Real Estate Trends That are Transforming Downtown Tijuana

Particularly popular in Tijuana are projects with small housing units, small office units and co-working spaces, one panelist said.

SAN DIEGO—The potential for San Diego and Tijuana to work together to provide workforce housing and close the housing-affordability gap by building in Tijuana is exponential, said panelists at a recent lunch event hosted by the Urban Land Institute San Diego-Tijuana District Council. The group assembled a panel of experts to discuss the transformation of Downtown Tijuana, as well as the opportunities and challenges that go with conducting business in the city.

The Cali-Baja mega-region boasts a $230 billion shared economy, a shared workforce and strong binational collaboration. Nowhere else in the world is there a border crossing with two major cities on both sides. The San Ysidro port of entry is the busiest border crossing in the world; more than 60,000 people cross the border from Mexico to the US every day for work.