Developer Plans 370,000-SF Commercial Center

CHULA VISTA, CA-A local developer is proposing a retail and business center for the northeast corner of Otay Lakes Road and the proposed state Route 125. The City Council on Tuesday altered the city’s general plan to accommodate the project, which originally called for a hospital at the site, which will now be called the Eastlake Village Marketplace.

The 370,000-sf marketplace still needs a number of permits, Eastlake Development Co. officials say. Construction is scheduled to begin in September and the center could be open by next July. Target and Lowes Home Improvement are the proposed anchors. The Eastlake Village Marketplace could also include four sit-down restaurants, a food court and other retail businesses. In all, the center will house about 35 tenants.

Eastlake, one of the hot new areas for residential development in South San Diego County, is two-thirds complete with its proposed 8,900-home community.