After a ten year planning process, it took just three short years for Otay Ranch to grow into a vibrant community that combines the best of old-style neighborhoods with the latest in community design. Today, residents are enjoying the community's pedestrian parks, strolling and biking along the extensive network of trails, paseos, and promenade streets, and meeting friends and neighbors at the new elementary school.

Towne Center and Small Town Ambiance
The community's small town ambiance is fostered by neighborhoods that favor front porches, narrower streets with tree-lined parkways, and a reduced dominance of garages.

In addition, many homes in Otay Ranch are clustered behind rustic stone and glass "entry cottages," where attendants keep a watchful eye on the neighborhood. The cottages also serve as a casual neighborhood information center with attendants giving directions to guests and homeshoppers and offering a friendly wave to residents upon their return home.

Small town ambiance has also been designed into Heritage Towne Center, located in the heart of the village of Heritage. Featuring close-to-home shops and services, this center draws on a lively mix of color and materials to further enhance inviting gathering places for neighbors and events.

Several businesses have opened, or will be opening soon with a wide variety of eateries and services available within walking distance of many homes. Shops include Curves, a women's workout facility, Postal Connection for all of your postal needs and Heritage Park Café is serving coffee and more! Eduard's Bakery offers a taste of Europe, complete with Italian coffee and an array of pastries and Fairlane Cleaners Heritage offers convenient, neighborhood drycleaning services.

Parents of young children are delighted by the opening of Kid's Depot and Wiggles and Giggles. Kid's Depot is a daycare center that offers the latest state-of-the-art educational programs, facilities and equipment for children 6 weeks to 12 years. Other establishments now open or opening soon include Nail Image Salon, Elena's Hair Salon, Chantico Housewares, Rodolfo Quiroz, DDS, Commonwealth Land Title Company, Quik Wok, Cotixan Mexican Restaurant and The Treatery.

Parks and Open Space
Amenities abound at Otay Ranch. Pedestrian parks are tucked into the neighborhoods for close-to-home recreation or just a relaxing afternoon. Heritage Park, a 10-acre city of Chula Vista park, is a beautiful and spacious playground. This highly amenitized park includes a community center with a dedicated arts and crafts room, a scenic pond and an outdoor amphitheater in addition to a children's play area, basketball courts and picnic areas.

Conscientious environmental stewardship will also be reflected in Otay Ranch through a massive open space system that restores and preserves natural resources, including sensitive habitats, special land forms, wildlife corridors and significant views of major physical features (i.e. Otay Lake). At build-out more than half of the community, or roughly 2,500 acres, is planned to be set aside as permanent open space.

Plan A Visit Soon
Please plan a visit to the Otay Ranch Information Center in the near future. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the exciting details of Otay Ranch. We at The Otay Ranch Company are confident you will appreciate our efforts to rekindle the neighborliness of small town America.