2006 Official Onions

GRAND ONION:  Salk Institute for expansion plan

Recipient: Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Location: 10010 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla

PEOPLE’S CHOICE ONION: Golden Hill Elementary School

Recipient: San Diego Unified School District

Location: 1240 33rd St., Golden Hill

Cortez Blu Condo Building (Architecture)

Recipient: K. Hovnanian Homes

Location: 801 Ash St., downtown San Diego

Gaslamp Square Condos (Architecture)

Recipient: K. Hovnanian Homes

Location: 435 Fourth Ave., downtown San Diego

Proposed Condo Tower next to El Cortez (Historic Preservation)

Recipient: J. Peter Block Cos.

Location: 777 Beech St., downtown San Diego

College of Arts and Letters Building (Architecture)

Recipient: San Diego State University

Location: Avenue of Arts (northwest corner of SDSU campus), College Area

Proposed Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Line Route (Sustainable Design)

Recipient: San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Hilton-San Diego Convention Center parking garage

Recipient: San Diego Unified Port District (Architecture)

Location: Eighth Avenue at Harbor Drive, downtown San Diego

Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport Tower (Architecture)

Recipient: Manchester Financial Group

Location: 1 Market Place, downtown San Diego

Proposed Redevelopment Project at Navy Broadway Complex (Planning Policies)

Recipient: Manchester Financial Group

Location: South side of Broadway at Harbor Drive, downtown San Diego

North Park “Clones” (duplicate condo projects) (Architecture)

Recipient: Gary Taylor & Associates (architect)

Granny Flat Ordinance (Planning Policies)

Recipient: City of San Diego

Location: San Diego citywide

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