Commute time from older Downtown Chula Vista to Downtown San Diego is about 10 to 15 minutes with no traffic. Commute time from new parts of Chula Vista like EastLake can take 25 to 30 minutes to Downtown San Diego with no traffic. The new route 125 makes the commute to newer parts of Chula Vista much shorter and has made real estate in newer Chula Vista areas like East Lake, Otay Ranch, San Miguel Ranch and Rolling Hills Ranch an even better choice. Chula Vista is East of the San Diego Bay and the Coronado Strand, West of Jamul, North of Otay Mesa and San Ysidro and South of National City and Bonita.

  Chula Vista incorporated as The City of Chula Vista in 1911. Before 1911 Chula Vista was Ranch Land until 1855 when John Forster sold his Ranch “Rancho de la Nacion” to a developer who then sold it to the Kimball brothers in 1868 for $30,000. Chula Vista was only part of the massive ranch that Forster had owned. National City was also part of the “Rancho de la Nacion” purchase and once things got going there the Kimball Brothers broke ground in Chula Vista and started selling 5 acre lots for $300 each in 1887. The first Chula Vista Real Estate Master Planned Community was under way. The name Chula Vista means beautiful view in Spanish and was suggested to the San Diego Land and Town Company by James Schulyer a local resident.

  Chula Vista has recently and still is under a new home development boom. A large portion of Chula Vista remained ranchland and kept up by a local rancher named Jerry. A drive out to Jamul on Telegraph Canyon Road took you down Otay Lakes Road through miles and miles of ranchland dotted with herds of cattle then passed the Otay Lakes. All of this area is now EastLake, Otay Ranch, Rolling Hills Ranch, and San Miguel Ranch. It was a vision of Henry Fenton when he purchased the 3,000 acre lima bean farm in 1931. EastLake broke ground in 1985 and the start of the new real estate boom in Chula Vista was on the horizon.

  There are so many beautiful master planned communities in Chula Vista. Some of them are, EastLake which includes, EastLake Shores, Eastlake Hills, EastLake Greens, Eastlake Trails, EastLake Woods, EastLake Vistas, and EastLake Summit, others like Windingwalk, Otay Ranch, Lomas Verdes, Sunbow, San Miguel Ranch, Rolling Hills Ranch, Bella Lago and so many more. Every community has different unique qualities about them. Many of the new home communities still have many new homes for sale and some are just now breaking ground or will be in the future. Make sure contact us at 619-981-3917 when you’re ready to buy or sell a Chula Vista home or condo. We’re your Chula Vista experts and will show you everything you need to know when buying new or resale real estate in Chula Vista.

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