Building boom

North Los Angeles County is considered one of the fastest-growing parts of Southern California. Las Lomas is one of several mega-developments proposed for the area. Here are some others either proposed or built:

Centennial Village

About 25 miles northwest of Santa Clarita, Centennial, a master-planned new town, is being planned for a site on Tejon Ranch. The new development would sit near the junction of Interstate 5 and California 138. The 20-year phased plan is for about 23,000 homes, with an average of 1,000 homes being constructed per year, beginning in late 2009.

Landmark Village

Landmark is the first of four planned villages intended to form the master-planned community of Newhall Ranch, which would ultimately have about 21,000 new homes on 12,000 acres. Situated between California 126 and the Santa Clara River, Landmark's 300 acres would include 1,444 new homes and 37 acres of commercial and mixed-use areas.

Skyline Ranch

Situated in the northeastern Santa Clarita Valley, Skyline is slated to cover 2,196 acres and accommodate 1,325 single-family units. It will feature a park of up to 10 acres and a school site.

Vista Canyon Ranch

The project would cover 217 acres and have 1,200 to 1,600 detached units, 1.5 million square feet of commercial space, 80 acres of open space, four miles of trails and 12 acres of park. It's on the east side of Santa Clarita.

Anaverde

About 1,000 units have been built in the 5,000-home Anaverde master-planned community. The Palmdale development would ultimately include houses on sprawling lots ranging from 4,000 square feet to more than 7,000 square feet. Work is at a standstill on the project.

Ritter Ranch

Work is also temporarily halted at Ritter Ranch, a master-planned community of 7,200 homes, that broke ground about three years ago. Grading has been completed and most of the infrastructure installed, but homes have yet to be built in this community of more than 10,000 acres in the hills above Palmdale at the western edge of the Antelope Valley.

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Ann M. Simmons