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Rudy Flores · (619) 392-6714 · Personal Real Estate Liaison, Realtor® · CalDRE #02257808 · Responsible Broker CalDRE #01481919
How about 3,200 acres of eastern Chula Vista became EastLake, one neighborhood at a time.
EastLake is one of San Diego County's best-known master-planned communities. Its story starts with ranch land, a big annexation and a long-term plan, and it is still being written. Here is the timeline.
Facts come from public sources and community histories and may be simplified. The EastLake Educational Foundation shares more of the community's story.
The area lies in the Kumeyaay homeland and later becomes part of Rancho del Rey, granted in the Spanish period.
Completion of the dam brings irrigation to the South Bay and supports the growth of Chula Vista.
The city is incorporated in October, largely farmland.
The landowner works with a homebuilding company to plan and zone the land that will become EastLake.
The largest annexation in California history brings land east of the existing city into Chula Vista.
The first neighborhoods take shape, with several builders producing homes in a range of sizes and styles.
EastLake Greens arrives, built around a new golf course.
More neighborhoods follow, including EastLake Trails, Vistas, Woods and The Gates, each with its own parks, associations and character.
Development of Otay Ranch begins on 23,000 acres nearby, extending the planned communities east.
The toll road connects the area to the north and south.
EastLake was designed with parks, trails, lakes and shopping in mind, so many neighborhoods have their own associations, amenities and rules. Rudy can help you compare the pieces and choose the one that fits.
Historical facts come from public sources and local histories and may be simplified. Rudy is not a historian, so for deeper research visit your local historical society.