Omni San Diego Hotel

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Omni San Diego Hotel
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Omni San Diego Hotel
General information
Address675 L Street
San Diego, California 92101
United States
Completed2004
Cost$124 million
Owner Omni Hotels & Resorts
Height385 feet (117 m)
Technical details
Floor count32
Floor area600,728 sq ft (55,809.5 m2)
Design and construction
Structural engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Other information
Number of units511

Omni San Diego Hotel is a four-diamond high-rise luxury hotel and condominium tower in San Diego, California. It is owned and operated by Omni Hotels & Resorts.

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Hotel

Built in 2004 at a cost of $124 million, the 32-story, 511-room Omni San Diego is located across the street from the San Diego Convention Center and connected via sky bridge to Petco Park. [1] The tower was developed by JMI Realty and designed by architectural firm Hornberger and Worstell. Other key contributors include general contractor Swinerton and Architectural Glass and Aluminum as the glazing contractor. [2] The hotel has over 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of meeting space in addition to a 9,750-square-foot (906 m2) ballroom. [3] There is also a sixth-floor outdoor terrace with a heated pool and jacuzzi, a McCormick & Schmick's seafood restaurant, and a full-service business center.

The Metropolitan

Occupying the top 11 floors of the Omni hotel tower (floors 22-32), the Metropolitan is a collection of 37 multimillion-dollar penthouse condominiums. [4]

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References

  1. "Omni San Diego Hotel Opens in San Diego's Newly Revitalized Gaslamp Quarter". Omni Hotels. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  2. "Omni San Diego Hotel offers breathtaking Bay views through Wausau's curtainwall" (PDF) (Press release). Wausau, Wisconsin: Wausau Window and Wall Systems. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. Swinerton Incorporated: Omni San Diego
  4. Melville & Associates: the Metropolitan

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