Mini-Project: From Meh to Useful

Jose Calderon

17d • 📊 Member Projects

Iteration Process

Prompt 1 (meh): “What are the best areas in San Diego to buy real estate?” → Broad list (La Jolla, Del Mar, etc.), no tie to OLP or Adams Ave.
Refinement 1: Added family/OLP commute → pulled Uptown/Mid-City options.
Refinement 2: Added quiet + ROI filters → surfaced ADU/TPA and mixed-use adjacency.
Refinement 3: Focused on Adams Ave corridor → uncovered entitled sites and mixed-use comps.

Key Wins

35th & Adams (3498 Adams Ave): 0.60-acre site entitled for 175 units under Complete Communities.
Former DiMille’s (3492 Adams Ave): Zoned CU-3-3, formerly listed, walkable corridor; 7-story proposal floated in 2022.

Lesson Learned

Online AI search alone missed DiMille’s until I applied local knowledge (I know the corridor from OLP commutes). Ground familiarity plus AI iteration turned a meh answer into an actionable one.

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