Master Planned Community Moving Earth in Menifee

For those of you peering over the green fence, as have I, to peruse at those giant earth-moving monsters on the corner of Newport Ave. and M...

For those of you peering over the green fence, as have I, to peruse at those giant earth-moving monsters on the corner of Newport Ave. and Menifee Rd. I think I've uncovered the "secret" project at work.

I say secret, as it took some serious excavating of my own to find any information on the project. After trolling the dark halls and back rooms of Google late one night I found an old news announcement written in January 2004 by the Rancon Group of Murrieta.

There is a 399 acre master-planned community in the making called "The Lakes at Menifee" being built by Centex Homes. The Rancon Group claims the community is "destined to become the Menifee area's premier lake community." Centex Homes paid a whoppin' $50 million when they managed to crawl out of a merchant builders bidding dog pile with the winning bid.

See the full article here. Lakes at Menifee.pdf

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  1. I remember a couple years ago reading a series of articles in The Californian about this development. Before the County Board of Supervisor's could approve this project, they needed an assessment from the Eastern Municipal Water District on whether they had enough water to supply all the homes, businesses, and lakes this community would provide. Of course, the District said there would be enough.

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  2. Actually, Julie, Winchester Ranch is a completely separate project from the Lakes at Menifee which is being developed by Centex. Still no update on the Centex site, though. As of today, there is at least one part of the lake cut out - pretty deep at the north end.

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  3. The Community is called Centex at the Lakes and the website is www.centexatthelakes.com

    Homes are now for sale and you can prequalify at their website. The sales center is also still open.

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  4. Does anyone know what stores will be going in the commercial development section, at the corner of Newport and Menifee?

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  5. I think a Fresh & Easy will be in there - atleast according to Fresh & Easy website.

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