Live in the heart of beautiful downtown San Diego's Marina District at 600 Front Apartments. MHA Properties is a privately owned group of companies specializing in property management and development, headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Located in the heart of downtown, our apartments are close to shopping, restaurants and theatres.
Grab your walking shoes and discover the community. Get groceries at Ralph's, dinner and shopping in the Gaslamp Quarter, or go for a stroll at Embarcadero. We know you want to be proud of where you live, which is why we have quartz or tile countertops and beautiful hardwood style floors. We have a variety of styles to suit your needs.
Grab your walking shoes and discover the community. Get groceries at Ralph's, dinner and shopping in the Gaslamp Quarter, or go for a stroll at Embarcadero. We know you want to be proud of where you live, which is why we have quartz or tile countertops and beautiful hardwood style floors. We have a variety of styles to suit your needs.
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600 Front Apartments was built by MHA Properties, a Canadian company based in Edmonton, Alberta. Designed by a local San Diego architect, Robert Quigley, it was one of the first building sites to be redeveloped in Marina District; it was the beginning of rejuvenating the area into the highly desirable location it is today.
We take pride in making sure 600 Front Apartments is a beautifully maintained property. Every apartment is bright and spacious, and all units include hardwood style floors and air conditioning. The units at 600 Front Apartments are larger and more comfortable than newer apartment communities, and fourth floor units have 10-foot-high ceilings and skylights.
Live in the heart of beautiful downtown San Diego's Marina District at 600 Front Apartments. 600 Front Apartments offers updated units with beautiful hardwood style floors and air conditioning. Select units feature high ceilings and skylights, dens, sunrooms, patios or balconies, and in-home storage rooms.
Reviews (24)
Lajollan X.
Mar 18, 2021
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Poor decision making by the management. They have hired painters to paint the exterior of the building during Covid. They have taken a month to paint all 4 sides and in the process caused us to have our windows covered and sealed. It's also subjected us to constant noise from the cranes running (think beep, beep) from 8am-4pm every weekday. Quite possibly the dumbest arrangement during COVID when many people are working from home. It's embarrassing having to explain the egregious noise levels during my Zoom calls. This work wasn't urgent and could have waited until the 2nd half of
Courtney A.
Mar 14, 2021
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I lived at 600 Front for a little over 2 years, it was my first home in San Diego. The price & location of this building cannot be beat, and dealing with George was always a pleasure! This was the perfect apartment to get me up and running in San Diego! I was even able to sell my car after moving in because you can walk to absolutely anything you need. Highly recommend 4th floor units if available as the ceilings are taller - the unit I was in had a great sky light too that made everything feel super open.
Maxwell
Jan 30, 2021
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I’ve lived at 600 front for over 2.5 years.
600 front street is an amazing place to live. Location can’t be beat (1 block from grocery store, 5 minute walk to gaslamp, 5 minute walk to seaport, 10 minute walk to little Italy, 10-15 minute walk to Petco Park)
The laundry was a bit of a hassle since it was not in-unit. But for the price of 600 front, you can expect that. Easily the best value apartment building in downtown for what you get/location.
The team that works here is phenomenal as well. George is great with communication and super friendly. He has helped me out quite a bit.
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600 front street is an amazing place to live. Location can’t be beat (1 block from grocery store, 5 minute walk to gaslamp, 5 minute walk to seaport, 10 minute walk to little Italy, 10-15 minute walk to Petco Park)
The laundry was a bit of a hassle since it was not in-unit. But for the price of 600 front, you can expect that. Easily the best value apartment building in downtown for what you get/location.
The team that works here is phenomenal as well. George is great with communication and super friendly. He has helped me out quite a bit.
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P. L. Roberts
Oct 29, 2019
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Advertised as non-smoking and I see tenants smoking from their balconies and I constantly smell cigarette smoke when the windows are open. The cost is too high for what you get. The apartments are old and smell old. The security is nonexistent, the parking is horrible and it’s extra either $60 or $100, the laundry facilities are a joke and only on the 1st floor, it’s difficult to move into, the appliances are old, it’s noisy, and my apartment had a lot of things that needed fixed. The cleaning of the apartment wasn’t great. I’m glad I have a short term lease. I could have paid $100 more
Benny Istanto
Jan 25, 2019
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Javan S.
Oct 22, 2018
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Be careful moving into this building. The building is semi nice and the maintenance takes a good care of the building; however, the owners hired another office manager over a year ago and this lady is money hungry in less than two years she has jacked up rent prices every year by 7% making this building not affordable any longer. They do a carrot and stick they let you move in with lower rent but after your first year the rent goes up significantly. The parking is not free or included in the rent so you have to pay extra for the parking. They are no longer painting your walls if you lived in the
Matthew Phillips
Aug 21, 2018
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I rented a one bedroom here for a year and would have continued if not for a move for work. Awesome place and management/leasing office was phenomenal. Location couldn’t be better (quieter part of downtown and super close to everything) and great amenities (recently renovated pool, convenient underground parking at reasonable rates and plenty of on site shared washer/dryers). Highly recommended.
Patrick C.
Jan 03, 2017
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I lived here for three years, and I truly loved it. The building is beautiful: it's architecturally interesting, and there are plants and flowers throughout the common areas. Also, the location is perfect for anyone working downtown. Most importantly, the staff is amazing; in addition to being friendly and professional, they made this building a great community. I highly recommend it.
Matt Vaudreuil
Nov 28, 2016
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Aileen C.
Jul 06, 2016
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It's been close to a year since I moved out of 600 Front, and before that I lived in two different 1br units over the span of 18 months.
I really enjoyed my time there, and was sad to move out due to budget restrictions; the price increase at lease renewal was never unreasonable, I just had to start saving more d/t student loan repayments. Aesthetically, the building gets a lot of love for being fairly old (I think 80's?) per downtown standards. I liked the asymmetric corners, different-colored doors, and varied layouts of the different units. On-site maintenance was terrific, I feel
I really enjoyed my time there, and was sad to move out due to budget restrictions; the price increase at lease renewal was never unreasonable, I just had to start saving more d/t student loan repayments. Aesthetically, the building gets a lot of love for being fairly old (I think 80's?) per downtown standards. I liked the asymmetric corners, different-colored doors, and varied layouts of the different units. On-site maintenance was terrific, I feel
Sam E.
Mar 16, 2016
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This place was awesome. Perfect location in the Marina District that is easy walking distance from Ralphs (2 minutes), Horton Plaza (2 minutes), Seaport Village (10 minutes), Amtrak (15 minutes), Petco Park (15 minutes) and the Gaslamp District. The apartment units are great. I lived in a small 1 bedroom but it never felt cramped. I lived here for about three and a half years and never had any problem with management, and even though my rent payments crept up a bit over the years, they were still very reasonable and even cheap for the area. Upon moving out, I got just about all of my deposit
Carlos T.
Mar 05, 2016
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I've been living here for about 7 months and I absolutely love this apartment complex. From my first impression to this current day, I feel the same way about this place. It's located in the Marina district, very safe and clean atmosphere, and within walking distance to anything you could ask for in downtown SD. Horton Plaza (downtown mall), Ralph's 24-hour grocery store, SD convention center, Seaport Village, Gaslamp District with endless venues for dining and nightlife. Also, the management workers here are very professional and amiable people (Olena, George, Rene, etc.).
Rachael F.
Jan 24, 2016
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Be careful. Units looks fine at first. There's little to no insulation and the sound proofing is non existence. I'd be able to look past that due to the cheap rent for downtown; however, the office will nickel and dime you when you move out. Oh and by nickel and dime, I mean $175. I got charged for 7 hours of cleaning when I moved out. I cleaned the unit thoroughly upon moving out AND I regularly had a house cleaner come. It would take her 4 hours to deep clean the entire unit. There is NO WAY that you could spend 7 hours cleaning this place. The office shrugged their shoulders and told
Ann D.
Jan 16, 2016
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I've lived in a lot of place around the country and have even worked in property management, so I know how difficult it can be to hire and retain a good staff at an apartment complex. The staff here is truly exemplary. It's also obvious the owner/management company invests back into the property itself, which is also uncommon. I feel very fortunate to have found this place.
Glen H.
Sep 29, 2015
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Sean J.
Aug 29, 2015
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Extremely friendly management, reasonable rates for rent. The building is a little older than the new condo high rises next to it, but the staff has taken very good care of it and has kept it pretty modern. It gets a little loud on Friday and Saturday nights, my apartment faced Market St, but nothing terrible or unmanageable. The design of the building is pretty cool and quirky. Parking is a little tight so be careful in the garage. The neighborhood is awesome, great restaurants nearby, grocery stores and a high end mall one block away, and about three blocks from the convention center and waterfront
David M.
Oct 04, 2014
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I am just getting ready to move out after 1.5 years. I thought I would write a review for others since I have lived here for a while and can convey some accurate information about 600 Front Street Apartments. Overall, if you are looking to rent downtown and you are not wealthy, this is your place! Not to insinuate this place is simple and rundown, I am saying if you don't have at least $800,000 to buy a place in some of the surrounding buildings, to include $750.00 a month homeowner fees and you want to rent not own, this is your place. It is affordable for the big city nice area lifestyle
David H.
Aug 19, 2014
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I have lived here for almost 4 years and it has been the best experience of my life. The location is prime, the jacuzzi is amazing! Ralph's is a block away, the gym is a block away connected to Horton plaza. Seaport village is 4 blocks west and 5th ave gaslamp is 5 blocks east. If I ever had an issue with my apartment the maintenance staff was there the same day to fix the issue. Even on thanksgiving I had a plumbing issue and they fixed it that same day! Olena and Marv in the office are always a huge help. I always get a good vibe, and the entire office staff lives on the property so they
Victoria C.
May 18, 2014
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I recently toured 600 Front Street and am thinking about moving there. I was greeted by Elena in the front office. She was polite, professional and patient. She showed me the property, including the garage and laundry room. I had lots of questions and she patiently answered each one of them. The property was clean and tidy.
My impression of both the property and the management is based on a single experience but favorable not only because of the way Elena treated me but also because she patiently answered my questions.
A management company that does a good job up front gets better tenants
My impression of both the property and the management is based on a single experience but favorable not only because of the way Elena treated me but also because she patiently answered my questions.
A management company that does a good job up front gets better tenants
Nina M.
Jan 31, 2014
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The management is the best I've ever had. Everyone is friendly and helpful. They gave us a welcome home basket when we moved in and on our birthdays they left us birthday cards with candy. They are extremely attentive and the property is well maintained.
Granted it has an outdated vibe to the outside of the building. Also it would've been nice to have laundry in put unit, but the Apartments are nicely sized and I never have trouble finding an open washer / dryer.
I think of it as a hidden gem. Rent is good considering the area. Plus it's far enough away from Gaslamp that there
Granted it has an outdated vibe to the outside of the building. Also it would've been nice to have laundry in put unit, but the Apartments are nicely sized and I never have trouble finding an open washer / dryer.
I think of it as a hidden gem. Rent is good considering the area. Plus it's far enough away from Gaslamp that there
Katherine M.
Dec 18, 2013
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I have been a long time resident at 600 Front Street Apartments, and am in my second apartment in that building. The people who work in this building do an amazing job and are very friendly; they have all been working here and some of them living here, for many, many years. The location is great and affords me the luxury of walking to and from work and all over the downtown area. The community itself is quiet - but in downtown the street noise comes with the package. When a maintenance issue arises - the issue is promptly resolved. If packages come in during the day - a phone call to the office
Emery B.
Feb 06, 2013
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Pros
- Good location: I love the fact of being able to walk into the Gaslamp area. The apartment is located blocks away from the main area of the Gaslamp, which is a huge plus to avoid all of the craziness during the weekends.
- Quite: For the most part everyone stays to his or her self.
- Pool: Great for the summer time
Cons
- Staff: I agree with Emily they will nickel and dime the hell out of you here.
- Termites: I have had multiple termite issues in my apartment.
- Rental payment: 600 Front believes handwritten checks are a more suitable option than [Bank] direct deposits, which they
- Good location: I love the fact of being able to walk into the Gaslamp area. The apartment is located blocks away from the main area of the Gaslamp, which is a huge plus to avoid all of the craziness during the weekends.
- Quite: For the most part everyone stays to his or her self.
- Pool: Great for the summer time
Cons
- Staff: I agree with Emily they will nickel and dime the hell out of you here.
- Termites: I have had multiple termite issues in my apartment.
- Rental payment: 600 Front believes handwritten checks are a more suitable option than [Bank] direct deposits, which they
Emily C.
May 17, 2011
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This place was great to us...while we lived there. As we were moving out we asked the office if there were any items they would charge us for, aka cleaning, nail holes, maintenance, carpet cleaning, etc & were told no. Because we lived there for 3 years they said it was normal to have some wear & tear. We even had a gift certificate for a free repair & carpet cleaning we gave them. Even though they said we wouldn't be charged for cleaning I scrubbed the apartment from top to bottom. About a week after we moved out we got a notice telling us they were subtracting ridiculous amounts
Carlos M.
Jul 28, 2010
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This is my first Yelp and I am doing it simply to recommend this building. Without a doubt, it is the most affordable and impressive building in downtown San Diego. I've lived here for two years and the management has always been helpful, courteous, and on the point. If you are thinking about living downtown you will not find a place better than 600 Front. It is near the Gaslamp but far enough that you avoid some of the hooligans and it is a short walk from the bay, 24 hour fitness, horton plaza, and Ralph's Grocery store. Still, the greatest asset this building has is it's management
