Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

DJ/engineer buys run-down North Park building

Yeah, it’s got high, open-beam ceilings

Nestled between URBN Coal Fired Pizza and the empty old F.W. Woolworth building in North Park sits a building that last housed the Windmill Thrift Shop. After it closed, the structure, owned by a Los Angeles landlord, sat empty for years.

Directly across the street at 3104 University Avenue is a business called United Records & Sound. The owner, DJ/producer/engineer David Gleason, said he had his eye on the musty old property for a couple of years. He closed escrow in May (price: “a little less than a million”), and the 1938 property at 3077/3081 University Avenue is already undergoing renovations. The 4725-square-foot building is divided into two sections: 3125 and 1575 square feet.

Sponsored
Sponsored

Interviewed June 24 at his music business, Gleason said, “North Park has a lot of advantages over other areas. I have no question that it's a good long-term investment.” He pointed out that “about half of” the area buildings have been renovated since he opened his shop in 2006. Gleason is taking advantage of the City of San Diego's storefront improvement program, which pays for one-third of façade upgrades (maximum $5000).

Angela Landsberg, executive director of North Park Main Street, the area business improvement district, is “thrilled” over Gleason's acquisition. “There is a rapidly increasing demand for spaces in North Park,” Landsberg added. “I receive two, three calls a week from people looking to open businesses in North Park.”

Gleason thinks a restaurant would be ideal for the larger section. Or it could work as “a clothing store, a coffee house, maybe offices,” he said. He said he has no interest in renting to a franchise restaurant or store. “If they are going to contribute to the community, there are a lot of [other] different things that could work in the space.”

The structure's dropped ceilings are all removed, revealing 14-foot-tall open-beam ceilings. Brick walls have been sandblasted, and two rows of skylights are being installed. Old asbestos floor tile was professionally removed. A new electrical panel is next, along with new lighting, plumbing, and other improvements.

The latest copy of the Reader

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

San Diego seawalls depend on Half Moon Bay case

Casa Mira townhomes sued after losing 20 feet of bluffs in storm

Nestled between URBN Coal Fired Pizza and the empty old F.W. Woolworth building in North Park sits a building that last housed the Windmill Thrift Shop. After it closed, the structure, owned by a Los Angeles landlord, sat empty for years.

Directly across the street at 3104 University Avenue is a business called United Records & Sound. The owner, DJ/producer/engineer David Gleason, said he had his eye on the musty old property for a couple of years. He closed escrow in May (price: “a little less than a million”), and the 1938 property at 3077/3081 University Avenue is already undergoing renovations. The 4725-square-foot building is divided into two sections: 3125 and 1575 square feet.

Sponsored
Sponsored

Interviewed June 24 at his music business, Gleason said, “North Park has a lot of advantages over other areas. I have no question that it's a good long-term investment.” He pointed out that “about half of” the area buildings have been renovated since he opened his shop in 2006. Gleason is taking advantage of the City of San Diego's storefront improvement program, which pays for one-third of façade upgrades (maximum $5000).

Angela Landsberg, executive director of North Park Main Street, the area business improvement district, is “thrilled” over Gleason's acquisition. “There is a rapidly increasing demand for spaces in North Park,” Landsberg added. “I receive two, three calls a week from people looking to open businesses in North Park.”

Gleason thinks a restaurant would be ideal for the larger section. Or it could work as “a clothing store, a coffee house, maybe offices,” he said. He said he has no interest in renting to a franchise restaurant or store. “If they are going to contribute to the community, there are a lot of [other] different things that could work in the space.”

The structure's dropped ceilings are all removed, revealing 14-foot-tall open-beam ceilings. Brick walls have been sandblasted, and two rows of skylights are being installed. Old asbestos floor tile was professionally removed. A new electrical panel is next, along with new lighting, plumbing, and other improvements.

Comments
Sponsored

The latest copy of the Reader

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Reader readers sound off about Encinitas cliffs

Not much sympathy for victims
Next Article

Yellowtail show off La Jolla, Big tuna south

Spiny lobster doing well
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

This Week’s Reader This Week’s Reader