Big changes are in store for several key spots in Brea this year.
Heading the list is the Brea Mall, where owner Simon Property Group has already demolished the former Sears store, tire center and nearby parking lot, making way for a mixed-use project. That project includes an eight-story apartment building (five levels of apartments and three of parking), a posh fitness center, assorted shops, restaurants and a public park-like area that could be used for community events and concerts.
Sounds good. I just hope they bring back Williams-Sonoma.
Starting this month, the mall project will include overnight work on the underground utilities and storm drains. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. expect a lane closure on Randolph Street and delays on Imperial Highway. Best to just avoid that area after 10 p.m.
While the Laurel Elementary School students were on winter break, major changes happened at Gaslight Square, across from the school.
Major demolition took place and all that is left of the former professional offices and retail center are the two dental-medical offices located there. All the other brick buildings are gone to make way for a 2,000-square-food, drive-thru restaurant with outdoor seating, a 6,000-square-foot commercial building to house another restaurant plus medical or retail space, plus parking for 104 vehicles.
The center will have a new, modern architectural style. The red bricks? Doubt they are coming back.
We’ll be watching to see what tenants will be moving in. Will Raising Cane’s give it another try?
Another major project getting underway this year is Aera Energy’s Brea 265 project. It is a master-planned residential community that will span the former oil fields near the Brea Sports Park, mainly in the vicinity of Lambert Road, Valencia Avenue and Rose Drive.
The 1,100-residential-unit project will range from posh single-family homes, to townhomes to apartments. It will be low- to medium-density residential and include 110 affordable…
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