As we know more, we will update this site.
Update posted 4/30/11 -
Phase I is now renting while they continue construction on
the remaining units.
Update posted 10/25/10 -
Construction continues. Cresta Bella now has a website with
more information and are planning for a 2011 Grand Opening.
http://CrestaBellaLiving.com
Update posted 1/19/10 -
Grading is almost complete. The section closest to the corner of
Peñasquitos Drive x Carmel Mtn. Rd. will be completed first.
Update posted 10/2/09 -
Demolition is almost complete. On October 1, 2009, Sufolk
Construction invited select community members to attend a groundbreaking
luncheon on the site. There doesn't seem to be any surprises in the
plans and within the Community Plan for Rancho Peñasquitos. The
UnionTribune article published 10/2/09 gives a pretty good description
on the proposed development.
$44 million project starts
Update posted 9/7/09 -
Demolition has begun on some of the buildings. If you are
experiencing dust & debris, please email
Stephen Heverly, our liaison at
City of San Diego Council District 1's office or call him at
(619)236-6611.
Note that we have been informed that trees tagged
with orange red tape are to stay and the blue tagged trees will be removed
due to disease or root issues with the infrastructure (sewer, water, gas,
electric, etc.) and replaced with comparable trees.
Update posted 7/25/09 -
Cresta Bella has been issued Permits for some of the buildings at
Cresta Bella last Tuesday (7/14/09). City records show plans that are the
same as previously stated:
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368 units
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two stories
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Spanish style
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one entrance off each street
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13 parking spots under each ten-unit building +
additional parking spaces dependent on unit size (total number unknown
to-date)
Update posted 6/5/09 -
Cresta Bella has received their grading permit, and their building permit
should be awarded shortly. Their plans allow for 307 units plus 61 units
as a density bonus for a total of 368 units. The Rancho Peñasquitos
Planning Board (RPPB) and the PQ-NE Action Group continue to monitor
activity of this project.
Update posted 3/6/09 -
Residents at Leisure Life Apts. have been given 60 day notice to
vacate their apartments; must be out by April 30th, 2009. Environmental
crews have been on site taking samples of walls and ceilings to establish
mitgation measures for potential asbestos removal.
The Rancho Peñasquitos Planning Board is working
with City Council District staff and Planning Dept. staff to make the
development plans available for viewing and a more transparent process for
all concerned parties. If you want to know more, please attend the
planning board meetings on the 1st Wednesday of the month.
To-date: No permits (grading or otherwise)
have been granted.
Update posted 2/5/09
- In 2007 or early 2008, California Properties submitted an application
for a grading permit to redevelop their property. They have since
submitted development plans for their property within the Community Plan
guidelines which allows for approx. 300 units to be built on their parcel.
City Planning & Community Investment Dept. is processing their application
via ministerial approval in an expedited process. The plan calls for
approx. 300 units plus a bonus number of units due to the affordable
component of their plan (Land Development Code amendments - Affordable
Housing Density Bonus Ordinance); approx. 350 units in all.
To-date - Grading permits are still in
process as are their plans for the project. Tenants were notified
(December 2008) of their plans to redevelop and that they will receive a
60 day notice to vacate in the near future. Some residents have moved
already and California Properties is leaving those apartments empty.
Plans have not been presented to the Rancho Peñasquitos Planning Board,
although they have expressed interest in viewing the plans to be sure
that the project adheres to the Community Plan and that concerns
discussed with previous plan proposal have been mitigated.
2005 - Cresta
Bella initiated the process with the City of San Diego Planning
Department. The project and the zoning they are asking for would quadruple the
existing 248 single-story residential units into 1004 units located in 4-story
buildings at the corner of Carmel Mtn. Rd. and Peñasquitos Drive. Although the
owners have tabled their proposal since spring of 2006, the plan is still
alive in the planning department.
California Properties, owns Leisure Life
Apartments at the intersection of Carmel Mtn. Rd. and Peñasquitos Drive
(specifically located between Carmel Mountain Rd. and Cuca St. and between
Peñasquitos Drive and Gerana St.).
They also own Peñasquitos Villages across Carmel Mtn. Rd. and behind
the Albertsons Store.
Timeline
February 17, 2005 - Initiated the process with the City of San Diego Planning
Department.
REPORT NO. PC-05-051 - Initiation of an amendment to the Rancho
Peñasquitos Community Plan and the Progress Guide and General Plan to
re-designate a 30.7-acre parcel from Low-Medium (5-10 du/ac) density
residential to Medium (10-22 du/ac) and Medium-High (22-45 du/ac) density
residential for development of multifamily residential with a mixed use
component. If initiated, the proposed plan amendment and future
discretionary Actions will be subject to environmental review.
2/24/2005, Planning Commission Agenda,
Initiate the Process, Approved (Minutes).
The project and the zoning they are asking for in their
initiation document would potentially quadruple the
existing 248 single-story residential units into 1004 units located in 4-story
buildings at the corner of Carmel Mtn. Rd. and Peñasquitos Drive. The
property is presently zoned for 307 residential units.
9/7/05, Cresta Bella Presentation at PQ Planning
Board Meeting - Updated plans & drawings were presented to Planning
Board and community members. Planning Board Chair, Joost Bende commented
that the plans had changed considerably since their original presentation.
2/1/06 Planning Board Meeting -
Cresta Bella, Rep. - Ken Lounsbery,
presented update plans and site drawings with elevations to the Planning
Board and community attendees.
Visit Cresta Bella
website to review the plans. Mr. Lounsbery stated he would be back the
following month, in March, to present revised drawings per discussion but
never showed.
1/2007-
Although the owners have tabled their proposal since spring of 2006, the
plan is still alive in the planning department and can be resurrected at
any time until it is withdrawn by the owner or developer.
Map of Leisure Life Apts. today.
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