San Diego County Credit Union signed a 20-year lease for 7,964 sf. Velure Investments signed a seven-year lease for 2,100 sf. Global Fax Network signed a seven-year lease for 1,500 sf. United Title Escrow signed a five-year lease for 1,605 sf and Chiyoda Integra of Tokyo has signed a five-year lease for 1,139 sf.

The five new leases, valued at more than $5.5 million, are for space in the first phase of the project, which consists of a five-story office over retail building totaling 100,259 sf, with completion scheduled for February. Christopher Lewis of Mountain West Real Estate and Richard Gonor of Business Real Estate Brokerage Co./NAI represented all parties in the office lease transactions.

Gateway Chula Vista is an $82-million, 346,000-sf development on 4.5 acres. This project will be the only Class A project south of Downtown and will include three buildings totaling about 62,000 sf of retail and about 285,000 sf of office space. The project will also include a retail promenade on the ground floor of each building that will feature an upscale dining facility and a four-tiered parking structure.