CHULA VISTA — One of Chula Vista’s newest residential communities, built on the site of the former Sears building near Broadway, is almost complete. 

Developer Cal West Living has begun pre-sales for the two-story and three-story residences that comprise the Citrus Bay community at Fifth Avenue and I Street. More than a dozen have already been sold, a sign of strong demand for townhomes that are within walking distance or a short drive of jobs, food and entertainment, said Matt Thorne, partner and chief operating officer of Cal West. 

“Prior to the Sears and mall, this was actually emergency wartime housing and it was surrounded by citrus trees … and now we’re coming full circle and it’s going back to housing,” he said.

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