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SAN DIEGO—Mercado del Barrio, amixed-use destination in BarrioLogan under the Coronado Bridge with affordableapartments and well-known grocerNorthgate Market, faced a series of challengesbefore development, developerShea Properties' SVP of retail leasingKiril McKee tells GlobeSt.com. The center recentlyannounced a wave of grand openings including Mariscos elPulpo, a popular downtown San Diego seafoodrestaurant, and MishMash, agourmet street-food truck and catering company with its firstbrick-and-mortar location. In addition,Fathom Crossfit is nearly doubling the sizeof its successful current location at Mercado del Barrio.GlobeSt.com spoke exclusively with McKee about the unique project,how it came about and how it fits in with the rest of the retailscene in San Diego.

GlobeSt.com: How did theidea for Mercado del Barrio come about?

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.