Village Expansion Specific Plan
Village Expansion Update
During the last few months, construction activity at the Village Expansion has been more apparent as structures begin to take shape. The Village Expansion project includes a 477-space parking structure, the adaptive reuse of the Packing House, a five-screen Laemmle movie theater, a 28-room boutique hotel, and five new commercial buildings with retail on the first floor and offices upstairs. The retail portion will feature local, regional and national businesses. The links below provides an update on the project, including a timeline and Village Expansion businesses.
Background
The area west of Indian Hill Boulevard, between the railroad tracks and Bonita Avenue, was once a thriving center of citrus packing and shipping activity. There were three large packing houses and two ice-producing facilities lining the First Street corridor, west of Indian Hill. The last packing house closed for business in 1972, after which the area sat largely vacant and underutilized.
In the early 1990's, as regional mass transit made its return to the Claremont Village and the demand for new residential and commercial space was increasing, City officials looked to this area to extend the downtown. The idea was to add new commercial elements that would complement the existing Village and add new housing opportunities to meet the increasing demand for downtown housing.
An extensive public planning process followed, which led to the creation of the Village Expansion Specific Plan, a planning document guiding the area's redevelopment.
Village Expansion Overview
Download the Specific Plan
Use the links below to download the Specific Plan:
For further information, please call Brian Desatnik at (909) 399-5341.
