A proposal to revitalize and redevelop the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command facility’s sprawling 70.3-acre Old Town location continues to move forward.Greg Geisen, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Revitalization project manager, gave a slideshow presentation and fielded audience questions at the Peninsula Community Planning Board’s June 18 meeting about possible proposals to maximize the value of the property located southwest of Old Town. Geisen says redevelopment could involve a long-term, 99-year lease agreement with a developer to transform the site into a mixed-use development sharing space with the Navy.During the presentation, Geisen said the Navy is working closely with Manchester Financial Group/Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate as a potential partner in the site’s future redevelopment.Geisen told planning group members and the public that redeveloping the command center campus could bring additional economic benefits to the region through the construction and operation of new commercial, residential, and transportation facilities. He added that the military remains critical to San Diego’s economy. “Sixty percent of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is located right here,” Geisen said. “It’s the number one economic driver in San Diego, driving about 22% of the gross regional product. People think tourism is the biggest driver. It’s actually 11% to 12% — about half of what the military is. Twenty-five percent of all jobs in San Diego are supporting the military sector.”Noting San Diego’s Navy has grown about 7% the last five years, Geisen pointed out “all of that requires upgrading in facilities.”Regarding the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command site, Geisen pointed out that the facilities are “just gigantic open warehouses,” which he added are currently occupied only on the ground floor. Noted Geisen: “What we’re trying to replace is 1.7 million square feet of office space. We’re going to take about 645,000 square feet of that and move it off that facility to other bases in San Diego.” He added, “We have five alternatives for what we want to do with that property.”Asked how many stories would be involved in the various housing alternatives proposed, Geisen responded that will depend on the amount of density allowed for the specific types of housing developments ultimately chosen. “Up to about seven stories is as high as you can go, and then you have to jump to a high-rise,” Geisen answered, noting initial project estimates called for some buildings up to 35 stories tall.Reacting to potential building height projections, one resident commented they were “horrified” that such heights were being considered in an area adjacent to the Interstate-5 freeway that some claim is already overburdened by limited ingress and egress off Rosecrans Street.Some residents were surprised to find out the site is owned by the Navy and not the city of San Diego. Several residents expressed concerns that a redevelopment of this magnitude, combined with the future proposed redevelopment of the old Midway Sports Arena, will lead to traffic congestion and over-densification of surrounding communities, including excessively long wait times accessing the freeway during peak hours.One resident asked if any of the prospective housing in the various redevelopment alternatives would be used for military housing, and was told that most military personnel are not housed at military installations. Another resident reacted negatively to that, suggesting that it didn’t make sense as it was a lost housing opportunity.“How are people going to be able to get in and out of the sub base?” questioned one resident. “There will be absolutely no way in or out of Point Loma once this is built out. This is going to be way out of scale with the area around it. And it’s just going to choke off all of us who live in the Peninsula – and the Navy.”
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