

    Ambient Communities Buys 250,000 SF Office Tower in Downtown San Diego

    October 29, 2024 REBUSINESS ONLINE SAN DIEGO — AMBIENT COMMUNITIES: Ambient Communities, a San Diego-based real estate company, has acquired 530 B Street, a 24-story office tower in downtown...

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  • 06
    May

    San Marcos Apartment Project Coming Near Palomar College

    May 2, 2024 By Ray Huard SAN MARCOS — REAL ESTATE: Construction on $35M Mixed-Use Project to Begin in Fall. READ MORE…

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  • 09
    Apr

    Retail developers weren’t interested in this San Marcos vacant lot, so here come new apartments

    April 9, 2024 THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE By Phillip Molnar San Marcos recently approved a new 119-unit apartment complex on a piece of land that had been vacant for...

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RECENT POSTS

  • Vista planners OK 141 apartments on Santa Fe after smaller plan scrapped
  • Former hotel remade into six-story apartment building in Point Loma
  • Two Point Loma Residential Conversions are Traveling on Different Tracks

About Ambient Communities

Ambient Communities is a real estate development company specializing in the planning, development and construction of new homes, multifamily and mixed-use communities as well as commercial destinations and sustainability projects. Their approach to determining the best land use, resolving property issues, addressing complex environmental concerns and enhancing neighborhoods result in the creation of exceptional places.

Latest News

  • Vista planners OK 141 apartments on Santa Fe after smaller plan scrapped
  • Former hotel remade into six-story apartment building in Point Loma
  • Two Point Loma Residential Conversions are Traveling on Different Tracks
  • Ambient Communities Building $100M Apartment Complex
  • Vacant Point Loma Hotel Redeveloped as Apartments

Contact Us

San Diego 179 Calle Magdalena, #201
Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone:(760) 230-1000 Email:info@ambientcommunities.com
San Luis Obispo 979 Osos Street, Suite E
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone:(805) 439-3459 Email:info@ambientcommunities.com
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  • About
    ▼
    • Vision
    • Inspiration
    • Strengths
    • Team
  • Communities
    ▼
    • New Homes
      ▼
      • Enclave at Righetti
        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Now Selling
      • The Collective at Righetti
        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Coming Soon
      • Ladera at Righetti
        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Sold Out
      • R @ Righetti
        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Sold Out
      • Estancia Bernardo
        Escondido, Ca
        Sold Out
      • Rancho Palomar
        Escondido, Ca
        Sold Out
    • Apartment Homes
      ▼
      • Celeste
        Point Loma, Ca
        Now Leasing
      • Orlando Woods
        El Cajon, Ca
        Now Leasing
    • Interest Form
  • Planning & Development
    ▼
    • Residential Projects
      ▼
      • Mountain Ridge
        Reno, Nv
        Coming Soon
      • Edgehill Ranch
        Escondido, Ca
      • Altair
         Temecula, Ca
        Sold
      • Righetti
        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Sold
      • San Elijo Hills Townhomes
        San Marcos, Ca
        Sold
      • Cottage Lane
        Lake Elsinore, Ca
        Sold
    • Multifamily Projects
      ▼
      • Caserra Near Downtown Vista
        Vista, Ca
        Coming Soon
      • Capalina Apartments
        San Marcos, Ca
        Coming Soon
      • Palm & Hollister
        San Diego, Ca
        Coming Soon
      • Residences at the Righetti Town Center
        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Coming Soon
      • Shearwater Creek
        Temecula, Ca
        Sold
    • Commercial Projects
      ▼
      • 530 B San Diego
      • The Cherry Hills Project
        Menifee, Ca
         
      • San Elijo Hills Marketwalk
        San Marcos, Ca
        Now Leasing
      • Righetti Town Center
        San Luis Obispo, Ca
        Now Leasing
      • San Elijo Hills Parkview
        San Marcos, Ca
      • San Elijo Town Center
        San Marcos, Ca
        Sold
    • Interest Form
  • Newsroom
  • Contact