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Sapphire Tower, Residential skyscraper in the Core district, San Diego, United States

Sapphire Tower is a 32-story residential high-rise at the southwest corner of Kettner Boulevard and A Street in the Core district of downtown San Diego. The 380 ft (116 m) late-modernist building, designed by Austin Veum Robbins Parshalle, holds 97 units. Its facade pairs light grey concrete or stone panels with grids of blue reflective glass, and white balconies with glass railings stack up the sides.

Sapphire Tower was designed by the architectural firm Austin Veum Robbins Parshalle in the late-modernist style. The 32-story, 380-foot (116 m) building holds 97 residential units at the southwest corner of Kettner Boulevard and A Street in the Core district of downtown San Diego.

Sapphire Tower takes its name from the blue reflective glass that grids its facade, a colour visible from Kettner Boulevard and A Street. The building is a late-modernist work by the firm Austin Veum Robbins Parshalle, and its 97 units are private condominiums rather than rental flats, so the tower is not open to visitors.

The building sits in the heart of downtown and is easily walkable to the waterfront and local shops. The surrounding area offers good transit connections and is straightforward for pedestrians to navigate.

Sapphire Tower is the 17th tallest building in San Diego, rising 380 ft (116 m) over the Core district. Its 32 stories hold 97 residential units, and the design came from the firm Austin Veum Robbins Parshalle.

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Inception
2008
Floors above the ground
32
Address
Kettner Boulevard
GPS coordinates
32.71858,-117.16955
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October 25, 2026 01:18
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