Following the renovation of a World's Fair-era building on 2nd Street including Penthouse (also for LWP Group), founder, Greg Strangman and project manager, Michael Pandolfe, hired JD for the renovation of the Onyx building in San Diego's Gaslamp District. In many ways, the build was ground-up but required the attention to historic restoration, which resulted in a beautiful transformation of a tired old space into a modern nightclub with warm inviting lounge areas and bar tops surrounding the main dance floor brought to life by San Diego's best DJs. The Thin room offers a fresh take on the city's history while adding new style only amplified by the live entertainment and colorful light installations designed to create different moods in this energetic space.

Community at the Onyx Building is a three-story mixed-use property located in the heart of the popular Gaslamp Quarter. It is an ideal creative and entrepreneurial hub that features ground floor commercial space, second-floor executive/work suites, and a third-floor, single-tenant space. Listed as Building 27 on the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation’s architectural guide, the property was built in 1910. The upper floors once comprised a hotel, while the lower level was home to commercial tenants such as San Diego Gas & Electric. Historically, Onyx Building occupants have benefitted from its convenient, central location, a fact that remains with the 2022 arrival of the reimagined Horton Plaza – a new tech-focused campus with retail, a public park, and more. 

Location: Downtown, heart of the Gaslamp Quarter, ideally located, short walk to courthouses, walk to Horton Plaza

Number of Units: 15 executive/work suites

Photo credit to LWP Group.