Highgrove, CA's future and gentrification??? (Riverside, San Bernardino: for sale, low crime, hotels)

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by Fisherman99

I do remember the landfill...sounds like it is all rapidly developing.

What did the Highgrove Landfill (now closed since 1998) looked like before when you drove on Pigeon Pass Rd. (when it used to go through into Moreno Valley) during the 1980s to early-1990s in its heydays? I'm trying to find its actual history, but Google search returns all back as unknown and long forgotten now.

Did it ever have any bad history into it? Was this site ever a major air pollution or noise problem to neighbors?

This used to be very-cheap land for many years, but after 1998, and its own environment improves, the home values climbed up dramatically into luxury numbers today.

[Fisherman99]

Originally Posted by waltchan

What did the Highgrove Landfill (now closed since 1998) looked like before when you drove on Pigeon Pass Rd. (when it used to go through into Moreno Valley) during the 1980s to early-1990s during its heydays? I'm trying to find its actual history, but Google search returns all back as unknown and long forgotten now.

Did it ever have any bad history into it? Was this site ever a major air pollution or noise problem to neighbors?

This used to be very-cheap land for many years, but after 1998, and its own environment improves, the home values climbed up dramatically into luxury numbers today.

I was actually thinking of the 'concrete" mountain in Colton...not too familiar with Highhrove landfill. You are right about how much cheaper land was out there in the Moreno Valley area back then

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by Fisherman99

I was actually thinking of the 'concrete" mountain in Colton...not too familiar with Highgrove landfill.

Yes, Colton once had a landfill (now closed) at 850 Tropica Rancho Rd.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/85...7!4d-117.33936

Maybe that's the one you remember? What's the history?

[Racer46]

Originally Posted by waltchan

Yes, Colton once had a landfill (now closed) at 850 Tropica Rancho Rd.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/85...7!4d-117.33936

Maybe that's the one you remember? What's the history?

Humm, wonder what gas or vapor may still be coming out of the ground.I would not want to live on one.

[Fisherman99]

Originally Posted by waltchan

Yes, Colton once had a landfill (now closed) at 850 Tropica Rancho Rd.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/85...7!4d-117.33936

Maybe that's the one you remember? What's the history?

Not sure of the history....was out off the 215 by Grand Terrace...the mountain was much bigger back then...

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by Racer46

Humm, wonder what gas or vapor may still be coming out of the ground.I would not want to live on one.

Well, the Stringfellow Acid Pits in Glen Avon (now city of Jurupa Valley) are the most deadliest and most polluted sites out there in the whole Inland Empire. Unfortunately, only 3 miles east, that's where Lennar Homes are building Shadow Rock community in the Sunnyslope area.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringfellow_Acid_Pits

There's also Riverside's Tequesquite landfill that closed in 1985, just southwest of downtown Riverside area, and it's now a solar-panel farm powering the Riverside city.

https://www.solarpowerworldonline.co...de-california/

The closed Colton landfill at 850 Tropica Rancho Rd. is not ready yet for development, and maybe still toxic. The future development with new homes will be around La Loma Hills empty land area, called Pellisier Ranch in 2008, but residents are opposed to it so far. The county of San Bernardino has not received a green light yet from the environmentalists.

https://www.pe.com/2008/03/02/rivers...r-both-cities/

After driving through all the former toxic or former landfill spots in 215 freeway radius area, the Highgrove landfill is the least-toxic and safest here. Environmentalists already gave a green light to Riverside county in 2006 for new home development, after only a short 8 years of landfill closure and cleaning up. That's an incredible achievement, I think.

[waltchan]

Before 1998: Water Resources Institute - City of Riverside Photo Collection

After 1998: Water Resources Institute - City of Riverside Photo Collection

Before 1998 (pictured in 1997) means this was what east Highgrove looked like for many years, since 1900, with hundreds of thousands of citrus trees everywhere.

After 1998 (pictured in 2000) means the landfill closed, and all the orange trees were cut down and removed. Being replaced today with new homes by KB builder for Spring Mountain Ranch.

[waltchan]

Just redesigned the Wikipedia's page of Highgrove, CA. Now more detailed and informative.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgrove,_California

Hopefully, this page will help for the future Springbrook Estates homeowners. It will open in 2022 with great fanfare and strong sales. This will accelerate into a Irvine-like community near a UC campus.

[timaay]

Unfortunately, Highgrove has too many cannabis dispensary's in too tight of an area and the crime is bad. Many families are passing on Highgrove as a result of shady retail drug operations and the D+ crime rating ref: Moderator cut: link removed, competitor site They seem to have built a lot of tract homes and were raising prices but completely ignored (or were paid off by dispensaries and other special interests) to disregard family safety and values which is why many local real estate agents caution and steer families away from Highgrove as the area spirals out of control with crime. Be aware and do your homework.



"Highgrove is currently the only area in Riverside County where cannabis dispensary stores are allowed to open within 250 ft. apart. Up to 10 cannabis stores are being considered within a one-half mile corridor along the I-215 freeway. At present, 4 locations have been approved, while the 5th is seeking approval from the planning department. Based upon its census data, 8 locations can be approved within the current Highgrove boundaries, as more new homes, townhomes, and apartments are being built."


reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgrove,_California

[waltchan]

Originally Posted by timaay

Unfortunately, Highgrove has too many cannabis dispensary's in too tight of an area and the crime is bad. Many families are passing on Highgrove as a result of shady retail drug operations and the D+ crime rating ref: Moderator cut: link removed, competitor site They seem to have built a lot of tract homes and were raising prices but completely ignored (or were paid off by dispensaries and other special interests) to disregard family safety and values which is why many local real estate agents caution and steer families away from Highgrove as the area spirals out of control with crime. Be aware and do your homework.



"Highgrove is currently the only area in Riverside County where cannabis dispensary stores are allowed to open within 250 ft. apart. Up to 10 cannabis stores are being considered within a one-half mile corridor along the I-215 freeway. At present, 4 locations have been approved, while the 5th is seeking approval from the planning department. Based upon its census data, 8 locations can be approved within the current Highgrove boundaries, as more new homes, townhomes, and apartments are being built."


reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgrove,_California

Highgrove, CA has always been majority Democratic with a liberal-bias feel, due to its close proximity to downtown Riverside and UC Riverside. It will become a new hipster, trendy, urban neighborhood, similar to West Hollywood. I see you don't support Biden in your other posts.

https://www.pe.com/2021/10/12/why-ha...erside-county/

Home prices won't fall at all. In fact, it may get very-expensive to live here someday. Gentrification is coming soon to Highgrove. Looking more like Westwood soon in Highgrove, similar to UCLA's neighborhood with dispensaries around.