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LA Times Article Describes Sendero as an Example of an Agrihood

The LA Times has published an interesting article about Rancho Mission Viejo’s community of Sendero. The article is here, and it focuses on Sendero as an example of an emerging trend in residential development described by the Times as “a trend by land developers nationally to design communities that center around sustainable farms rather than [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/2198

What Will Your HOA Fee Buy in Sendero and Gavilan?

In its recently updated Frequently Asked Questions, Rancho Mission Viejo Company has provided more detail on the homeowners association at Sendero, as well as the amenities being offered to residents for the HOA fee. From the FAQ:

A fee will be collected on initial home sales by neighborhood homebuilders and on the resale of all [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1736

Huevos, Jamon and a Bottle of Chardonnay: Having Fun with Street Names

For half a century, Rancho Mission Viejo Company (and its predecessors) has been building communities in South Orange County. With residential development comes the responsible to name the thousands of new streets built on Rancho Mission Viejo land. At the outset, developers used simple Spanish words for the streets of Mission Viejo. Many of those [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1071

Planning Area 1: Progress Photo

Last week, Rancho Mission Viejo Company has tantalized us with a detailed graphic representing the new Village of Sendero and some of its planned amenities. We mentioned that in this post, and you can see the graphic here. A few weeks ago, we were up on the Ladera Ranch Trail and we took a few [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1036

New Rendering of Sendero

This was posted on Rancho Mission Viejo’s Facebook site this morning. More analysis and reaction to come, but this looks good!

Village of Sendero (graphic courtesy of Rancho Mission Viejo’s Facebook page)