REOPENING EL CAJON TRANSIT CENTER TO SAVE MTS $400,000 AND BRING NEW REVENUES, JOBS

November 14, 2009 (El Cajon) – Originally slated for demolition, the newly renovated San Diego Metropolitan Transit System’s El Cajon Transit Center was reopened Wednesday.

Renovated by BriceHouse Kobey, LCC, a partnership of two San Diego-based companies, The Kobey Corporation and BriceHouse Starboard, the revamped Transit Center and will include a full-service convenience store. The “A-Mart” outlet will be owned and operated by El Cajon resident Ramzi Murad.  Benefits of the $300,000 renovation – at no costs to local taxpayers – include:

Total savings
 

•  $300,000 estimated that was estimated to demolish the structure
•  $114,000 in maintenance and management costs over the next five years.

Total revenue/job creation

•  15 new jobs
•  Future new revenue source for MTS

Additionally, BriceHouse Kobey is opening MTS StationShops at the 5th Avenue Trolley Station on C Street in downtown and at the Fashion Valley Transit Center.