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LAWSUIT
Against - Mr. Christian Spicer SDRE, PRO-CAL Design and Ms. Elyse Lowe Director of the City of San Diego's Development Services DSD
in Califoria Superior Court, Case No. 25CU040893C, filed August 4th 2025. Listed below.
Or for an eaiser read click on the link HERE
LAWSUIT - DSD, SDRE & Pro-CAl.pdfSDRE * PRO-CAL * Vertical MVMT construction
UPDATE - Pro-Cal & Vertical MVMT websites have gone dark as of 2026
According to Mr. Spicer, Mr. Stech of SUNDAE Inc. that advertises on TV they will buy your house, finds him properties that are what Mr. Spicer calls the "Golden Ticket." Meaning residential homes with no pool or elaborate backyard landscaping he has to tear out. We are not sure how this really works since SUNDAE is suppose to be a bidding software program that gets homeowners the highest price?
Then Mr. Spicer has his money man Mr. Thomas Hinson of Fletcher Cove Capital get him investors to purchase the property.
Once he has purchased the property he sends his plans which generally are coverting the main house into
two units. Where he cuts the garage off from main house and makes into a studio or 1 bedroom. Then he crams in as many 441 sq. ft. two story 1 bedroom boxes into the backyard of the house as he can.
Then the City's Rapid Reponse team dedicated just to ADU BONUS developers pushes it through plan check. Then his construction company Vertical MVMT and contractor Jody Watkins show up and
THAT IS WHEN WE HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU!
SUNDAE (be aware if you put your email into this site it has been reported that you cannot unsubscribe)
Read more about Lawsuit and Mr. Christian Spicer and SDRE & City in BEACH & BAY PRESS
Read more about Mr. Christian Spicer and SDRE in UNION TRIBUNE
As the Union Tribune article states his background is in property management.
Mr. Christian Spicer was hired by the property management company Ascent Property Management but was later fired.
Mr. Spicer filed a civil lawsuit and it was dismissed on July 2nd 2020. Case # 37-2018-0043144-CU-WT-CTL
Copy of San Diego case files for purchase through San Diego Superior Court. https://odyroa.sdcourt.ca.gov/Parties
All the following pages come DIRECTLY from Mr. Spicer's Investment Brochures that he advertised on the web. However after his exposure at the June 16th 2025 at San Diego City Council meeting he has since hidden them from public view. However you can read his statements below and his disdain for the citizens of our County who will be financially and emotionally effected by his greed but also his contempt for our City government.
Yes developers like Mr. Christian Spicer of SDRE is exactly who are City should be backing......
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
We are the largest company doing this type of development in San Diego. Exit strategies for the best and worst case scenarios to keep us in the game. Connections to acquire permits quickly and bulid in volume.
(What does he mean by connections?
Mr. Gary Geiler of DSD can you help with this statement since in a Webinar you put on with SDRE strategic advisor Mr. Jared Basler he said you two have been working together to remove roadblocks?)
see Jared Basler page for video of that webinar with Mr. Geiler)
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
as of Nov. 15 2024
Currently 84 projects (as of Nov. 2024)
Currently we own and controll 2,000 units
In Bay Ho, Clairemont, Carlsbad, Encanto, La Mesa, Linda Vista, Pacific Beach, Oceanside and more
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
as of Nov. 15 2024
Currently 84 projects (as of Nov. 2024)
Currently we own and controll 2,000 units
In Bay Ho, Clairemont, Carlsbad, Encanto, La Mesa, Linda Vista, Pacific Beach, Oceanside and more
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
SDRE has submitted the majority of permits for projects over 5 units.
Only 76 of these projects have been approved for 5+ units (As of Nov 15, 2024, no idea how many the City of San Diego has approved since then.)
SDRE's projects represent 65% of the total activity in this segment. (5 or more adu's on a site)
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
SDRE has submitted the majority of permits for projects over 5 units.
Only 76 of these projects have been approved for 5+ units (As of Nov 15, 2024, no idea how many the City of San Diego has approved since then.)
SDRE's projects represent 65% of the total activity in this segment. (5 or more adu's on a site)
From Mr. Spice'rs investment brochures
Traditional homeowners assess their properties based on values from wesites like Zillow......
From Mr. Spice'rs investment brochures
Traditional homeowners assess their properties based on values from wesites like Zillow......
After this ADU craze fully catches on prices will dramatically increase .......
We have a unique opportunity to acquire these properties now before homeowner awareness and prices jump.
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
Active and aggressive pursuit of deals.
If another investor buys and under developes a property it is not longer profitable for us to acquire it. We rapidly and aggressively pick up properties to prevent this
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
Active and aggressive pursuit of deals.
If another investor buys and under developes a property it is not longer profitable for us to acquire it. We rapidly and aggressively pick up properties to prevent this
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
More prospective home-buyers are turning to indefinite renting .......
Mr. Spicer we don't want your 441 sq. ft. 1bedroom 1 bath boxes for our homes!!!!
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
More prospective home-buyers are turning to indefinite renting .......
Mr. Spicer we don't want your 441 sq. ft. 1bedroom 1 bath boxes for our homes!!!!
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
Mr. Spicer wrires AMPLE STREET PARKING
Tell that to the people living on the very narrow Firestone Street. First you added 11 ADU's to the back of a 3 bedroom 2 bath house, and NOW you took the house next door and will ADD ANOTHER
11 UNITS for a TOTAL of 2 HOUSES AND 22 ADUS with no parking other than a driveway!
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
Mr. Spicer wrires AMPLE STREET PARKING
Tell that to the people living on the very narrow Firestone Street. First you added 11 ADU's to the back of a 3 bedroom 2 bath house, and NOW you took the house next door and will ADD ANOTHER
11 UNITS for a TOTAL of 2 HOUSES AND 22 ADUS with no parking other than a driveway!
We LOVE how the picture in the sales ad makes it see like the driveway is huge. It is not and shares it will dumpsters. Lovely
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
Impending Crash? We are not worried,
we are opportunists. We hold if the market is low and sell if the market is high.
Impending Crash? We are not worried,
we are opportunists. We hold if the market is low and sell if the market is high.
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
From Mr. Spicer's investment brochures
Always have an Escape Plan
Pressure Relief valve
If for any reason our portfolio becomes overloaded, multiple exit strategies
Complete Projects - sell or hold for rent
Entitled land - Sell property with approved plans and wholesale everything else.
(As of June 2025 Mr. Spicer has sold off 3 properties with plans without building on them)
Always have an Escape Plan
Pressure Relief valve
If for any reason our portfolio becomes overloaded, multiple exit strategies
Complete Projects - sell or hold for rent
Entitled land - Sell property with approved plans and wholesale everything else.
(As of June 2025 Mr. Spicer has sold off 3 properties with plans without building on them)
SPICER Project Addresses below from his Investor Booklets. Part 1
Be aware this list of addresses is not up to date because when he saw we were viewing them he took them off the internet
SPICER Project Addresses below from his Investor Booklets. Part 2
Be aware this list of addresses is not up to date because when he saw we were viewing them he took them off the internet
SPICER Project Addresses in NEED OF FUNDING
Be aware this list of addresses is not up to date because when he saw we were viewing them he took them off the internet.
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