Innovation District

Aerial imagery of the first innovation district project
Aerial view of the first innovation district project as proposed by LPC West. Courtesy of LPC West; Design: Lever / FPBA / JCFO; Image by E Studio Nod.

a hub for innovation

The SDSU Mission Valley Innovation District will enable the university and its partners to help people expand their livelihoods, create new career pathways, expand our region’s capabilities, and design new solutions to important problems facing our community and the world.

The SDSU Innovation District will include roughly 1.6 million square feet of office, technology, and research space located adjacent to the stadium to activate the space and create an incubator-like feel to the area. In partnership with public-private partners, the Innovation District will provide collaborative research partnerships and create more opportunities for public engagement and interaction with public and private industry partners.

Developed primarily through public-private partnerships, the SDSU Innovation District will facilitate internships, create new educational experiences, inspire innovative discoveries, advance technology, and foster new research.

Ready to Innovate

In March 2023, LPC West was chosen to complete the first innovation district project at SDSU Mission Valley. The project will deliver approximately 315,000 square feet of leading-edge facilities for research and innovation in three buildings in the northeast portion of the site area. LPC West will also construct two parking structures to support innovation district uses as well as nearby Snapdragon Stadium events. 

Images below courtesy of LPC West; Design: Lever / FPBA / JCFO; Image by E Studio Nod

SDSU Innovation District The Promenade Rendering
SDSU Innovation District The Promenade Rendering
SDSU Innovation District Market Plaza Rendering
SDSU Innovation District Market Plaza Rendering
SDSU Innovation District The Commons Rendering
SDSU Innovation District The Commons Rendering
SDSU Innovation District Icon Gate Rendering
SDSU Innovation District Icon Gate Rendering

OLDER INFORMATION

An Innovation District 101 Webinar was held in November 2020. Take a look at the recording to learn about the foundation for future planning for the SDSU Innovation District at SDSU Mission Valley. 

The Metropolitan Revolution: The New Geography of Innovation video
Brookings Institution - The Metropolitan Revolution: The New Geography of Innovation