Jan 1, 2019 Land Planning, Urban Design, Hillside Grading, Master Planning, Mixed Use, Resort Design, Community Vision, Project Optimization

EastLake

Chula Vista, CA   Client:  EastLake Development Company and Lane / Kuhn Pacific

This project was a comprehensive Master Plan for a new community in the City of Chula Vista.  The 3,219 acre project consists of over 11,000 residential units, an Employment Park, a Mixed Use Commercial and Activity Center, a Major Hospital and Medical Center.  Included throughout the EastLake neighborhoods are extensive recreational facilities featuring a Lake and Beach Club located within the EastLake Shores neighborhood, an 18 hole regulation Golf Course located within the EastLake Greens neighborhood and an Equestrian Facility is located within the Recreation Spine between the EastLake Trails and the EastLake Vistas neighborhoods.  All of these recreation amenities are linked via an inter-connecting community spine pedestrian / bike trail.  In addition, the U. S. Olympic year-round Olympic Training Facility is located along the edge of the Lower Otay Reservoir within the EastLake property.

  • The overall Master Plan was awarded the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) Gold Nugget – Grand Award as the best large scale planning program in 1983, a competition which encompassed the thirteen western states.
  • In 1986, an additional PCBC Gold Nugget followed this award – Grand Award when the first phase of the project was selected as the Best Site Plan over 125 acres. Phase One included two residential neighborhoods, EastLake Hills and EastLake Shores, an Industrial park, EastLake Business Center and a Commercial / Activity center,  EastLake Village.

The EastLake Community consists of a variety of neighborhoods, each with their own individual identity, including:

EastLake Hills

EasLake Shores

Eastlake Greens

Eastlake Trails

EastLake Vistas

The Woods

EastLake Village

EastLake Business and Industrial

 

EastLake Greens is the second major phase of residential development in the EastLake Planned Community.  The Greens is a golf course oriented, mixed density neighborhood including a high school, an elementary school, a community park, a tennis club and a commercial center all inter-connected along the EastLake pedestrian spine. Along with two neighborhood parks, and two community facility sites.