Tour the Site of Proposed New Portola Hills Housing Development

The public is invited to join the Planning Commission and representatives of builder Baldwin and Sons on Thursday afternoon for a tour of the site where the company has proposed a 930-home development.

The mobile workshop, meant to familiarize those interested in the project with the project site, will be led by a team from the developer.

To join the tour, meet at 4 p.m. at the intersection of La Quinta Drive and Malabar Road in Portola Hills. Stops along the tour will allow for views of the site from various vantage points. At each stop, the applicant's team will briefly describe planned site grading and development.

Representatives of the builder recently met with residents at to discuss the project, including its potential impact on the community's traffic.

• Read about the June meeting: 

Residents also met with representatives in 2011 when Baldwin and Sons unveiled conceptual plans for the housing project.

• Read about the September 2011 meeting:  Planned Homes

Baldwin and Sons is the reconstituted version of the company that built the Portola Hills community before going into bankruptcy. Many residents hold ill will toward the company for that reason, alleging that the homes Baldwin built in the 1980s and 1990s were shoddily constructed.

Later that evening, the Planning Commission will discuss the proposal, though no vote is on the agenda as of yet. The commission will reconvene for its regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, 25550 Commercentre Dr.