A rendering of the F11 development in downtown San Diego's East Village.
A rendering of the F11 development in downtown San Diego’s East Village.

The Richman Group of California Development Company has started construction of a seven-story, luxury apartment building in downtown San Diego’s East Village neighborhood.

The project, called F11, is located on the north side of F Street between 11th Avenue and Park Boulevard.

The development will include 99 apartments and 5,841 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Opening is anticipated in early 2018.

Later this year, the Richman Group will break ground on a 23-story high-rise apartment tower across the street from the Central Library at 330 13th Street.

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.