ADVANI26 on Riley
Twenty-six new apartment homes and a rooftop deck, a short walk from the University of San Diego.
Apartment living, done with intention.
26 on Riley is a new apartment building on Riley Street, designed to give a compact site an outsized sense of community: a distinctive street presence, private balconies, an elevator, a package and mail room, a generous bicycle and mobility room, and a common roof deck at the top of the building.
The building steps with the hillside from the street down toward the alley, so each level feels connected to the ground and the sky. A butterfly roofline gives it a shape you’ll recognize from a block away.
It’s a short walk from the University of San Diego, with the river valley, open green space and the bay all close by — a neighborhood built for people who’d rather walk, ride, and be part of a community than sit in traffic.
26 on Riley — tap to enlarge.
Four ideas behind the building.
Right-sized homes
Thoughtfully planned studios, one-bedrooms and a two-bedroom — efficient layouts that live bigger than their square footage, with balconies and big windows where the building steps back.
A rooftop for the community
A 750 sq ft common roof deck gives residents shared open space with a view, above a building that faces the street with a distinctive butterfly roofline.
Built for a car-light life
A dedicated bicycle and mobility room, package and mail area, and an elevator serve everyday life without depending on a car.
Near campus and the water
Set a short walk from the University of San Diego, with the river valley, open green space and the bay all close by.
Twenty-six homes, one address.
The current concept plan places 21 studios, 4 one-bedrooms and a two-bedroom across six levels. Plans are still evolving as the design develops.
Studios
Efficient, light-filled studios that make the most of every square foot — the heart of the building.
One-Bedrooms
A separate bedroom for residents who want a little more room to settle in.
Two-Bedroom
The top-floor two-bedroom, sharing the level with the rooftop community deck.
Concept plan — Levels 1 and 2.
Seeing it in place.
Mood and material.
Early concept studies exploring the building’s tone — dark, warm and layered with timber-toned balconies.
Riley Street from above.
The parcel outlined in green, and the neighborhood around it.
How it steps with the hill.
Close to campus, close to everything.
Riley Street puts residents a short walk from the University of San Diego and a quick trip to the San Diego River corridor, Mission Bay and the region’s major freeways — a walkable, connected pocket of the city.
Designed by De Bartolo + Rimanic.
26 on Riley is designed by De Bartolo + Rimanic Design Studio, an architecture and design firm with offices in San Diego, Sacramento and Sydney.
Pauly De Bartolo
Leads the design of 26 on Riley — the massing, the roofline and the way the building meets the hillside, street and alley.
Ivan Rimanic
Co-leads the studio’s design direction, from concept through detailed design.
Tommy Hernandez
Keeps every discipline on the same drawings, coordinating the model and the design set across the team.
The specialists behind the building.
An apartment building is the sum of many disciplines. These are the consultants engineering 26 on Riley.
Coffey Engineering
Surveys the site and designs the grading, drainage and street-frontage improvements around the building.
Patterson Engineering
Engineers the frame that lets a six-level building step gracefully up the slope.
H+W Engineering
Designs the systems that keep the building comfortable, efficient and quietly running.
TAZZ Lighting
Shapes how the building looks and feels after dark, inside and out.
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