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Carlsbad
Carlsbad is a coastal city that is a nice balance between living in an urban setting and the wide-open spaces. With just over 100,000 in population and with a city charter requiring 40% open space, you never feel overly crowded in Carlsbad and you always have some open space or natural beauty to appreciate close by. Whether it´s one of the wonderful beaches or one of the nature preserves, like Calavera Nature Preserve or Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad is a refreshing coastal blend of urban and suburban living. Many residents commute to work to either San Diego or Orange County. It´s roughly about the same distance to each and makes a convenient place to live for those who do business in both areas.
The city provides a lot of attractions including the beautiful beaches, Legoland, The Flower Fields, The Bridges At Carlsbad Golf Course, The Four Seasons Resort and the La Costa Resort and Spa.
The city is neatly divided into four quadrants by zip code, each with their own character and style.
The northwestern quadrant is Carlsbad's oldest region. The quadrant is located north of Palomar Airport Road and west of El Camino Real and is concentric with the zip code 92008. Though there are some newer developments, the area features many more established single family homes, and in some cases, apartments and condominiums. The fact that many areas in this quadrant existed many years ago is apparent by the fact that some streets (notably Highland Drive) lack sidewalks and street lighting. In the case of Highland Drive, however, the city has made the decision to omit improvements to preserve the street's country-like feel.
Hosp Grove, a grove of trees relatively untouched by development and now designated by the city for recreational use, is located in the northwest quadrant, along with the Buena Vista and Agua Hedionda Lagoons.
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The 'signature' building in Carlsbad Village featuring the 19th-century architectural style
Carlsbad Village, or downtown Carlsbad, is generally located along Carlsbad Village Drive. It is currently in a process of ongoing redevelopment, and features many specialty shops, clothing stores, and restaurants. Regular events in the village, which include a farmers market held every Saturday and Wednesday from 1-5pm, an Annual Art Street Faire "Art in the Village" the second Sunday in August from 9am - 5pm and a marathon, draw many people from throughout the region to downtown Carlsbad. The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce also hosts a bi-annual street fair, called the Carlsbad Village Street Faire, of the first Sunday in May and November. The Village Street Faire is the largest single day street faire in North America with almost 1,000 vendors and well over 120,000 people in attendance.
Looking north from Tamarack State Beach
The Flower Fields at the corner of Paseo Del Norte and Palomar Airport Road.
The Barrio was the first Carlsbad neighborhood, built in the 1920s. It is densely populated by Latinos and is the site of the city's Centro de Información, a Spanish division of the Carlsbad City Library.
Olde Carlsbad refers to the area south of the Buena Vista Lagoon, west of El Camino Real and north of Cannon Road. These were the original boundaries of the city of Carlsbad. The area features many historic buildings. It is perhaps the most socioeconomically diverse section of the city, where homes range from enormous mansions to modest, one story homes. Architectural styles in the area vary widely as well. A number of elementary schools are located within the area, as well as Carlsbad High School and the current site of Carlsbad Seaside Academy, Magnolia Elementary School. Carlsbad's only historic museum, the Magee House, is located in this area, and it is the home of the Carlsbad Historical Society.
The northeastern quadrant is located north of Palomar Airport Road and east of El Camino Real. With the exception of one shopping center, the area is almost exclusively residential. Because of the city's increasing population, the area was recently assigned the ZIP code 92010 by the Postal Service.
Calavera Hills is a master planned community located near the intersection of College Boulevard and Carlsbad Village Drive (the community is bordered on the north by the Oceanside-Carlsbad city boundary). The western portion (phase I) was constructed mostly in the 1980s and the eastern portion (phase II) was completed in 2006. Calavera Hills features two elementary schools, one middle school, a large community park, numerous pocket parks, trails, a lake, a nature preserve along with single family homes, attached homes and some low-income apartment units. Calavera Hills is subdivided into 14 subdivisions (Barrington, Capistrano, Nantucket, Sheffield, Montara, The Knolls, The Villas, The Cliffs, The Colony, The Cape, Mystic Point, The Crest, Summerhouse and Ravinia), each of which are maintained by a homeowners' association. Calavera Hills Middle school is located next to the Calavera Hills Elementary School. Much of the community, especially around Lake Calavera, is designated open space ? part of it is the Calavera Nature Preserve. Numerous hiking and mountain biking trails are maintained near Lake Calavera for public use.
Spyglass Hills and Heron Bay, also known as Kelly Ranch, is perched up above Agua Hedionda Lagoon off Canon Rd and features high-end homes up to 4,000 sq ft. Heron Bay subdivision is about half-way up the hill and has a westerly orientation, with many homes having an ocean views. Spyglass Hills is at the very top of the development. Some homes have westerly ocean views and some have panoramic easterly views over the mountains. The street names are based on famous American authors like Twain Avenue and Steinbeck Ct.
Robertson Ranch is a proposed development bordered by Tamarack Avenue, College Boulevard, and El Camino Real. Development is anticipated to start in 2010. It will likely be the site of several schools and a combination of types of housing, much like Calavera Hills. With each planned community the city of Carlsbad requires that the development include a portion of low-income housing. Robertson Ranch will have everything from low-income housing to million dollar homes, along with parks and a commercial develpment in the southeast corner, including a supermarket.
Calavera Hills Nature Preserve and Lake Calavera in the late afternoon.
The view west from Heron Bay, part of Kelly Ranch, just above Cannon Rd
Canterbury is a development built around 2001 at the corner of Canon Rd and El Camino Real. It faces east so it gets great morning sun and is somewhat sheaded in the late afternoon. With dotted pocket parks and quaint cul-se-sacs, this is a very attractive community with easy access to I5. It's also part of the Kelly Elementary School cachement.
Evans Point, which is just north of Canterbury, was built in the mid-1990s and has kept its appeal through well designed exteriors and quiet streets. Turnover is low in the neighborhood as it is also very central with easy access to I5 and the Carlsbad business district off Faraday Ave. Evan Point also feeds into Kelly Elementary school.
Sunny Creek is a smaller single family gated development centered along College Boulevard east of El Camino Real. A shopping center is proposed for the area, construction of which has been delayed numerous times for lack of an ?anchor´ store. There is an actual creek called Sunny Creek that winds down from behind the development has been largely untouched by development. That will all change when College Blvd is connected through this area. A horse farm and many other throwback rural properties will be cleared for this stretch of road.
Tanglewood is a condominium complex located between Carlsbad Village Drive, El Camino Real and Avenida de Lousia. Homes, landscaping, and a community pool are maintained by a homeowners association. Although all units in the neighborhood are townhomes, all residents benefit from separate garage units.
The southeast quadrant is located east of El Camino Real and south of Palomar Airport Road. It is the newest quadrant in Carlsbad and also one of the most expensive. It has many planned communities and million-dollar homes. Some notable communities in the southeast quadrant include Bressi Ranch, La Costa Ridge, La Costa Greens, the Villages of La Costa, which includes the planned community of La Costa Valley, and La Costa Oaks. The ZIP code of the southeast quadrant is zip code 92009.
La Costa Resort and Spa is one of the premium resorts in Carlsbad.
Bressi Ranch is a 623 home mixed-use planned community south of Palomar Airport Road and east of El Camino Real. Resting atop 585 acres in the heart of Carlsbad, Carlsbad´s Garden District is composed entirely of all-new construction and is the only community in the region to follow the smart growth concept. Bressi Ranch is home to eight neighborhoods. Homes can come as large as 6,280 square feet and many have ocean views. At the center of the community is Bressi Commons, complete with a private clubhouse, Olympic-sized swimming pool, wading pool, spa, barbecue and picnic areas, lush landscaping, and terrace-covered walkways. Architectural diversity, tree-lined streets, upscale amenities, flower beds that bloom year round, executive homes, a convenient location, and the integration of schools, offices, shopping, and neighborhoods have made Bressi Ranch a desirable Southern California community. The community has its own shopping center known as Bressi Village. In the Village is Carlsbad´s only Stater Bros. supermarket and Trader Joe´s grocery store, both of which opened in February 2009. Bressi Ranch Corporate Center is a 132 acre corporate business park and one of the largest and newest in San Diego County. The schools are part of the Carlsbad Unified School District. Bressi Ranch is also the site of the prestigious Pacific Ridge School, Poinsettia Elementary school, and an upscale, fully-integrated fitness and medical facility known as Tri-City Wellness Center. Bressi Ranch Self Storage is a 144,000 square foot state-of-the-art storage complex, which sits on the corner of Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real. Ground has broken for a new $7 million, 18,600 square foot Boys & Girls Clubs of America clubhouse. Also planned for construction are a 32-acre mega park, various restaurants, a pharmacy, an assisted living facility, and a financial institution.
View of the ocean looking out over La Costa Resort and Spa championship golf courses from La Costa Greens.
La Costa Greens is a new residential development built on the hillsides east of the La Costa Resort North Golf Course between Alga Norte Park and Alga Road. Many homes in the La Costa Greens have great views of the ocean and the La Costa Resort golf course. The neighborhood is anchored by The Presidio Club. The community amenities include a pool, spa, workout gym, tot lot and two tennis courts. The homes being built here are between 3,000 to 5,000 square feet. With the exception of 24 houses in La Costa Greens, the community is served by the La Costa Meadows Elementary School, the newer San Elijo Hills Middle School and the newly-renovated San Marcos High School.
La Costa Oaks is the second in the Villages of La Costa and is located mostly east of Rancho Santa Fe Road at the end of La Costa Avenue. It is an affluent planned community with home sizes ranging in size from 3,000 to 5,000 square feet that were built between 2003 and 2006. La Costa Ridge is the final phase of the Villages of La Costa. The top of a local mountain was shaved flat to enable construction of large ocean-view homes in this private gated community to be served by the La Costa Meadows Elementary School, the newer San Elijo Hills Middle School and the newly-renovated San Marcos High School.
La Costa Valley is a planned community that was built between 1998 and 200ar the Carlsbad-Encinitas border. The Valley Club is the centerpiece to La Costa Valley that was sold with the slogan, "Beverly Hills meets Mayberry", and is home to mostly upper-middle class families. The Valley Club has social activities, a large swimming pool and two tennis courts. The El Camino Creek Elementary School is located in La Costa Valley. The middle school is Oak Crest Middle located in central Encinitas and older students are served by La Costa Canyon High School and San Dieguito Academy.
La Costa Valley Club is the centerpiece of this attractive south Carlsbad development.
Rancho Carrillo is a community centered on a pretty canyon surrounding the historic Leo Carrillo Ranch Park. Over half of the canyon and hillsides are dedicated as preserved open space and a year-round stream flows through the canyon. Rancho Carrillo offers a balanced mix of about 1,500 residences from condominiums and townhouses to large estates. Rancho Carrillo was designed in the theme of 'Old California' to match the park and is densely andscaped and laced with walking trails and a swim club. There is an active social activities calendar with clubs and events offered in all seasons. The development has the Carrillo Elementary School in the neighborhood and is part of the San Marcos Unified School District.
La Costa Resort and Spa has distinctive Spanish-style California architecture.
La Costa refers to both a residential community of Carlsbad and the world-class golf and tennis resort and spa that sits at its center. The community is located primarily south of Alga Road, east of El Camino Real, north of Olivenhain Blvd. and west of the north-south portion of Rancho Santa Fe Blvd. The La Costa Resort and Spa consists of two 18-hole championship golf courses, resort hotel and condominium units, 19 tennis courts and related retail businesses. Dr. Deepak Chopra operates the Chopra Center located at the resort. La Costa the community is mostly residential, with shopping centers, upscale boutiques and fine dining restaurants. Because of overlapping district lines, schools with the community may be located in one
of four school districts. La Costa Canyon High School and San Dieguito Academy serve residents of Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe and other surrounding communities, along with the southernmost portion of Carlsbad. The popular San Elijo Middle School and San Marcos High School serve students on the north side of the golf course.
La Costa's development began in 1965, when Irv Roston and a partner of the Desert Inn hotel in Las Vegas purchased 3,500 acres of the area. A golf course was developed and homes began to be sold. The 90-room Rancho La Costa Inn was built to accommodate the visitors. Then, the Spa was added and ultimately, another 2,000 acres were purchased as the Inn grew in size. Sports Shinko, a Japanese company, bought the Resort in 1987. After years of decline, it was purchased in 2001 by KSL Resorts, a California resort hotel group, who totally revamped the La Costa Resort, spending in excess of $140 million. Each February since 1999, La Costa Resort and Spa has hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, one of the World Golf Championships events. The 2006 edition of the event was the last at La Costa. The Acura Classic is the largest professional women's tennis tournament (WTA) in the world and is also held at La Costa.
The southwest quadrant of Carlsbad, taking the zip code of 92011, features neighborhoods on the lagoon and close to the ocean. It´s one of the best areas in San Diego County for holding its value in the downturn starting in 2005. Aviara is a resort community in the hills of southern Carlsbad, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Batiquitos Lagoon. The community has a total area of 1.6 square miles and is just north of Encinitas and west of La Costa. Just to the east of Aviara at El Camino Real is a central shopping and commerce area that includes a Ralphs supermarket, a movie theater, restaurants, boutiques, a branch of the Carlsbad City library (the Dove Library), a U.S. Post Office, and several salons.
The clubhouse for the Four Seasons Championship golf course, which also houses Argyles Steakhouse.
At the heart of the 1,000 acre Aviara community is the Four Seasons Resort Aviara, a 331-room, five-star hotel. Guests enjoy spectacular views, famous lush tropical grounds, a popular Lobby Bar, personal services, shops, a renovated spa area and a world-class golf course. Around the golf course and down to the lagoon are some of the most sought-after Carlsbad neighborhoods, with a mix of golf course and lagoon views. Many of the developments here were built in the 80s and 90s, but there is a mix of new homes as well.
Batiguitos Lagoon is one of the sensational natural wonders in Carlsbad.
Aviara Pkwy is the main road through this area, winding its way from Poinsettia Drive all the way to El Camino Real. The main road down to the lagoon is Batiquitos Drive which starts at Poinsettia Drive and ends up close to El Camino Real, intersecting with Aviara Pkwy. The trail system at the Batiquitos Lagoon is wonderful for hikes and dog walking. The lagoon is a protected preserve, so there is no water sports or fishing. Also the restaurant at the golf course, Argyles Steakhouse, is a great place for lunch or dinner, and you can check out the 18th hole of the golf course or gaze at the beautiful lagoon.
The Poinsettia Park area is a really nice part of west Carlsbad with close proximity to the freeway, the beach and of course, Poinsettia Park. This park is the largest to date in the City of Carlsbad. The first phase of a three phase project is near completion at the 42 acre park. Currently the park features three lighted baseball fields, a lighted soccer field, basketball court, tot lot, picnic area and three lighted tennis courts. Future construction phases will include a community center, enclosed soccer field, eight tennis courts and clubhouse. There is a mix of homes in this area, anything from condos to 4,500 sq ft luxury homes. This area was built up in the 90s and later, but there are a few older homes scattered around. One of the attractions to this neighborhood is the award-winning Pacific Rim Elementary School. Across Poinsettia Drive you have a mix of older Carlsbad homes and the newer Bay Collection neighborhood which has larger, more expensive luxury homes some exceeding 5,000 sq ft.
West of Interstate 5 in Carlsbad are several communities that are very close to the beach and the train system. This is quite a good place to live if you want to travel by train to San Diego or LA. But you can also walk to the beach, and that is true California living. This area was originally developed as a retirement area and is still scattered with mobile home parks.
Ponto is a single family and mobile home residential community. While the mobile homes are quite established, the homes located in the neighborhood are new. A
Hiking and biking at the beach is just part of living in Carlsbad!
plan to develop a portion of the area is currently awaiting approval, although the plan is drawing opposition by concerned citizens. Among the new community types proposed for the area are live-work units, where a business owner is able to live one story above an establishment, eliminating the need for a commute. However, the proposed development directly abuts a protected wetland bird breeding ground. It is located near the city's southern border with Encinitas, west of Carlsbad Boulevard.
Water´s End is a gated community with homes built around the year 2005. It´s very well maintained and the homes are attractive, although they have small yards, so the density is higher than other parts of Carlsbad. Home sizes average about 2,300 sq ft. It has a community pool and central park area.
A rendering of Bluewater Crossing with retail on the entry level and condos occupying the top two levels.
Blue Water Crossing is a new mixed use development very close to the train station in south Carlsbad. In fact it's literally a two minute walk to Carlsbad's Poinsettia train station from Blue Water Crossing. This is a great combination of living and working space, with convenient retail space mixed in. Just minutes to the beach, these modern units incorporate the best of modern living. It's the kind of neighborhood you never have to leave, and for retail space you'll have hundreds of walkers, bikers and joggers come past your location every day. This is a community that prides itself in being 'planet-friendly.'
La Costa Valley Club is the centerpiece 
