Overview
The overall focus is to market the almost 3,000-acre Copper Valley development as a prime destination to a more affordable, retirement focused community for active adults. This will be accomplished by offering a variety of products ranging from mid-300’s to the mid-700’s and by targeted marketing to urban dwellers. the Bay Area and millennials seeking a more affordable lifestyle within reasonable driving distance to major metropolitan areas. Focus will include the quality of life this area affords – skiing, hiking, biking, golf, boating, swimming, kayaking – in a setting amongst a backdrop of rolling hills and below the snow line, making it a year-round community. Additionally, the project provides quick access to some of California’s premier wine regions and a gold country filled with historical towns and bed-and-breakfast destinations in the mountains.
The Copper Valley opportunity is a development that features $130M in construction, completed infrastructure and vertical development, with substantial future development fully entitled and/or zoned. The previous developer completed and sold hundreds of improved lots and homes, built an 18-hole championship golf course, clubhouse and sports facility, completed all the infrastructure for a 233,000 SF commercial mixed-use Town Square, and built vertical development of 78,000 SF of commercial-retail and residential space. Copper Valley also includes over 100 fully improved lots as well as additional contiguously owned or controlled, shovel ready parcels.
The picturesque Copper Valley is within a two-hour drive of over 12 million people and provides a unique opportunity that will be developed by the current team who have an extensive background in building multiple successful projects. With a unique combination of fully entitled commercial, retail, residential and recreational spaces, Copper Valley offers all aspects of a fully integrated community located in the rolling foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The community provides a 21st century lifestyle to Copper Valley residents. Copper Valley offers thoughtful and creatively designed and exceptionally crafted housing, recreation facilities and opportunities all congruent with and sensitive to the natural surrounding beautiful rolling hills, lakes and trails. Residents will enjoy community and retail facilities which will accommodate regularly scheduled entertainment, concerts and the arts, with restaurants and much more.
Town Square
A mixed used commercial development situated on 27.4 acres fronting State Highway 4 with approximately 2.5 million cars per year. The Town Square has vested approvals for 233,000 SF of development with approximately 78,000 SF built today including 15 residential condominiums. The uniquely designed architecture was designed to reflect the regions rich Gold Rush history appearing as if was developed in the 1850’s. Castle & Cooke spent over $53M developing the property with all properties a part of a condominium map and all infrastructure is completed. With nearly 155,000 SF left to build, the project affords an immediate opportunity to build, commercial retail space, hotel/timeshare, and up to 74 additional residential units. An off-site sewer line to the treatment plant is the only remaining off-site cost.
The Golf Club at Copper Valley
Approximately 890 acres and the most developed of the parcels. Copper Valley has an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse, sports center, with approximately 400 homes built today. It also has 17 bungalows with 34 total keys for nightly rentals that are individually owned in a mandatory rental pool. The project has an approved Vested Tentative Map (VTM) and Specific Plan for 1,349 residential units of which 549 lots have been platted and improved. 104 lots are available for immediate construction of homes. A newly revised VTM will allow for the development of 800 additional residential units. Castle & Cooke spent in excess of $55M from 1998 through 2018 on the project
Tuscany Hills
• Premier master planned golf community situated on 1,114 acres in California’s Central Sierra Foothills near Copperopolis
• Approximately 3.2 miles of frontage on Lake Tulloch
• Expansive topography of site ranges from rocky out-crops to oak covered valleys
• Site features include:
– Open grassy terrain, annual grasses
– Scattered Blue Oaks
– Existing graded ranch roads
– Small stock pond
– Gentle rolling hills
– Steeper slopes along shoreline
Sawmill Housing and Senior Condo Projects
Consists of approximately 243 acres immediately adjacent to the Town Square. The property is a part of the County’s updated General Plan for a density of 580 residential units with a provision for a 20% density bonus bringing the total units to 696. Castle & Cooke spent approximately $3.5M on all the environmental studies, Specific Plan documents, and engineering. Sawmill will be designed to be a multi-generational project with a commercial component designed as a live work campus. Additionally, a portion will be set aside for active adult seniors housing, independent living units and assisted living. The development will occur around an existing 8-acre man made lake which will offer a great amenity to the community. In addition to the entitlement processing costs, Castle & Cooke acquired the parcel in 2005 at a cost of $4M. The Plan on the right is the previous plan, not our current intent. Processing of the new plan will begin in 2020 and an approved map should be completed by 2021.
Napa style Luxurious Winery & Vinyard
This 42 acre parcel is located on the northern border of Copper Valley. Vineyard Estates will be the new northern entrance into Copper Valley with a future community building, 18-hole putting course, tennis courts, & pool area to serve the additional future units that will be built in Copper Valley. The parcel is adjacent to a roundabout that is currently under design and approval with the County with funds set aside to built it. The parcel may also include some additional residential product associated with the community building. Castle & Cooke paid $1.9M for the property and spent an additional $700K in engineering and planning costs.
Coppervalley Ranch Luxury Housing
This magnificent parcel consists of 1,770 acres dissected by Little John Creek. Copper Valley Ranch has approximately 2.5 miles of frontage on Lake Tulloch. The parcel also offers an opportunity to develop outdoor activities to serve the development projects including hiking trails, biking, camping, equestrian and lake access for the residents of Copper Valley and Sawmill Lake. The parcel is adjacent to the CCWD water district and has access to water to develop agricultural opportunities such as vineyards and olive trees. Soils samples have been obtained and tested at a lab and were found to be excellent for those crops. Solar farms for the adjoining development and conservation easements are also a potential uses for a portion of the site. Castle & Cooke purchased this parcel in 2006 for approximately $15M and spend an additional $3.5Mon environmental studies and engineering