POWAY
Business Park to House Another Shooting Range
The City Council recently approved plans to build another shooting range in the Poway Business Park. This time it is new construction rather than a building conversion.
The proposed building on Danielson Street would take up 40,000 square feet and include 42 shooting lanes as well as retail space.
Hamann Construction of El Cajon applied for the conditional use permit on behalf of Poway Weapons & Gear.
Earlier this year, the council OK’d a plan to convert a different building in the business park to a shooting range.
— Brad Graves
CARLSBAD
Retail Building Sold For $2 Million
Golabaton LLC of La Jolla has purchased a two-tenant retail building in Carlsbad for $2 million. The seller was Pio Pico 3050 LLC of La Jolla, according to CoStar Group and public data.
The 6,200-square-foot property was built in 1973 on 0.82 acres at 3050 Pio Pico Drive. The brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both private investors.
A statement from Marcus & Millichap said the property off Carlsbad Village Drive is 100 percent occupied by Nozumi Sushi and Lotus Thai. The building had no deferred maintenance.
— Lou Hirsh
RAMONA
Tractor Supply Casts Eye On Inland North County
Tennessee-based Tractor Supply is considering a San Diego County store, in Ramona.
Details of the proposed, 19,000-square-foot store were presented before Ramona’s community planning group recently. Plans call for HSC Ramona LLC to develop a building for the retailer.
Tractor Supply operates almost 1,200 stores in 45 states. The business caters to full- and part-time farmers and ranchers, rural homeowners, contractors and a category of customer that it calls “hobby farmers.” Tractor Supply is publicly traded and has a market capitalization of $7.7 billion. Its shares trade on the Nasdaq as TSCO.
— Brad Graves
SANTEE
New Baseball Training Facility Opens on Magnolia
They take baseball seriously here, as evidenced from Power Alley, the new baseball training facility that recently opened at North Magnolia Avenue.
The 8,400-square-foot facility has two different areas, with three batting cages each for hardball and softball players. Each area has an Iron Mike pitching machine that can be adjusted and never wears down.
The business was launched by Kimmi Hayden, a former college softball coach who played at the University of Memphis and nearby Valhalla High School.
— Mike Allen
CARLSBAD
Apartment Building Sells For $7.3 Million
Eden Properties LLC of Los Angeles has purchased Ocean Villas, an eight-unit beachfront apartment building in Carlsbad, for $7.3 million.
The seller of the property was locally based Carlsbad Shores LLC, according to CoStar Group. The building, at 2895 Ocean St., was completed in 1971 and renovated in 2005.
Brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller. A statement from Marcus & Millichap said the property, located at Carlsbad State Beach, is currently being operated as vacation rentals.
— Lou Hirsh
VISTA
Strawberry Festival Celebrates City’s Heritage
The city’s biggest public event, the Strawberry Festival, is set for May 26 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the downtown section.
The event that celebrates the city’s former heritage as “the strawberry capital of the world” features some 200 venders, a variety of music and other performances, competitions, rides and plenty of eating opportunities.
Among the more interesting contests: a strawberry cooking contest in three categories, dishes, dessert, and drinks; a strawberry idol competition; and a home brew contest.
— Mike Allen