A downtown block across from San Diego City College has sat vacant – paused as if under construction – for more than a decade, after it was stalled by the discovery of a fault line running directly beneath it.
In 2014, Liberty National Corporation purchased four plots worth over $5 million on Park Boulevard and Broadway – right across the road from City College’s library. The land was leveled, removing students’ go-to Mexican and Chinese restaurants.
But while digging the foundation, the company discovered an earthquake fault line dividing the property in half, forcing them back to the drawing board. Liberty bought the rest of the block in 2019, describing it as “a strategic acquisition given our interests in the area and its location,” said vice president Randy Williams…