Calimesa Approves Mesa Verde Master Plan for 3,650 Homes

A 1,463-acre master plan with 3,650 homes won final city approval this week in Calimesa, California.

Shopoff Realty Investments says the Calimesa City Council approved Mesa Verde on November 10, 2026, a 1,463-acre mixed-use community with 3,650 homes, a 4.2 million-square-foot business park and 490 acres of open space, five years after the firm bought the land. [Shopoff Realty Investments — Shopoff secures approval for 1,463-acre mixed-use master plan community in Calimesa (November 10, 2026)]

The full program is a small city: 3,650 residential units, the business park, 240,000 square feet for office, medical and education uses, 300,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, more than 50 acres of public parks, more than 15 acres of private recreation facilities, two future elementary schools and over 490 acres kept as open space, near the junction of Interstate 10 and Highway 60. The city's Planning Commission approved the plan in August; the council's vote completes the entitlement. [Shopoff Realty Investments — Shopoff secures approval for 1,463-acre mixed-use master plan community in Calimesa (November 10, 2026)]

The timeline is the friction. Shopoff bought the raw land in November 2021, when it was already entitled for up to 3,650 homes and 250,000 square feet of commercial space, so the approval largely ratifies a scale set years ago; the commercial program has since grown well past that earlier figure. Development runs in phases, with first construction estimated for late 2027, and the firm notes timelines are subject to change. An approved master plan is permission, not houses, and Calimesa will judge Mesa Verde on the first phase, not the rendering. [Shopoff Realty Investments — Shopoff secures approval for 1,463-acre mixed-use master plan community in Calimesa (November 10, 2026)]