La Cumbre Plaza Redevelopment

The 8.7-acre Macy’s Site (3805 State Street) is located on the north end of La Cumbre Plaza. From December 2022 to April 2024, the City conducted review of a Preliminary Application for redevelopment of the Macy's site with a mixed-use development named "The Neighborhood at State & Hope."  

The property owner submitted a formal Planning Application for the project on June 6, 2024. The proposed project includes demolition of the Macy’s building and associated parking and construction of a 689-unit mixed-use housing project under the Average Unit-Size Density (AUD) Incentive Program.  It includes moderate- and very low-income affordable units, market rate units, and a variety of retail, dining, commercial and public spaces.

Additional project information can be found on the Neighborhood at State & Hope page.

The owner of the 8.7-acre Macy’s Site (3805 State Street) at the north end of the shopping center submitted a formal planning application for redevelopment of the site on June 6, 2024.    More information on this project is available on the Neighborhood at State & Hope page.  

Currently this is the only development proposal for La Cumbre Plaza. 

The City’s Land Use Element includes a Possible Implementation Action (LG 15.2) that calls for preparation of an initial framework for a future La Cumbre Plaza Specific Plan, envisioning redevelopment of the site as a mixed commercial and residential village.  The 2023-2031 Housing Element also calls for a planning document to be prepared for the La Cumbre Plaza Planning Area that facilitates the full residential development potential of the site (Program HE-2).

Applicants who propose redevelopment at La Cumbre Plaza that is consistent with existing zoning are not required to prepare a specific plan.  However, they will be required to demonstrate how their development proposals relate to the surrounding area, both in the context of the current shopping center use and the anticipated future redevelopment of the remainder of the shopping center. 

The 2023-2031 Housing Element identifies La Cumbre Plaza in its Suitable Sites Inventory and estimates the development capacity of these sites based on existing allowed density.  La Cumbre Plaza is in the City’s Priority Housing Overlay, which allows densities of 37-63 units/acre depending on unit size.  

The Housing Element table below lists the estimated capacity of various portions of La Cumbre Plaza.  These are estimates only and do not reflect the exact number of units that may ultimately be built on these sites.