Major housing development underway in Paso Robles. Here’s a bird’s-eye view
New drone video shows progress is underway on the 280-acre Viñedo development that will bring more than a thousand homes to the southeast corner of Paso Robles.
The Viñedo project, also called the Olsen-South Chandler Specific Plan, will bring 1,200 single-family and multifamily homes to Paso Robles, according to past Tribune reporting.
Olsen 212 LLC, owned by developer Danny Brose from Southern California, is building the development.
Builders broke ground on the project in May 2022, and a flyover video shows heavy machinery working to prepare the site for construction.
“We’re continuing to grade, as the video shows,” Olsen-South Chandler project manager Mike Naggar said. “We’re beginning probably in the next week or so to start laying utilities — sewer pipes, storm drains.”
Next, the developers plan to grade the backbone streets of the parcel, Airport Road and Linne Road then lay the blue top lot, which refers to the building pad for each individual home, Naggar said.
Once the land development in complete, the housing developers come in to build up the properties, Naggar said. Three home builders are contracted to the Viñedo development — Shea Homes, K Hovnanian and the STG Group.
Shea Homes will be standing up one of their Trilogy projects, which is housing designed for active seniors, while K Hovnanian is building traditional housing and STG is building rental units, Naggar said.
Naggar anticipates the first homes will complete in the spring of 2023 with model homes available for tours around then.
“Through the whole process, the city of Paso Robles and the citizens have been wonderful,” Naggar said. “There is just a severe housing shortage in California, but its very severe in Paso Robles. There’s just nothing for sale.”
Naggar said the developers and the home builders are top notch, and “this is going to be a very nice project very much indicative of Paso Robles.”
This story was originally published October 13, 2022 at 7:20 PM.
