American company Latitude 33 Planning & Engineering has announced that Phase I of The Havens community in San Diego, California, US is on track for delivery in 2025.

Construction has already begun and is progressing, following two decades of planning and engineering.

The $60m Havens master-planned community features a winery, vineyards, and 164 single-family housing units on lots ranging in size from 4,500ft² to nearly an acre.

Phase I consists of the first 59 of the 164 units and is located on the north side of Gopher Canyon Road.

The 16-acre winery, which will have vineyards overlooking Gopher Canyon Creek, a pond, and avocado orchards, is expected to be completed in mid-2024.

The land was designated for large estate lots more than two decades ago. However, the property was revised in 2020 to include a 283-acre open space preserve that is fundamental for the community plan.

The community will build pathways around the property’s slopes, valleys, and Gopher Canyon Creek. It encompasses approximately 700 acres when combined with the country club, with the residential units comprising 240 acres.

Latitude 33, an important part of the development team, has played a key role in developing construction plans for the project, which include preparing and processing community-wide grading and drainage systems; developing public improvement plans for streets, sewer, and water systems; and designing precise grading plans for all lots along with the winery.

Latitude 33 principal Giovanni Posillico said: “Working with Dave Pallinger and the entire development team has been a very collaborative and invigorating process. It’s refreshing to see a team put the holistic needs of the community first.

"Consolidating the development zone on this property to create an open space preserve will benefit the region as a whole, the wildlife and ecosystem, and future residents.”