LEED® Certified
20-stories
204 market rate and affordable apartments
Five-level subterranean parking structure holds 348 vehicles
Interior Design: Jules Wilson Design Studio
Landscape Architect: Urban Arena
Civil Engineer: PDC
Structural Engineer: Kor Structural
Electrical Engineer: RB Consulting Engineers, Inc.
M/P Engineer: McParlane & Associates
General Contractor: Greystar Construction
Best Multi-Family Project of the Year - San Diego Business Journal
Mixed-Use San Diego Tower Inspired by Coastal Experience and Luxury Travel - Building Design + Construction Magazine
525 Olive - Archello
INT Award 2023: Interior Design Awards
Best Multi-Family Project of the Year : 525 OLIVE - San Diego Business Journal
525 Olive is a LEED Certified® 20-story mixed-use residential tower overlooking San Diego, CA's 1200-acre Balboa Park. The project shares its site with St. Paul’s Cathedral in a collaboration between developer Greystar and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
The tower’s modest architecture consists of a concrete frame wrapped in a floor-to-ceiling aluminum storefront system and a warm, satin bronze slab fascia. The southwest portion of the highest occupied floor is reserved for a double-height sky deck topped with a rounded roof structure finished in a silver-grey metal paneling. Large openings carve out portions of the structure, serving as atmospheric funnels, allowing daylighting to permeate the sky deck from open air above. The interiors share the selective palette of materials and finishes and refined architectural form, harmonizing to create 525 Olive's unique identity and branding.
The 417,500 SF development is comprised of 204 market rate and affordable apartments ranging from studios to three-bedrooms and designed to condominium standards. Project amenities include 17,000 SF of office and meeting space supporting the cathedral’s ministry, a 10,000 SF ground floor plaza, fitness room, and sky deck equipped with a pool and BBQ area. Parking for 348 vehicles is provided in a five-level subterranean parking structure.
STATUS
completed 2022
SIZE
417,500 SF
CLIENT
Greystar
SERVICES | ROLE
Design Architect | Architect of Record
525 Olive
San Diego, CA