$1.3B Gaylord Pacific Resort Rises Along San Diego’s Bayfront

For more than 20 years, the Gaylord Pacific Hotel and Convention Center has been talked about in some fashion, in large part because of the incredible opportunity that the Chula Vista development holds for San Diego’s South Bay region. That vision is nearly reality as the $1.3-billion project rapidly approaches its mid-May opening date.

Pinned as one of the largest active hotel construction projects currently underway in North America, this resort sits on 36.6 acres on the bayfront, complete with a 22-story, 1,600-room hotel, a nearly 600,000-sq-ft convention center and nearly 500,000-sq-ft parking garage. In total, the development brings more than 2 million sq ft of enclosed space to the area and is set to be a catalyst for the…