I Toured 30 Apartments in San Diego to Find the Top 5

What do you think about The Rey? It gets compared to Diega a lot.

Just FYI, some of these corporate landlords are horrible when you are injured so that might be something to factor in other than aesthetics or amenities: Six-Month Update — Merian / Brookfield Catastrophic Chemical Burn Case
It has been nearly six months since the June 21 catastrophic chemical burn incident at the Merian.
From the beginning, I moved this case deliberately and on the record. I have prior paralegal experience and handled it the way a competent plaintiff-side firm would. The file was quickly developed: timelines, correspondence, regulatory overlap, and incident-specific, redacted medical records, billing records, and medical codes sufficient to evaluate liability, causation, and damages without exposing unrelated medical history.
Despite that, Brookfield and its agents have offered nothing. No settlement discussion. No good-faith engagement. No acknowledgment of harm.
Instead, the response has been deny, deflect, delay — early procedural pressure designed to end the case before the facts are addressed.
Between my mother and me, the medical impact has been severe and ongoing. We have had three emergency room visits and over twenty specialist follow-ups related to this incident. I have permanent facial scarring, ongoing skin instability, and a retinal detachment. Both of us have suffered gastrointestinal and respiratory complications, the full scope of which remains under medical evaluation.
There is evidence suggesting broader chemical use throughout the property. That issue is now within the scope of an OSHA investigation. OSHA has otherwise been silent, except for a November 5 letter to Merian management confirming an investigation was initiated.
Brookfield admits nothing, yet retained institutional defense counsel at Gordon Rees. No offer was made. The message was simple: take us to court. It also took nearly five months for Brookfield to even acknowledge that a claim existed.
A key clarification: a third-party insurance representative demanded a broad HIPAA release as a precondition to any discussion, claiming this was “standard industry practice” for pro se litigants. That demand was refused. No competent plaintiff-side attorney would provide a blanket HIPAA release in a chemical exposure case. Instead, I provided targeted, redacted records and medical codes. No evaluation followed.
Separately, the County required notarized HUD Form 92006 just to review the matter. The District Attorney’s Office has remained silent.
For Merian residents: if you are seriously injured — especially by a chemical hazard — this is the response you should expect.
I am continuing forward — deliberately, carefully, and on the record.
— Allen the Beloved
https://www.facebook.com/Allenthebeloved
https://NarrowWayDisciples.com

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Another great review ………. I vote You the #1 High Rise Apartment Reviewer

Can you do the Wyatt at Makers Quarter 👀

Ballers rent apartments????? Hmmm

We been downtown for 8 years now, its central, easy fwy access off the Merian but I wish we lived by the beach or out in nature somewhere. The traffic can be crazy down here!

Your videos are awesome. Super helpful to a future San Diego resident!

What are the top safest areas to live/walk in downtown, relatively?

Love your content…but you made me dizzy with this video(your movement with your camera)…lol. Work on those camera movement or buy a DJI pocket 3…pls.

Curious where you would put diega on your list

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