Jacobs Center For Neighborhood Innovation

What a great facility! I have been to several events at this facility for different reasons. It has a pretty large conference center with room for a large stage and 100s of people. As a musician, I have performed with several bands and music groups in several of their facilities. I have always been impressed with their availability of power sources and plug-​ins for multimedia. The green room is very spacious and dressing rooms are adequate.
Tall ceilings allow for good visibility and food /​catering services have never disappointed. The restrooms are very clean even with large crowds like graduations. Parking is also plentiful and there is a trolley stop within walking distance for convenience.

My husband and I are considering renewing our wedding vows in May 2016. We stopped at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation to check out available Banquet Rooms and Hall rentals for this occasion.
The Jacobs Center is a beautiful building with both indoor and outdoor venues. Upon entering the building a female security guard greeted us and provided information about the rates of the main floor Banquet Rooms and Main Hall rental. She was very nice, friendly and helpful allowing us to view each of the Banquet Rooms. The Main Hall room was set up for an upcoming event.
As we were leaving we asked if they provided catering and she directed us to True Roots located at another entrance of the building. Once outside we stopped the first person we saw and asked about True Roots. It just so happen she (Beth) was the person in charge of rentals and catering.
Once inside her office she gave us lots of information about the menu, catering and so on. She also took us upstairs to more Banquet Rooms that fit our needs perfectly. The rooms were clean and in great condition. Beth was very helpful and gave us additional information regarding decorations, set up and cleanup.
They provide the tables and chairs, easels and some minor decorations (we can also bring our own). They set up the room; they clean up after and provide catering. The rates are affordable: we are interested in a room capacity of 40 – 60 people half day rate (4 hours) cost between $ 150-​$ 350 dollars slightly higher for the Halls and not including the food. Beth gave me a copy of the menu and the rates for the rooms so I am very excited to start planning this event.

Today was my first time here. It’s right off the freeway which was nice. I entered the property and was instantly in the parking lot which is adjacent to the building. Very convenient. The event I attended was located in the Celebration Hall which you enter from the parking lot. Off to the right is a small bridge that takes you to the shopping center if you wish to walk over. I noticed the trolley goes by right near the parking lot. The central AC felt great. Its modern and new looking inside/​out. If you can get past the neighborhood surroundings you will find this place is a diamond in the rough.

This place is offered so name opportunities to anyone, and I peruse them on the culture and diversity they play in the community.

Very clean and nice facilities. I attend my San Diego Youth Football Conference meetings here. It is a huge building that doesn’t seem to be that big from the outside but once you walk in, you realize how much run and sq footage it actually has. Excellent building, good location.

Came in with an appointment for filing taxes. Even with the overload of work the volunteers remained come and diligent. Bea is phenomenal. I highly recommended this for any community needs even job searching and resume building is offered!

I came here to have my taxes filed. I made an appt in advance so I only waited for 20 minutes. Bea filed my taxes for me. She is wonderful. She is so outgoing, funny and energetic. You would never think she worked the entire day with all the spunk and charisma she had! She is very patient and very happy and willing to help.

Came in today to find out what this place is all about. This place apparently helps people with fixing their credit, education along the lines of how to do resumes and to prepare yourself for job interviews. They have the ability to help you get interview outfits if you can not afford it. They also have emergency food available. There is a class that they offer to help you with any of the vast area’s you may need assistance with. The only downfall is that you have to take the class with all of the area’s. You can not pick and choose what you are in need of. I have a few things on my credit that do not belong to me so I am going to take the class and see what I can do to remove those things from it. The classes are only 1 hour apparently and are available every other week. I am going to take the class to see what else might be available to me. I wish they had more information available to the community. I also learned that this is the place that people who need assistance getting their lives back on track after coming out of prison. I really think that if you need assistance with anything that this might be a great place to come.
There is also an art gallery here that seems to be pretty amazing. I am not sure when they are open but it is somewhere to seriously come and check out.

I saw Mint Condition here on 01/​22/​2014 and I have nothing bad to say about this venue. I’d never been there before and really didn’t know what to expect. Just be warned that is at the back of the strip mall and you won’t see the address from Euclid even though it is 404 Euclid Avenue. I was confident I knew where I was going and drove right by it looking for the address. I finally ended up using my phone to find it but that was my only issue. The venue was nice and parking was easy. I hope to go again to see speakers and other shows there. The sound was great and I would have never gotten as close (4^th row!) as I got if I had seen Mint Condition at Sports Arena or another concert venue. Don’t be put off by the area and things you may have heard about the neighborhood. They even offer discounts if you sign up for the text messages! I had a wonderful time.

Finally attending something inside the building :)
This is an really cool venue. The neighborhood isn’t one that I normally would go to, but I went to two events here, once for the AMP Music Festival and another time for the FALEO inaugural event.
It’s a whimsical place for some serious events and I recommend checking it out if you are looking for a venue. The indoor and outdoor areas are impressive.

Great venue for organizing a community event. Some of my coworkers are officed at this center. We’ve had several events, classes, and meetings in this building. We had a large event in the main ballroom in the back of the space and besides the awkward speaker system setup and gross food, everything else was great. Rooms are always clean and parking has never been a problem for me. The trolley station and a variety of food options are just footsteps away.
Plus one of our clinics is just up the hill!

Great community organization, great venue. I only have 1 problem. The security staff has no respect or customer service skills when dealing and interacting with the public. They will belittle you, try to punk you, and act as if they were thugs in the street. As representatives of a non-​profit organization that does great things for the community, the security staff needs a face lift and customer service/​cultural sensitivity training. I know growing up in the community made us a certain way but I can foresee disaster happening when one oversteps their authority and power trips.
Other than that the Jacobs Center is a wonderful organization and the venue is great for almost any function.

This is such a great center that does so many amazing things for our community. They have so many different rooms to hold events, and they especially work with organizations who benefit our community.

Went to an event there today and it was great. Hard to believe this gem is in San Diego City. It is a nice size space. We had 6 workshop rooms set up and a space was still open enough to sit about 250 people in classroom style. There are two bathroom areas. The bathrooms were large and very clean. The staff that was working was helpful as well.
If you are looking for a central place to plan an event, definitely look into this facility.

While I can’t comment on how it is to deal with this place when planning an event here I wanted to make note of this event space. I was here for a food tasting and education event and the organizer’s told the audience that renting this place is significantly cheaper than many comparable sized hotel ball rooms.
It’s an awesome space with a large ballroom and built in stage. There are also conference rooms with retractable walls if you want to expand the 1 main ball room’s space. There’s also a service kitchen. While back stage I noticed that they didn’t go cheap on the audio equipment and sound was great despite having not having a sound guy there.
It has it’s own sizable parking lot and the surrounding area outside has a built in small stage. You’re also right next to market creek plaza. You’re also next to market creek plaza if you need more space.