San Elijo Hills history

1994 – The San Elijo Hills Development Company purchased the 1,921-acre San Elijo Hills property and planning commenced.
1997 – The overall plan for the community approved by the San Marcos City Council.
1998 – The Tentative Map was approved; ground was broken; and grading commenced.
2000 – First homes sold in the neighborhood of Acacia.
2003 – San Elijo Hills named “Master Planned Community of the Year” in “The Nationals” competition at the National Association of Home Builders annual conference.
2003 – San Elijo Hills honored with the Gold Nugget Grand Award in the “Community/Town Plan” category at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC).
2003 – San Elijo Hills named “Best Master-Planned Community” at MAME, an industry competition that receives 500 entries from throughout Southern California.
2003 – Ground broken for the San Elijo Elementary/Middle School.
2004 – San Elijo Middle School opened, with both the elementary and middle school sharing facilities for two years, until the completion of the elementary school.
2004 – San Elijo Park, a 19-acre city park, opened.
2004 – The San Elijo Hills Community Association was awarded the 2003 Association of the Year Award by the San Diego Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. (The association is managed by Walters Management Company.)
2004 – San Elijo Hills Development Company installed a Peace Monument at the easterly entrance to the community’s town square on Sept. 11. The 20-foot (6.1 m)-tall monument features the following inscription: “Dedicated with gratitude to those who have sacrificed to preserve peace, with hope that such sacrifices will not be necessary in the future.”
2005 – San Elijo Hills’ sales reached the halfway point, with the sale of the 1,700th home.
2005 – San Elijo Hills Development Company started construction on the 1-mile (1.6 km) Twin Oaks Valley Road Extension, an $18 million project, jointly funded by San Elijo Hills Development Company and the city of San Marcos.
2005 – San Elijo Hills Development Company commenced construction on the towncenter’s retail component.
2006 – San Elijo Hills Elementary School was completed.
2008 – Albertsons grocery store opened in the towncenter.
2008 – San Elijo Road/Twin Oaks Valley Road extension opened.
2008 – A $5.9 million fire station opened in San Elijo Hills.
2009 – MarketWalk, a mixed-use residential/retail project in the towncenter opened.
2009 – Double Peak Park opened.
2010 – MarketWalk was honored as the Best Designed Mixed-Use Project in the Building Industry Association of San Diego’s inaugural Icon Awards competition.