Developers of Portside Ventura Harbor, a mixed-used waterfront development, have released the first 56 of its 270 apartment homes for lease.
The culmination of nearly two decades of planning, the development fronting Ventura Harbor and the Pacific Ocean will include 30 live/work units and 22,000 square feet of community serving retail.
“While both the City and County of Ventura wanted much-needed housing, we were very much aware of the near impossibility of developing new residential on the coast of California,” said Michael Sondermann, manager of the Ventura-based Portside Partners Ventura Harbor corporation.
“We were tasked with creating a new neighborhood that would fit seamlessly into the city of Ventura while stimulating growth as the new centerpiece of the Harbor Village area. The problem was that the site, which had been left fallow for decades, was located right on the water.”
An hour north of Los Angeles, Portside adheres to the principles of “new urbanism.” Village projects place an emphasis on low-impact development with walkable streets, housing, public spaces and retail shopping in proximity to one another.
Created around a large public plaza, Portside Ventura Harbor residents can walk or bike to the community’s town center, 22,000 square feet of retail, pool, spa, tennis court and pet park. To encourage enjoyment of the waterfront by the community, the developers dedicated 2 acres for a public park as well as a new pedestrian promenade bordering the harbor.
The Mission Colonial architecture of Portside Ventura Harbor was designed by Togawa Smith Martin Inc. with a density ratio of 11 units per acre.
The studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes and live/work units average more than 1,000 square feet, with 10% of the units set aside for low- and moderate-income earners.
Portside also includes the first new marina in Ventura Harbor in more than 30 years. The marina will feature 104 boat slips to accommodate vessels up to 80 feet, as well as a 90-foot public paddleboard dock.
Leasing information is at (877) 746-4979.