KB Home to Build New Communities in La Mesa, Lakeside

New housing developments are coming to La Mesa and Lakeside this fall, according to builder KB Home (NYSE: KBH).

The work on model homes in the developments, dubbed La Mesa Meadows and Canton Hills – on the border of Santee and Lakside - is set to begin this month, with grand openings expected to take place this fall. The entrance to La Mesa Meadows will be at Garfield Street and Highland Avenue.
 
In the meantime, those who are curious about the finished product can check in at the KB Home preview center at Grossmont Center. Officials are offering a glimpse at layouts for the communities, floor plans and design choices, and sign-ups for interest lists.

“We’re very pleased to have secured these two prime parcels of land in one of the county’s most popular areas where there is a limited number of new home communities,” said Steve Ruffner, president of KB Home’s Southern California division, in a news release.

The minimum size for the new homes is expected to be about 2,500 square feet, with the maximum at more than 4,000 square feet. The largest will feature six bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms and a three-car garage as an option. La Mesa Meadows and Canton Hills are billed as solar communities.

According to the company, they will become two of more than 20 other KB Home projects with “1.5 kW standard systems (which) are expected to help homeowners save as much as 30% on their energy bills” when compared to structures with traditional electrical systems.

KB Home is based in Los Angeles and has been in business since 1957. The firm's recent San Diego County project was in San Marcos.

KB Homes acquired the development from Reynolds Communities in March and immediately cleared out 74 trees, to the outcry of residents who say the trees had become home to hundreds of nesting birds.