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3501 1st Avenue
3501 1st Ave,
San Diego,
CA
92103
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About 3501 1st Avenue
Find your new home at 3501 1st Avenue in San Diego, CA. Based in San Diego's 92103 Zip code, living here gives you a number of nearby highlights to enjoy. Here at this community, the leasing team is excited to help you find the perfect apartment. Make a visit to see the current floorplan options. Experience a better way of living at 3501 1st Avenue. Contact or drop by the leasing office to talk about leasing your new apartment.
3501 1st Avenue is an apartment community located in San Diego County and the 92103 ZIP Code. This area is served by the San Diego Unified attendance zone.
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One of San Diego’s most densely populated neighborhoods, Hillcrest remains a quaint, affluent part of the city that prides itself in its diversity. Local businesses thrive in this lively neighborhood, with pedestrian-friendly streets and a variety of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques.
Hillcrest resides just three miles north of bustling downtown San Diego and four miles east of the San Diego International Airport. Residents enjoy living just minutes from the San Diego Bay, waterfront parks, sandy beaches, and the historical Balboa Park. Visit Marston House Museum & Gardens to learn about one of the city’s most prominent families and the master architects and landscapers who created one of the region’s most important estates in 1905 in Balboa Park.
Enjoy some of the local eateries around town by ordering an authentic pie or calzone at Bronx Pizza, or grabbing some brunch at Snooze an A.M. Eatery.
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Education
| Colleges & Universities | Distance | ||
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| Colleges & Universities | Distance | ||
| Drive: | 3 min | 1.1 mi | |
| Drive: | 3 min | 1.6 mi | |
| Drive: | 4 min | 2.0 mi | |
| Drive: | 6 min | 2.7 mi |
3501 1st Avenue is within 3 minutes or 1.1 miles from UC San Diego, Medical Center. It is also near Calif. Western School of Law and Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
Schools
Public Elementary School
Grades K-5
211 Students
Attendance Zone
Public Elementary, Middle & High School
Grades K-12
265 Students
Nearby
Public Elementary School
Grades K-5
780 Students
Nearby
Public Elementary School
Grades K-5
255 Students
Nearby
Public Elementary School
Grades K-6
446 Students
Nearby
Public Middle School
Grades 6-8
761 Students
Attendance Zone
Public High School
Grades 9-12
2,105 Students
Attendance Zone
Private Elementary, Middle & High School
Grades 1-12
Nearby
Private Elementary School
Grades PK-3
110 Students
Nearby
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Transportation options available in San Diego include Middletown, located 1.7 miles from 3501 1st Avenue. 3501 1st Avenue is near San Diego International, located 2.8 miles or 7 minutes away.
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.7 mi |
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Drive: | 4 min | 2.1 mi |
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Drive: | 4 min | 2.1 mi |
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Drive: | 4 min | 2.3 mi |
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Drive: | 7 min | 3.2 mi |
| Commuter Rail | Distance | ||
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| Commuter Rail | Distance | ||
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Drive: | 5 min | 2.2 mi |
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Drive: | 7 min | 3.8 mi |
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Drive: | 20 min | 13.9 mi |
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Drive: | 28 min | 20.9 mi |
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Drive: | 32 min | 24.6 mi |
| Airports | Distance | ||
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| Airports | Distance | ||
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San Diego International
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Drive: | 7 min | 2.8 mi |
Time and distance from 3501 1st Avenue.
| Shopping Centers | Distance | ||
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| Shopping Centers | Distance | ||
| Walk: | 9 min | 0.5 mi | |
| Walk: | 11 min | 0.6 mi | |
| Walk: | 13 min | 0.7 mi |
3501 1st Avenue has 3 shopping centers within 0.7 mile, which is about a 13-minute walk. The miles and minutes will be for the farthest away property.
| Parks and Recreation | Distance | ||
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| Parks and Recreation | Distance | ||
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Fleet Science Center
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Drive: | 5 min | 1.6 mi |
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Friendship Garden
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Drive: | 4 min | 1.7 mi |
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San Diego Zoo
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Drive: | 6 min | 2.1 mi |
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Balboa Park
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Drive: | 6 min | 2.5 mi |
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San Diego Natural History Museum
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Drive: | 6 min | 2.5 mi |
3501 1st Avenue has 5 parks within 2.5 miles, including Friendship Garden, Fleet Science Center, and San Diego Natural History Museum.
| Hospitals | Distance | ||
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| Hospitals | Distance | ||
| Walk: | 15 min | 0.8 mi | |
| Walk: | 18 min | 1.0 mi | |
| Drive: | 7 min | 3.2 mi |
3501 1st Avenue has 3 hospitals within 3.2 miles, the nearest is Scripps Mercy Hospital which is 0.8 mile away and a 15 minute walk.
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3501 1st Ave
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