MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—The plan to build an apartment building with street-level retail had a setback April 11 as the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission voted against the developers’ request to rezone the land for residential use.
The Mission Viejo City Council, however, will have the final vote on the matter in May.
The proposed project by Irvine-based ValueRock Realty—called “The Gardens”—would have four stories for 234 apartments and 48,000 square feet of retail anchored by a Whole Foods market at street level.
It would also require the demolition of the “Garden Plaza”—a series of low-slung adobe-tiled buildings, constructed in 1975, for small businesses.
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