Noteworthy
Small Town Charms May Be Big Selling Point
October 14, 2025
April 15, 2019 — A new community that is a mini city of sorts is taking shape in eastern Chula Vista’s Otay Ranch with a goal of re-creating the feel of older small towns but with the amenities modern homebuyers...
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HomeFed Communities’ Kent Aden to be Inducted into the California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame
October 14, 2025
Kent Aden, a licensed architect, developer and the visionary behind many of San Diego’s most honored master-planned communities, will be inducted into the California Homebuilding Foundation’s (CHF) Hall of Fame during a virtual gala 5-6 p.m., June 24. Aden, the...
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Construction Starts on $1.3B Otay Ranch Project
October 14, 2025
June 27, 2021 — Construction is starting on a nearly $1.3 billion housing project by HomeFed Corp. of Carlsbad that covers 868 acres in Otay Ranch that will ultimately have more than 2,700 homes and more than 2,100 rental apartments. The Cota...
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HomeFed’s Top Selling Master Planned Community, The Village of Escaya, Has Blossomed
October 14, 2025
September 21, 2021 — The Village of Escaya, HomeFed’s first master-planned community in the Otay Ranch community in Chula Vista, Calif., is essentially complete and has blossomed into a vibrant small town with 948 homes, an inviting mixed-use village center,...
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Côta Vera, the Newest Village in Otay Ranch, Brings a European-Inspired Vibe to South County
October 14, 2025
October 5, 2021 — Côta Vera, the newest village in Otay Ranch, is coming to life on the rolling hills of Chula Vista. Model homes open at the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022 with home prices starting in...
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The Residences at Escaya wins the NAHB’s Pillars of the Industry Awards for Best Apartment Community (4 stories or less)
October 14, 2025
January 31, 2022 — It doesn’t get bigger than this. The National Association of Home Builders, one of the largest and most influential trade associations in the country, has grown alongside the nation and its housing providers for eight decades....
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