If you've followed the North County Surf blog over the years, you've probably noticed one of the longest running stories (
October 2011 and
August 2012) is that of the big vacant lot on the corner of Vulcan and Ashbury. This tract of land that fronts Vulcan in the NW corner of Leucadia seems like it's been vacant for at least a decade.
I know it's been that way for at least 6 years because the foreman I talked to today on-site says he's been waiting that long to start this project. I seriously hope he worked on other projects in the meantime. So what's the scoop with this development?
Looks like
Shea Homes is building 69 homes on the property with 37 being single family houses and 32 being multi-family. They are aiming to have a model home open in April.
Kind of reminds me of the homes over at the Leucadia Oaks Park (minus the multi family homes). The land is about the same size, they're both on Vulcan, and they're about a block from each other. If it's any indication, these new single family homes from Shea may be around the same price as the Leucadia Oaks Park homes- probably starting in the $900's and the multi family homes in the $750's.
Another Shea Homes development that looks fairly interesting is their
'V Homes' project- about a block north from their other big project on Vulcan mentioned above. They're 5 townhomes all roughly 1900 square feet. The former building was an older apartment complex so it's nice to see a fresh look to this location. They are also across the tracks from Grandview beach and a short bike ride to Ponto. Not a bad location.
Looks like the townhomes are going to start in the $600's and if the pace of construction is any indication, they should be move-in ready by summer. Make sure to take a look at the model when it's open this spring.
