Village Walk at EastLake

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An old world village atmosphere meets high-end retail stores and restaurants in Sudberry Properties' 13.3-acre specialty center, Village Walk at Eastlake. Bringing shopping and dining options to the Chula Vista community that previously did not exist, the center fosters a small town social-scene. Tenants include Henry’s Farmers Market, Trader Joe’s, Brigantine, Busalacchi’s Vialago Trattoria, Pei Wei and several boutique shops.

The village-type social atmosphere envisioned in the design of the project is evident in the outdoor atmosphere. Winding pedestrian walkways surround a large pond set in the center of the development, much like the center of an old world village. It features a grand clock tower, hand-carved fountain with bronze statues and imported Italian light fixtures.

Rose gardens, clipped hedges and flowering trees and shrubs enhance the beauty-filled and relaxed atmosphere of the center. Visitors are also romanced by soft music that is piped throughout the center as they enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of restaurants and boutiques within Village Walk. Even the buildings, painted in off-white, pale yellows and peach colors with rugged stone finishes, reflect an old-world style. Village Walk at EastLake serves an enriching community gathering place, to be enjoyed for many years to come.

Project Information
Project Address: 
EastLake Parkway, San Diego, Calif.
Project Owner/ Developer: 
Sudberry Properties, Inc.
Owner Contact Name/ Email: 
Sudberry Properties, Inc./ cathy@sudprop.com
Project Architect/ Designer: 
Fehlman LaBarre Architecture and Planning of San Diego
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Comments:

Urban Design?

I have been to this project. A lot of parking lot, some architectural treatments and a whole bunch of stuff crammed into a small scale area attempting to create a 'village' image with a pond, bridge, sculptures, site furnishings, etc. This is a contrived and forced attempt to make a token area be the focus of the 'community'. If the design had really made an effort throughout the site to incorporate sustainable concepts and pedestrian spaces and circulation instead of a perimeter walkway, it would have been much more successful.

Village Walk

I love this center! I could not disagree with the last comment I just read more. It is the best looking and feeling center in all of South Bay if not the County. We go here far more often than the Otay Ranch mall just down the street which has no sense of place at all. We especially love it in the evenings because the lighting is beautiful.