Update 3-22-21
Our newest development report from the Planning and Regulation Department is in, and we are pleased to see that Carlsbad is continuing to grow. The first part of this report covers commercial developments. We will publish a list of residential developments and recently completed projects later this week.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Puckett Elementary School: located at 2212 Primrose St. The old school building at this location has been demolished.
St. Edward Church Rectory: located at 610 W. Stevens St. The building plans for the rectory have been approved and the permit has been issued. The contractor is Design Build NM by Marie Blea. The valuation of the project is $520,000.00.
New Commercial Building: located in front of Lowe’s, this project will be a new, 18,000 sq. ft. commercial building with 3 spaces for lease.
Office and warehouse building: located at 2506 W. Church St. The owner is Dave Sepich. The contractor is Herb Pettus. This will be an office within a warehouse facility. This project is 45% complete.
Domino’s Pizza Drive Thru: located at 3819 National Parks Highway. This facility will be located at the property in front of the Village at Carlsbad Apartments. This will be a smaller facility designed primarily for drive thru traffic.
O’Reilly’s Autoparts: located at 101 W. Pecan St. on the southwest corner of Pecan St. and National Parks Highway. City staff held a conference call to answer development and utility questions.
Ponderosa Subdivision: located at 3103 Boyd Dr. The owner is Constructors, Inc. Three large commercial parcels will be created along Boyd Dr. for development, as well as a 16 unit employee housing complex to the west of the commercial lots.
Lakeview Christian Home: located at 1905 W. Pierce St. This project is additional assisted living facilities to be named the Puckett Place Addition after Dr. Owen Puckett. National Construction, Inc. is the general contractor. Project valuation is $3,879,388.00. This project is 25% complete.
Skyline Dr. Commercial Subdivision: located to the north of Skyline Dr. along W. Pierce St. The developers are Trey Hughes, Clay Wilson, and Scott Branson. Phase 1 of this project is to build 9 new commercial lots with entrance off of Skyline Dr. Phase 2 of this development will be located to the north of the Skyline Dr. Commercial development, just further north along W. Pierce St. This property is approximately 96 acres in size, and the developers plan to build up to 40 single family residential lots as well as an additional 20 commercial lots to be placed along W. Pierce St.
Waters Orthodontist office: located at 820 N. Canal St. The owner of the property is James and Kim Waters. Plans have been submitted and permits issued. Waters Construction is the contractor. This project is 70% complete. Valuation is $400,000.00.
La Cueva Retail Center: located at 1302 S. Canal St. This property is owned by Marvin Albright. Herb Pettus is the contractor. The plan is to install a mini-strip mall of commercial shops. Seven new commercial shops are being built, and permits have been issued. Valuation of the project is $850,000.00. This project is 55% complete.
Baymont Inn Hotel: located at the 3705 National Parks Hwy. This project and plans have been approved and permits issued. The owner is Prakash Patel. The contractor is McGill Construction. This project will create approximately 60 units. This project is 35% complete. Valuation is $800,000.00.
CNB Bank South Branch: located at the corner of National Parks Hwy. and Hamilton St. This will be a 4,864 sq. ft. office with multiple drive thru windows. Permits have been issued. Greer Construction is the contractor. This project is 70% complete. Valuation is $2.8 million.
Best Western: Located at 2601 Patrick St. The owner is Bipin Bhakta. A to Z Construction is the contractor. This hotel will have 78 units. This project is 30% complete. Valuation is $1.75 million.
Brininstool Commercial development: located at the old Fiesta Drive In on San Jose Blvd., this development will be a commercial park for oil field related business. The owner/developer is Joe Brininstool. There are five buildings built and six businesses located within this development.
OXY Project: located at 1608 Commerce Dr. This project is a 100,000 sq. ft. fabrication/warehouse facility. The contractor is Mira Enterprises. The valuation of this project is $3.2 million. The project is 50% complete and work has started again.
XTO Regional Office: located at 1704 Corrales Dr. The Planning and Building Depts. have received plans for this facility to locate office trailers on site. Phase 1 of this project will be to place the office trailers for XTO staff to temporarily inhabit. Phase 2 of this project will be the building of the regional office.
Riverside School Rehabilitation: located at 1712 Johnson St. Carlsbad Schools now plan to refurbish Riverside School to handle the overflow of students from Ocotillo School. The Schools have hired Mitchell & Cruse Architecture to handle the design of the refurbishment, which will include the building of a gym and an additional building that houses six new classrooms.
Commercial shops: located at 2418 Legion St. on the NE corner of Legion St. and 8th St. The owner is Legion, LLC. (Riley Neatherlin). The plan is to locate a day spa/wellness center in one side of the building and a laundromat in the other side. This project has been put on hold.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness Church: located at 483 Happy Valley Rd. This project is a new church building. Building Plans have been approved and permits have been issued. The contractor is Lancon. The valuation is $800,000.00. This project has been put on hold.
Carlston Ranch Master Planned Community: located south of Derrick Rd. on the east side of National Parks Hwy. The developer is proposing to locate a Business Park along Derrick Rd. The developer is also proposing a 267-unit townhome development just south of Derrick Rd. and has requested a change in land use for two Light Industrial parcels to Multi-Family Residential use.