Largest construction projects: ranked by contract amount
LARGEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Ranked by contract amount
* Contract * Date of
amount (planned)
Project name * General completion
Rank Project address contractor * Developer
1 Pacific Beacon $250,100,000 November 2008
3301 Main St. Clark Clark Realty
San Diego 92113 Construction Capital, U.S.
Group--Calif. Navy
LLP
2 Hilton San Diego $184,317,334 December 2008
Convention Center Hensel Phelps Phelps Portman
1 Park Blvd. Construction Co. San Diego LLC
San Diego 92101
3 Qualcomm Building N $137,500,000 February 2007
Morehouse Drive Roel Dualcomm Inc.
San Diego 92121 Construction
Inc.
4 Lincoln High School $101,205,599 August 2007
reconstruction Barnhart Inc. San Diego City
150 S. 49th St. Schools
San Diego 92113
5 DiamondView Tower $100,000,000 March 2007
10th and J St. Reno Contracting Cisterra
San Diego 92101 Inc. Partners
6 Del Norte High School $100,000,000 March 2009
13626 Twin Peaks Road Barnhart Inc. Poway Unified
Poway 92064 School District
7 The Mark $89,263,641 April 2007
Eighth and Market Phelps Douglas Wilson
San Diego 92101 Construction Co. Cos.
8 Smart Corner $88,766,084 June 2007
Broadway and Park Hensel Phelps Lankford and
Boulevard Construction Co. Associates
San Diego 92101
9 Icon $85,000,000 March 2007
301 10th Ave. Ledcor Builders Icon LLC
San Diego 92101 Inc.
10 Qualcomm W Campus $79,500,000 March 2007
5751 Pacific Center Blvd. Roel Qualcomm Inc.
San Diego 92121 Construction
Inc.
11 Cardinal Health $77,600,000 Fall 2007
10020 Pacific Mesa Blvd. Reno Contracting Kilroy Realty
San Diego 92121 Inc. Corp.
12 Caltrans District 1 $66,537,000 March 2006
headquarters Clark Department of
4050 Taylor St. Construction General Services
San Diego 92110 Group
13 Ocean View Hills $66,000,000 January 2007
Otay Mesa Road Lusardi Sudberry
San Diego 92173 Construction Development
Inc., and Morgan
Stanley Real
Estate Advisor
Inc.
14 Kilroy Sabre Springs $64,800,000 December 2007
Phase III Reno Contracting Kilroy Realty
13480 Evening Creek Drive Inc. Corp.
San Diego 92128
15 Canyon Crest Academy $63,510,535 August 2006
5951 Village Center Barnhart Inc. San Dieguito
Loop Road Union High
San Diego 92130 School District
16 Santa Fe Summit $60,000,000 April 2007
7525 Torrey Santa Fe Road Reno Contracting Kilroy Realty
San Diego 92129 Inc. Corp.
17 Veterans Administration $52,200,000
San Diego seismic Clark June 2008
correction Construction na
La Jolla Village Drive Group
San Diego 92110
18 Biosite Inc. headquarters $52,000,000 March 2006
9975 Summers Ridge Road Reno Contracting Biosite Inc.
San Diego 92121 Inc.
19 Scripps Health $51,700,000 Fall 2008
15004 Innovation Drive Reno Contracting Kilroy Realty
San Diego 92128 Inc. Corp.
20 Aria Condominiums $48,279,500 December 2007
Ninth Avenue and Ash PCL Construction Anka Property
Street Services Inc. Group
San Diego 92101
21 UC San Diego Music $44,795,000 December 2008
Building PCL Construction UC San Diego
UC San Diego Services Inc.
La Jolla 92037
22 Gen-Probe headquarters $44,000,000 June 2006
Sequence and Genetic Good & Roberts Gen-Probe
Center drives
San Diego 92121
23 Intuit San Diego campus $40,000,000 August 2007
7525 Torrey Santa Fe Road DPR Construction Kilroy Realty
San Diego 92129 Inc. Corp.
24 UC San Diego Ready $36,356,704 April 2097
School of Management PCL Construction UC San Diego
UC San Diego campus Services Inc.
La Jolla 92037
25 Gateway at Torrey Hills $36,000,000 October 2007
Carmel Mountain Road Reno Contracting Cisterra
at Interstate 5 Inc. Partners
San Diego 92130
26 Gemini Science Inc./La $33,800,000 July 2006
Jolla Institute for DPR Construction Gemini Science
Allergy and Immunology Inc. Inc./La Jolla
9420 Athena Circle Institute for
La Jolla 92037 Allergy and
Immunology
27 Rock Church & Academy $33,585,141 August 2007
2277 Rosecrans St. Harper na
San Diego 92106 Construction Co.
Inc.
28 University of San $33,200,000 August 2007
Diego, School of Rudolph & University of
Leadership & Sletton San Diego
Education Services
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego 92110
29 UCSD Student Academic $30,000,000 April 2007
Services Facility McCarthy Facilities
9500 Gilman Drive Building Cos. Design &
La Jolla 92093 Construction at
UCSD
30 Del Sur Elementary School $29,000,000 August 2008
15665 Paseo del Sur Edge Development Poway Unified
San Diego 92127 School District
31 Aloft on Cortez Hill $26,953,928 April 2007
889 Date St. Harper Oliver McMillan
San Diego 92101 Construction Co.
Inc.
32 Children's Hospital $25,700,000 Fall 2007
and Health Center McCarthy Children's
Parking Structure Building Cos. Hospital
3065 Children's Way
San Diego 92123
33 San Marcos Elementary $23,000,000 June 2008
School No. 2 C.W. Driver San Marcos
Oleander and Unified School
Poinsettia avenues District
Vista 92081
34 Village Walk at Eastlake $22,755,360 April 2007
Intersection of state Jaynes Corp. of Sudberry
Route 125 and Eastlake California Properties
Parkway
Chula Vista 91915
35 Laura Rodrigues $22,600,000 September 2007
Elementary School McCarthy San Diego City
825 S. 31st St. Building Cos. Schools
San Diego 92113
36 City Heights Senior $21,974,825 September 2007
Housing Harper Chelsea
4065 43rd St. Construction Co. Development
San Diego 92105 Inc.
37 San Diego State $20,400,000 March 2007
University Student Highland SDSU
Health Services Partnership Inc.
Building (Calpulli
Center) SDSU Campus
San Diego 92115
38 Bachelor Enlisted $19,897,265 September 2007
Quarters, P-015 Harper U.S. Navy
P.O. Box 555019 Construction Co.
Camp Pendleton 92055 Inc.
39 Sidney Kimmel Cancer $19,800,000 November 2006
Center Rudolph & Sidney Kimmel
10905 Road to the Cure Sletton Cancer Center
San Diego 92121
40 Lofts at 677 $19,502,993 February 2007
655 G St. Harper Oliver McMillan
San Diego 92101 Construction Co.
Inc.
41 National University $19,500,000 2008
Kearny Mesa Roel National
580 Aero Court Construction University
San Diego 92123 Inc.
42 Bachelor Enlisted $18,622,031 May 2006
Quarters, San Mateo Harper U.S. Navy
P.O. Box 555019 Construction Co.
Camp Pendleton 92055 Inc.
43 Miramar College $18,600,000 July 2008
Fieldhouse C.W. Driver San Diego
10440 Black Mountain Road Community
San Diego 92126 College District
44 UC San Diego $17,000,000 May 2006
Biomedical Library McCarthy UCSD
UCSD Campus Building Cos.
La Jolla 92092
45 Qualcomm Building BB $16,500,000 October 2007
4243 Campus Point Court Roel Qualcomm Inc.
San Diego 92121 Construction
Inc.
Square
Project name footage of Architect/Architecture
Rank Project address project firm
1 Pacific Beacon 1,557,000 Torti Gallas &
3301 Main St. Partners
San Diego 92113
2 Hilton San Diego
Convention Center na (1) John Portman and
1 Park Blvd. Associates
San Diego 92101
3 Qualcomm Building N Delawie Wilkes
Morehouse Drive 475,000 Rodrigues Barker
San Diego 92121
4 Lincoln High School
reconstruction 323,196 Martinez Cutri
150 S. 49th St.
San Diego 92113
5 DiamondView Tower 325,000 Carrier Johnson
10th and J St.
San Diego 92101
6 Del Norte High School 196,110 NTDStichler
13626 Twin Peaks Road
Poway 92064
7 The Mark 360,000 Shears Adkins,
Eighth and Market Martinez Cutri
San Diego 92101
8 Smart Corner 670,000 Austin Veum Bobbins
Broadway and Park Parshalle
Boulevard
San Diego 92101
9 Icon 490,000 TannnerHecht
301 10th Ave.
San Diego 92101
10 Qualcomm W Campus 415,000 Delawie Wilkes
5751 Pacific Center Blvd. Rodrigues Barker
San Diego 92121
11 Cardinal Health 318,000 Pacific Cornerstone
10020 Pacific Mesa Blvd. Architects
San Diego 92121
12 Caltrans District 1 301,000 Carrier Johnson
headquarters
4050 Taylor St.
San Diego 92110
13 Ocean View Hills 600,000 Smith Consulting
Otay Mesa Road Architect
San Diego 92173
14 Kilroy Sabre Springs 142,726 Hanna Gabriel Wells
Phase III
13480 Evening Creek Drive
San Diego 92128
15 Canyon Crest Academy
5951 Village Center 287,536 NTDStichler
Loop Road
San Diego 92130
16 Santa Fe Summit 877,000 Hanna Gabriel Wells
7525 Torrey Santa Fe Road
San Diego 92129
17 Veterans Administration
San Diego seismic 855,000 Leo A. Daly
correction
La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego 92110
18 Biosite Inc. headquarters 352,754 Delawie Wilkes
9975 Summers Ridge Road Rodrigues Barker
San Diego 92121
19 Scripps Health 146,156 Pacific Cornerstone
15004 Innovation Drive Architects
San Diego 92128
20 Aria Condominiums 248,682 Perkins & Co.
Ninth Avenue and Ash Architecture & Urban
Street Design Inc.
San Diego 92101
21 UC San Diego Music 83,354 LMN Architects
Building
UC San Diego
La Jolla 92037
22 Gen-Probe headquarters 291,000 Smith Consulting
Sequence and Genetic Architects
Center drives
San Diego 92121
23 Intuit San Diego campus 440,500 Carrier Johnson
7525 Torrey Santa Fe Road
San Diego 92129
24 UC San Diego Ready 83,333 Ellerbe Becket
School of Management
UC San Diego campus
La Jolla 92037
25 Gateway at Torrey Hills 200,000 Brian Paul &
Carmel Mountain Road Associates
at Interstate 5
San Diego 92130
26 Gemini Science Inc./La
Jolla Institute for 145,000 Delawie Wilkes
Allergy and Immunology Rodrigues Barker
9420 Athena Circle
La Jolla 92037
27 Rock Church & Academy 205,500 Gensler
2277 Rosecrans St.
San Diego 92106
28 University of San
Diego, School of 83,000 Delawie Wilkes
Leadership & Rodrigues Barker
Education Services
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego 92110
29 UCSD Student Academic 110,000 Rob Wellington Quigley
Services Facility
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093
30 Del Sur Elementary School 84,259 NTDStichler
15665 Paseo del Sur Architecture
San Diego 92127
31 Aloft on Cortez Hill 200,600 Benson & Bohl
889 Date St.
San Diego 92101
32 Children's Hospital 332,279 Walker Parking
and Health Center Consultants
Parking Structure
3065 Children's Way
San Diego 92123
33 San Marcos Elementary 57,000 HMC
School No. 2
Oleander and
Poinsettia avenues
Vista 92081
34 Village Walk at Eastlake 160,000 Fehlman LaBarre
Intersection of state Architecture Planning
Route 125 and Eastlake
Parkway
Chula Vista 91915
35 Laura Rodrigues 56,800 Whitelaw Architects
Elementary School Inc.
825 S. 31st St.
San Diego 92113
36 City Heights Senior 95,000 Dominy & Associates
Housing
4065 43rd St.
San Diego 92105
37 San Diego State 101,150 Delawie Wilkes
University Student Rodrigues Barker
Health Services
Building (Calpulli
Center) SDSU Campus
San Diego 92115
38 Bachelor Enlisted 100,550 Cass Sowatsky Chapman
Quarters, P-015 & Associates
P.O. Box 555019
Camp Pendleton 92055
39 Sidney Kimmel Cancer 91,000 Delawie Wilkes
Center Rodrigues Barker
10905 Road to the Cure
San Diego 92121
40 Lofts at 677 188,000 Studio E Architects
655 G St.
San Diego 92101
41 National University 174,000 Delawie Wilkes
Kearny Mesa Rodrigues Barker
580 Aero Court
San Diego 92123
42 Bachelor Enlisted 91012 Cass Sowatsky Chapman
Quarters, San Mateo & Associates
P.O. Box 555019
Camp Pendleton 92055
43 Miramar College 65,000 Carrier Johnson
Fieldhouse
10440 Black Mountain Road
San Diego 92126
44 UC San Diego 76,404 Pfeiffer Partners Inc.
Biomedical Library
UCSD Campus
La Jolla 92092
45 Qualcomm Building BB 145,000 Delawie Wilkes
4243 Campus Point Court Rodrigues Barker
San Diego 92121
Project name
Rank Project address Project description
1 Pacific Beacon Three 18-story towers for bachelor
3301 Main St. enlisted quarters for military and
San Diego 92113 public use
2 Hilton San Diego
Convention Center Convention hotel
1 Park Blvd.
San Diego 92101
3 Qualcomm Building N 475,000-square-foot project,
Morehouse Drive 10-story corporate headquarters
San Diego 92121 office building
4 Lincoln High School
reconstruction na
150 S. 49th St.
San Diego 92113
5 DiamondView Tower 12-floor office building, including
10th and J St. retail, restaurant and parking
San Diego 92101 space
6 Del Norte High School New high school housing 2,150
13626 Twin Peaks Road students and occupying a 62-acre
Poway 92064 rural site, home to grazing
livestock
7 The Mark 33-story condominium high-rise in
Eighth and Market downtown San Diego's East Village
San Diego 92101
8 Smart Corner Residential tower and office
Broadway and Park building that connects where people
Boulevard live and work with retail and mass
San Diego 92101 transit
9 Icon Four towers ranging from five to 24
301 10th Ave. stories, three levels of
San Diego 92101 underground parking and retail
space
10 Qualcomm W Campus 12-story office building
5751 Pacific Center Blvd.
San Diego 92121
11 Cardinal Health Three-story class A office building
10020 Pacific Mesa Blvd.
San Diego 92121
12 Caltrans District 1 Sustainable government office
headquarters complex comprised of a campus of
4050 Taylor St. buildings
San Diego 92110
13 Ocean View Hills Six one-story tilt-up concrete
Otay Mesa Road buildings housing 36 individual
San Diego 92173 office condominiums
14 Kilroy Sabre Springs Six-story class A office building
Phase III
13480 Evening Creek Drive
San Diego 92128
15 Canyon Crest Academy
5951 Village Center High school consisting of nine
Loop Road buildings
San Diego 92130
16 Santa Fe Summit Four-story, 480,000-square-foot
7525 Torrey Santa Fe Road office building and four-story
San Diego 92129 parking garage
17 Veterans Administration Includes hazardous material
San Diego seismic abatement and demolition to
correction outdated structures
La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego 92110
18 Biosite Inc. headquarters Four-building campus, including a
9975 Summers Ridge Road two- and three-story concrete
San Diego 92121 tilt-up, and interior improvements
19 Scripps Health Six-story class A office building
15004 Innovation Drive
San Diego 92128
20 Aria Condominiums 24-story condominium tower with
Ninth Avenue and Ash below-ground parking
Street
San Diego 92101
21 UC San Diego Music New construction of a music
Building building, providing new
UC San Diego instructional spaces, practice
La Jolla 92037 rooms, faculty studios
22 Gen-Probe headquarters Two-story building featuring
Sequence and Genetic administrative office spaces,
Center drives research and development
San Diego 92121 laboratory, future product
manufacturing space, and finished
product warehouse
23 Intuit San Diego campus Tenant improvements for Intuit Inc.
7525 Torrey Santa Fe Road to consolidate San Diego operations
San Diego 92129
24 UC San Diego Ready Four-story graduate business
School of Management management school, including
UC San Diego campus classrooms, breakout/study rooms,
La Jolla 92037 faculty offices, dean's suite,
executive education, career
services, student support areas
25 Gateway at Torrey Hills Two four-story buildings,
Carmel Mountain Road multilevel parking structure and
at Interstate 5 associated site work
San Diego 92130
26 Gemini Science Inc./La Three-level research and
Jolla Institute for development building
Allergy and Immunology
9420 Athena Circle
La Jolla 92037
27 Rock Church & Academy 116,000-square-foot K-12 school and
2277 Rosecrans St. 89,000-square-foot sanctuary
San Diego 92106
28 University of San Two-level facility featuring 15
Diego, School of classrooms, auditorium, executive
Leadership & training classroom and an
Education Services instructional resource center
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego 92110
29 UCSD Student Academic Five-story facility with an
Services Facility auditorium and cafe
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093
30 Del Sur Elementary School Two-story elementary school,
15665 Paseo del Sur including library, food services,
San Diego 92127 interactive learning mail,
playground and field
31 Aloft on Cortez Hill 160 condominiums, two-level
889 Date St. underground parking
San Diego 92101
32 Children's Hospital Five-level parking structure, able
and Health Center to accommodate 1,501 vehicles. The
Parking Structure structure features a top-level
3065 Children's Way podium for the future construction
San Diego 92123 of a Ronald McDonald House.
33 San Marcos Elementary 14-acre elementary school campus,
School No. 2 including 14 buildings
Oleander and
Poinsettia avenues
Vista 92081
34 Village Walk at Eastlake Specialty retail center
Intersection of state
Route 125 and Eastlake
Parkway
Chula Vista 91915
35 Laura Rodrigues Nine buildings housing 32
Elementary School classrooms, a multipurpose room,
825 S. 31st St. library, media center, cafeteria,
San Diego 92113 and administrative spaces. Outdoor
play areas and sports fields will
be included on the site.
36 City Heights Senior 151-unit affordable senior housing
Housing project, midrise, five-story
4065 43rd St.
San Diego 92105
37 San Diego State Four-story building featuring
University Student medical offices, exam and procedure
Health Services rooms, radiology, pharmacy,
Building (Calpulli optometry, group test rooms and a
Center) SDSU Campus future dental lab
San Diego 92115
38 Bachelor Enlisted Marine Corps base housing
Quarters, P-015
P.O. Box 555019
Camp Pendleton 92055
39 Sidney Kimmel Cancer Two-story building containing
Center 70,000 square feet of laboratory
10905 Road to the Cure space and seminar room
San Diego 92121
40 Lofts at 677 148-unit condominium
655 G St.
San Diego 92101
41 National University Academic building, parking
Kearny Mesa structure, oceaneering building and
580 Aero Court academic/office building
San Diego 92123
42 Bachelor Enlisted Marine Corps base housing
Quarters, San Mateo
P.O. Box 555019
Camp Pendleton 92055
43 Miramar College Includes gymnasium, team locker
Fieldhouse rooms, physical therapy room,
10440 Black Mountain Road fitness center, dance and aerobics
San Diego 92126 room and office space
44 UC San Diego Three-level library addition
Biomedical Library constructed of concrete and steel.
UCSD Campus The only biomedical research
La Jolla 92092 library in San Diego and Imperial
counties, accommodating more than
4,000 students, faculty and
visitors annually.
45 Qualcomm Building BB Two-story office building tenant
4243 Campus Point Court improvement
San Diego 92121
Investors/
Project name source of
Rank Project address funding
1 Pacific Beacon na
3301 Main St.
San Diego 92113
2 Hilton San Diego Hilton and ING Clarion
Convention Center
1 Park Blvd.
San Diego 92101
3 Qualcomm Building N na
Morehouse Drive
San Diego 92121
4 Lincoln High School na
reconstruction
150 S. 49th St.
San Diego 92113
5 DiamondView Tower na
10th and J St.
San Diego 92101
6 Del Norte High School na
13626 Twin Peaks Road
Poway 92064
7 The Mark Lehman Bros., Fremont
Eighth and Market Investment and Loan,
San Diego 92101 Corus Bank
8 Smart Corner na
Broadway and Park
Boulevard
San Diego 92101
9 Icon na
301 10th Ave.
San Diego 92101
10 Qualcomm W Campus na
5751 Pacific Center Blvd.
San Diego 92121
11 Cardinal Health Kilroy Realty Corp.
10020 Pacific Mesa Blvd.
San Diego 92121
12 Caltrans District 1 state of California
headquarters
4050 Taylor St.
San Diego 92110
13 Ocean View Hills na
Otay Mesa Road
San Diego 92173
14 Kilroy Sabre Springs Kilroy Realty Corp.
Phase III
13480 Evening Creek Drive
San Diego 92128
15 Canyon Crest Academy
5951 Village Center na
Loop Road
San Diego 92130
16 Santa Fe Summit na
7525 Torrey Santa Fe Road
San Diego 92129
17 Veterans Administration
San Diego seismic na
correction
La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego 92110
18 Biosite Inc. headquarters na
9975 Summers Ridge Road
San Diego 92121
19 Scripps Health Kilroy Realty Corp.
15004 Innovation Drive
San Diego 92128
20 Aria Condominiums private
Ninth Avenue and Ash
Street
San Diego 92101
21 UC San Diego Music public
Building
UC San Diego
La Jolla 92037
22 Gen-Probe headquarters na
Sequence and Genetic
Center drives
San Diego 92121
23 Intuit San Diego campus Intuit Inc.
7525 Torrey Santa Fe Road
San Diego 92129
24 UC San Diego Ready public
School of Management
UC San Diego campus
La Jolla 92037
25 Gateway at Torrey Hills na
Carmel Mountain Road
at Interstate 5
San Diego 92130
26 Gemini Science Inc./La Gemini Science Inc.
Jolla Institute for
Allergy and Immunology
9420 Athena Circle
La Jolla 92037
27 Rock Church & Academy Evangelical Christian
2277 Rosecrans St. Credit Union
San Diego 92106
28 University of San private
Diego, School of
Leadership &
Education Services
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego 92110
29 UCSD Student Academic UC Regents, Department
Services Facility of the State Architect
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093
30 Del Sur Elementary School state of California
15665 Paseo del Sur
San Diego 92127
31 Aloft on Cortez Hill Bank of America
889 Date St.
San Diego 92101
32 Children's Hospital na
and Health Center
Parking Structure
3065 Children's Way
San Diego 92123
33 San Marcos Elementary state of California
School No. 2
Oleander and
Poinsettia avenues
Vista 92081
34 Village Walk at Eastlake na
Intersection of state
Route 125 and Eastlake
Parkway
Chula Vista 91915
35 Laura Rodrigues na
Elementary School
825 S. 31st St.
San Diego 92113
36 City Heights Senior Redevelopment agency
Housing and tax credit funding
4065 43rd St.
San Diego 92105
37 San Diego State na
University Student
Health Services
Building (Calpulli
Center) SDSU Campus
San Diego 92115
38 Bachelor Enlisted U.S. Navy
Quarters, P-015
P.O. Box 555019
Camp Pendleton 92055
39 Sidney Kimmel Cancer tax-exempt bonds
Center
10905 Road to the Cure
San Diego 92121
40 Lofts at 677 Principal Financial Group
655 G St.
San Diego 92101
41 National University na
Kearny Mesa
580 Aero Court
San Diego 92123
42 Bachelor Enlisted U.S. Navy
Quarters, San Mateo
P.O. Box 555019
Camp Pendleton 92055
43 Miramar College Proposition S and Mira
Fieldhouse Mesa Facilities Benefit
10440 Black Mountain Road Assessment Funds
San Diego 92126
44 UC San Diego na
Biomedical Library
UCSD Campus
La Jolla 92092
45 Qualcomm Building BB na
4243 Campus Point Court
San Diego 92121
In case of a tie, projects are ranked by square footage.
wnd Would not disclose
na Not available
NA Not applicable
Sources: The building contractors, architects and architecture firms,
CPA/CFO attested letters.
It is not the intent of this list to endorse the participants nor to
imply a project's size or numerical rank indicates its quality.
(1) Project covers 5 acres.
Researched by Liz Wiedemann
Originally published April 30, 2007
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