SAN DIEGO — McMillin Communities has broken ground on the multi-billion-dollar Millenia urban center in the San Diego submarket of Chula Vista. It will be located just east of SR125 at Birch Road. The new community will include 3,000 multifamily units; 2 million square feet of Class A office space; and 1.5 million square feet of retail, hospitality, civic and mixed-use projects. It will also include six themed urban parks and a variety of tree-lined promenades, gathering spaces, bikeways and plazas.
Once completed in about 20 years, the 210-acre Millenia will span the equivalent of about 80 city blocks. It will also serve as the urban center for the 22,899-acre Otay Ranch Master Plan.
Millenia is one of 236 projects in eight countries that is participating in the pilot program for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) program. It has also been designated a Smart Growth Urban Center by the San Diego Association of Governments.